a href="/myfiles/Images/2015/03/27/fn02_big.jpg" title=""Howdy! My name is Woody," Sheriff Woody introducing himself to Buzz Lightyear for the first time in the Pixar film, "Toy Story."" "Howdy! My name is Woody," Sheriff Woody introducing himself to Buzz Lightyear for the first time in the Pixar film, "Toy Story." Molouk Y. Ba-Isa Saudi Gazette One of the world's largest science centers, the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts, USA introduces over 1.4 million visitors a year to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Founded in 1830, the Museum was first to place all the sciences under one roof. This summer, visitors to the Museum of Science will be inspired by the science and technology behind some of the most famous animated films and their characters, with the exhibition, “The Science behind Pixar.” The exhibition will showcase the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts used by the artists and computer scientists who help bring Pixar's award-winning films to movie theaters. These include films such as “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Cars.” “The Science behind Pixar,” shows how Pixar Animation Studios makes its famous movies. There's a lot of creativity and imagination involved in the science, technology, engineering, art and math thinking needed to turn out an animated film. For instance in the “Sets & Cameras,” part of the exhibition, visitors will discover how a bugs-eye view was achieved for “A Bug's Life,” through camera angles and large-set design within the computer. Visitors will also see how digital sculptures are created based on sketches from artists. In the “Surfaces” part of the exhibition, visitors will learn how computers are used to add color and texture to every surface in an animated film. At the Museum, visitors will also have the opportunity to take a photo with human-size recreations of many of their favorite Pixar film characters, including Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Mike and Sulley, Edna Mode, and WALL•E. The Museum of Science has a very active online program. By going to www.mos.org/museum-online, kids can watch videos about pandas and learn about renewable energy sources and their uses. There's an interesting digital exhibit on nanotechnology in which children can play interactive games about nanomedicine. Other digital exhibits are about Ancient Egypt, Oceans and Leonardo da Vinci. And last, do get a close-up view of everyday objects as they appear when magnified by an electron microscope.
