Visit >Museum Exhibits >Permanent Exhibits >City on the Move

City on the Move

Count, touch, manipulate, experiment, and explore: that’s what science is all about! Take a journey through science, math, and technology in this exhibit, based on the City of Chicago.

Underwritten by ComEd, an Exelon Company, and Union Pacific

Activities

  • Make fascinating shapes with elastic bands on the Geoscraper
  • Create patterns on a giant manhole-shaped pegboard
  • Design city scenes with geometric shapes
  • Explore place value by using Base 10 blocks to build skyscrapers
  • Place numbers on the balance scale to experiment with numeracy
  • Crank a wheel to create electricity to power a pretend John Hancock Center
  • Manipulate magnets
  • Connect interlocking gears to make a clock tell time
  • Learn about train safety

 

Educational Benefits

  • Construct numeric equations
  • Solve mathematical and scientific problems
  • Complete experiments
  • Make predictions

Good to Know

Exhibit Type

Ongoing

Focused Field Trips Aligned with this Exhibit

Energy Around Us

Sensational Senses

This exhibit is aligned with Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards.

City on the Move underwritten by:

And:
 

Location

2100 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 832-6600

Get Directions

Hours

Open today from

Open tomorrow from

More Information

Admission

V.I.P. (Very Important Play) Sessions available for reservation. The Museum is currently not open for general admission.

The Museum is closed for these holidays:
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

All Museum coupons and passes expiring in 2020 or 2021 will be honored through 2022.

Kohl Children's Museum
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Mission & Vision
  • History & Building
  • Board List
  • Staff
  • Annual Reports
  • Careers at KCM
  • Volunteer
  • Partner List
  • Amenities & Accessibility

Connect with us:

English English Spanish Spanish
Close
  • Calendar Exhibits Programming Birthdays Rent the Museum
  • Membership Levels Corporate Membership Gift Cards
  • Field Trips & Experiences Virtual Field Trips Professional Development Teaching Resources
  • Donate Access & Inclusion Volunteer Donate your Car
Kohl Children's Museum
Visit Membership Educate Support
Donate
search
THE PLACE WHERE AWESOME LIVES
Kohl Children's Museum
Donate Now
Visit
Calendar Exhibits Programming Birthdays Rent the Museum
Membership
Membership Levels Corporate Membership Gift Cards
Educate
Field Trips & Experiences Virtual Field Trips Professional Development Teaching Resources
Support
Donate Access & Inclusion Volunteer Donate your Car
search
THE PLACE WHERE AWESOME LIVES

The Museum is currently open for pre-registered VIP Sessions only, and remains closed for general admission.