Mobile Learning Lab

As part of our commitment to ensuring that every child and family has access to high-quality learning experiences right in their communities, we are excited to provide the Kohl Children’s Museum Mobile Learning Lab.

Building off the success of the Pop-Up Museum concept piloted in 2019 – 2021, the Mobile Learning Lab allows us to serve children and families in Lake County by bringing our programs to them directly, inspiring future generations in their own neighborhoods. Participation in the program is free of charge.

During 2021, the Mobile Learning Lab made scheduled stops at locations in Waukegan, Round Lake Beach, Zion, and North Chicago. We are currently finalizing our 2022 schedule.

2021 Activities include:

Design and Build – Explore the process of being an engineer through hands-on discoveries of circuits and elements of design and construction in building gadgets that move.

Building Bridges – Discover the artistic elements of bridges and use your architectural skills to design, build to test the strength of your structures.

Bug City – Be inspired by entomologist to become an insect expert as we make insect homes, observe caterpillars and ladybugs and explore coding bee robots.

Exploration of Light – How does light pass through some material and not others, we will exploring translucent, transparent, and opaque with flashlights, sun catchers and shadow puppets.

Vibration & Sound – Sounds are all around us and we can make music with a variety of instruments.  Explore our instrument petting zoo, Make an instrument from recycled materials.

The Mobile Learning Lab has been generously underwritten by: