'Sustainable Choices' exhibit opens June 1 at SciTech Hands-on Museum
SciTech Hands-on Museum, 18 W. Benton St. in Aurora, is hosting "Sustainable Choices," a display from NRG! Exhibits.
This interactive exhibit explores the concept of sustainability and the choices that each of us make as consumers.
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is an increasingly important topic as the world's population and consumption expands.
Opening on Friday, June 1, for Downtown Aurora's First Friday, "Sustainable Choices" will engage visitors through hands-on activities and thought-provoking content.
The exhibit describes some of the choices that individuals and families can make every day to live in a sustainable manner.
In some cases, there are no clearly correct choices to make; all of the available choices include environmental trade-offs.
"Sustainable Choices" will help visitors make informed decisions. It has several themed kiosks, including electricity, water, transportation, shopping, and the yard.
These are presented through the question, "From where did I come and where will I go?" which addresses key topics that are the basis for identifying sustainable choices: life cycle assessment, production, consumption, and waste. In this context the exhibit helps the visitor understand his or her role via the familiar and immediate: Choices I make today have a lasting effect.
The self-guided exhibit is free with museum admission and open to the public.
ABOUT SCITECH MUSEUM:
The mission of SciTech Hands On Museum, a Science and Technology Center, is to inspire learning through creative, interactive activities and educational programs.
Founded in 1987, SciTech provides the Chicago suburbs with more than 200 hands-on exhilarating and diverse STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) experiences. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The museum encourages visitors of all ages to "Imagine, Explore and Discover."