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Impression 5 Science Center
	Impression 5 Science Center entrance
	Location within Michigan
Established	1972
Location	200 Museum Drive; Lansing, Michigan
Coordinates	42°43′56″N 84°32′55″W / 42.73232°N 84.54861°W
Type	Science museum,; Children's museum
Visitors	~3,000 Visitors per week
Director	Erik Larson
Public transit access	CATA
Website	www.impression5.org

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The Impression 5 Science Center, is a science museum located in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Formerly known as the Impression 5 Museum, the center is located in a historic wagon works factory on the Grand River. The name, Impression 5, refers to the five senses.^[1] The Impression 5 Science Center has ~3,000 Visitors per week.^[2]

History

The Impression 5 Science Center was founded by Marilynne Eichinger in her basement in Lansing, Michigan, in 1972. Eichinger graduated with a BA in sociology/anthropology from Boston University and an MA in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. As a mother of five she was influenced by the Montessori education her children received as well as the writings of Jean Piaget and Howard Gardner. Much of her life was surrounded by family and friends involved in physics and engineering and Eichinger became interested in developing a way to explain scientific principles that appeared so complex in a way that the general public could understand. She promoted the design and development of hands-on exhibits that challenged visitors thinking processes. The initial goal of Impression 5 was to develop fun, educational exhibits that focused on the five senses. A variety of approaches was offered to take into account individual learning styles.

The museum's first headquarters were in Marble School, East Lansing where volunteers housed displays and traveled to schools and shopping malls putting on small science exhibitions. In 1973 a 15,000 sq.ft warehouse was rented and filled with a variety of interactive displays. Over time, the museum was able to attract national attention along with funding for permanent and traveling exhibitions. It was not long before the museum ran out of space in the small warehouse. Impression 5 moved into its current 80,000 square foot building located on Museum Drive in downtown Lansing in 1982. It now offers classes, camps, teacher training workshops and traveling school programs that complement the exhibitions within its building. In 1994 the Impression 5 Museum changed its name to the current, Impression 5 Science Center.^[1]

Exhibits

Current Exhibits

Chew On This!
Spectrum
Nano
Build Zone
MI Nature
First Impression Room
POP! A Bubble Experience
Giant Eye
Throwing Things
FLOW: A Water Experience
Rotating Traveling Exhibits
Smash: A Nuclear Adventure
Think Tank

References

^ ^a ^b History of Impression 5 Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Impression 5 Science Center, retrieved 2010-08-12
^ "Impression 5 Website". 2019-09-19.

External links

Impression 5 Science Center (official site)

[Impression5SiteHist-1] History of Impression 5 Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Impression 5 Science Center, retrieved 2010-08-12

[2] "Impression 5 Website". 2019-09-19.

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-The '''Impression 5 Science Center''', is a science museum located in downtown [[Lansing, Michigan]].  Formerly known as the ''Impression 5 Museum'', the center is located in a historic wagon works factory on the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]].<ref name="LansingWiki">[[Lansing, Michigan#Museums|Lansing, Michigan Museums]], wikipedia.com, ''retrieved 2010-Aug-12''</ref>  The name, ''Impression 5'', refers to the [[sense|five senses]].<ref name="Impression5SiteHist">[http://www.impression5.org/content/view/55/113/ History of Impression 5], Impression 5 Science Center, ''retrieved 2010-Aug-12''</ref>  The neighboring Riverwalk Theatre and [[Michigan Museum of Surveying]] also occupy buildings of the former factory.
+The '''Impression 5 Science Center''', is a science museum located in downtown [[Lansing, Michigan]].  Formerly known as the ''Impression 5 Museum'', the center is located in a historic wagon works factory on the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]].  The name, ''Impression 5'', refers to the [[sense|five senses]].<ref name="Impression5SiteHist">[http://www.impression5.org/content/view/55/113/ History of Impression 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815040516/http://www.impression5.org/content/view/55/113/ |date=2010-08-15 }}, Impression 5 Science Center, ''retrieved 2010-08-12''</ref> The ''Impression 5 Science Center'' has ~3,000 Visitors per week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://impression5.org/annual-fund|title=Impression 5 Website|date=2019-09-19}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The Impression 5 Science Center was founded by Marilynne Eichinger (1939- )in her basement in Lansing, Michigan, in 1972. Eichinger graduated with a BA  in sociology/anthropology from Boston University and a MA in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. As a mother of five she was influenced by the Montessori education her children received as well as the writings of Jean Piaget and Howard Gardner. Much of her life was surrounded by family and friends involved in physics and engineering and Eichinger became interested in developing a way to explain scientific principles that appeared so complex in a way that the general public could understand.  She promoted the design and development of hands-on exhibits that challenged visitors thinking processes. The initial goal of Impression 5 was to develop fun, educational exhibits that focused on the five senses. A variety of approaches was offered to take into account individual learning styles.
+The Impression 5 Science Center was founded by Marilynne Eichinger in her basement in Lansing, Michigan, in 1972. Eichinger graduated with a BA in sociology/anthropology from Boston University and an MA in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. As a mother of five she was influenced by the Montessori education her children received as well as the writings of Jean Piaget and Howard Gardner. Much of her life was surrounded by family and friends involved in physics and engineering and Eichinger became interested in developing a way to explain scientific principles that appeared so complex in a way that the general public could understand.  She promoted the design and development of hands-on exhibits that challenged visitors thinking processes. The initial goal of Impression 5 was to develop fun, educational exhibits that focused on the five senses. A variety of approaches was offered to take into account individual learning styles.
-The museum's first headquarters were in Marble School, East Lansing where volunteers housed displays and traveled to schools and shopping malls putting on small science exhibitions. In 1973 a 15,000 sq.ft warehouse was rented and filled with a variety of interactive displays. Overtime the museum was able to attract national attention along with funding for permanent and traveling exhibitions.  It was not long before the museum ran out of space in the small warehouse.  Impression 5 moved into its current 80,000 square foot building located on Museum Drive in downtown Lansing in 1982. It now offers  classes, camps, teacher training workshops and traveling school programs that complement the exhibitions within its building. In 1994 the Impression 5 Museum changed its name to the current, ''Impression 5 Science Center''.<ref name=Impression5SiteHist />
+The museum's first headquarters were in Marble School, East Lansing where volunteers housed displays and traveled to schools and shopping malls putting on small science exhibitions. In 1973 a 15,000 sq.ft warehouse was rented and filled with a variety of interactive displays. Over time, the museum was able to attract national attention along with funding for permanent and traveling exhibitions.  It was not long before the museum ran out of space in the small warehouse.  Impression 5 moved into its current 80,000 square foot building located on Museum Drive in downtown Lansing in 1982. It now offers  classes, camps, teacher training workshops and traveling school programs that complement the exhibitions within its building. In 1994 the Impression 5 Museum changed its name to the current, ''Impression 5 Science Center''.<ref name=Impression5SiteHist />
-In July 2010 Impression 5 was awarded a $75,000 grant from the ''Capital Region Community Foundation'' to open an ''Emerging Media and Technology Lab''.  The lab allows<ref><ref></ref></ref> visitors to virtually explore various science topics.<ref name="LSJJuly2010Grant">Green, Alisha. [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20107280320 Two grants to fuel research, learning in science], ''Lansing State Journal'', lsj.com, July 28, 2010, ''retrieved 2010-Aug-12''</ref>
 ==Exhibits==
-Past Exhibits
-* Connecting With Chemistry
-* Don't Make Me Sick!
-* Heart Works
-* On the Air!
 Current Exhibits
+* Chew On This!
+* Spectrum
+* Nano
 * Build Zone
+* MI Nature
-* Electricity & Magnetism
 * First Impression Room
+* POP! A Bubble Experience
-* Light & Color
+* Giant Eye
-* Make Your Own Music
-* MI Nature
-* Pop! (used to be called Bubble Room)
-* Simple Machines
 * Throwing Things
+* FLOW: A Water Experience
-* Water Room<ref name="Impression5Exhibit">[http://www.impression5.org/mos/category/Exhibits/Exhibits/ Exhibits], Impression 5 Science Center, ''retrieved 2010-Aug-12''</ref>
+* Rotating Traveling Exhibits
+*Smash: A Nuclear Adventure
+*Think Tank
 ==See also==