SHORE, WITH MORE ON THIS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. IT’S THE FIRST EXHIBITION UNDER THE NEW NAME CAIMAN SCIENCE CENTER. STUDENTS PACKED THE SPORTS 360 EXHIBIT. KIDS GET A CHANCE TO HAVE FUN WITH SPORTS LIKE HOCKEY. SOCCER AND FOOTBALL. AND LEARN SCIENCE AT THE SAME TIME. SPORTS 360. IT’S WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS COMPETITION. STUDENTS FROM PITTSBURGH SCHILLER STEAM ACADEMY GOT A SNEAK PEEK INTO CAIMAN SCIENCE CENTER’S NEWEST AND LARGEST EXHIBITION THAT HAS 9500FT OF INTERACTIVE LEARNING. IT’S COOL. I LIKE TO KNOW THE BACKGROUND OF HOW SPORTS ARE CREATED AND STUFF. THE WAY YOU HIT THE BALL HAS AN EFFECT ON WHERE IT GOES IN THE STADIUM. THE EXHIBIT FEATURES 25 HANDS-ON STATIONS INSPIRED BY FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, HOCKEY, SOCCER, AND OLYMPIC SPORTS. THERE ARE STATIONS FOR CHEERLEADERS, NUTRITIONISTS, AND EVEN LOGO CREATORS. SPORTS IS ALSO LOADED WITH SCIENCE, AND SO WHAT WE’RE HOPING IS THAT PEOPLE WILL SEE THINGS LIKE THE PHYSICS BEHIND SPORTS AND THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, CHARACTERISTICS OF SPORTS, AND THE NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS. SO THERE’S THERE’S SCIENCE EVERYWHERE IN SPORTS. ONE STUDENT SAYS SHE’S NOT AN ATHLETE BUT LOVES SCIENCE AND SPORTS. 360 BROADENED HER MIND, MAKING THE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO WORLDS. SO I THINK IT’S VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW WE’RE ABLE TO CONNECT EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES THEY SEEM LIKE THEY’RE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR SAYS THIS TRIP IS NOT JUST ABOUT LEARNING SCIENCE SKILLS AND LIFE SKILLS LIKE CPR, BUT THE TRIP HELPS KIDS PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURES AS WELL. WE’RE ALSO TRYING TO INCORPORATE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. AND SO THERE’S LIKE AS I’M LOOKING, I’M GOING, THAT’S A CAREER, THAT’S A CAREER, THAT’S A CAREER. AND I FEEL LIKE OUR KIDS REALLY NEED THAT EXPOSURE. NOW, STUDENTS ARE ALSO LEARNING PHYSICS THROUGH BASEBALL. THE EXHIBIT OPENS ON SATURDAY, COVERING ALLEGHENY
Pittsburgh students explore science through sports at Kamin Science Center
“Sports360” exhibit features hands-on stations inspired by football, baseball, hockey, soccer, Olympic sports
Updated: 8:43 PM EST Dec 11, 2025
Students from Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy got a sneak peek at the Kamin Science Center’s newest and largest exhibition on Thursday.Sports360, which spans 9,500 square feet and offers interactive learning experiences, is the first exhibit under the science center’s new name.”It’s cool. I like to know the background of how sports are created and stuff,” said Kieran Kelly, a student at Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy. He added, “The way you hit the ball has an effect on where it goes in the stadium.”Take a look at “Sports360″ in the video aboveThe new exhibit features 25 hands-on stations inspired by football, baseball, hockey, soccer and Olympic sports. There are stations for cheerleaders, nutritionists, and even logo creators.”Sports is also loaded with science, so what we are hoping is that people will see things like the physics behind sports, and the anatomy and physiology characteristics of sports and the nutritional aspects of sports. There’s science everywhere in sports,” said Jason Brown, the Henry Buhl, Jr. director at the science center.”I think it’s very interesting to see how we are able to connect education and science, even though sometimes they seem like they are the complete opposite,” said Sachi Ichimura, a student at Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy.School counselor Lana Shaftic emphasized the broader educational goals of the trip.”We’re also trying to incorporate college and career readiness, and so, as I’m looking, I’m going, ‘That’s a career, that’s a career, that’s a career,’ and I feel like our kids really need that exposure,” Shaftic said.The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday.
PITTSBURGH —
Students from Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy got a sneak peek at the Kamin Science Center’s newest and largest exhibition on Thursday.
Sports360, which spans 9,500 square feet and offers interactive learning experiences, is the first exhibit under the science center’s new name.
“It’s cool. I like to know the background of how sports are created and stuff,” said Kieran Kelly, a student at Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy. He added, “The way you hit the ball has an effect on where it goes in the stadium.”
Take a look at “Sports360” in the video above
The new exhibit features 25 hands-on stations inspired by football, baseball, hockey, soccer and Olympic sports. There are stations for cheerleaders, nutritionists, and even logo creators.
“Sports is also loaded with science, so what we are hoping is that people will see things like the physics behind sports, and the anatomy and physiology characteristics of sports and the nutritional aspects of sports. There’s science everywhere in sports,” said Jason Brown, the Henry Buhl, Jr. director at the science center.
“I think it’s very interesting to see how we are able to connect education and science, even though sometimes they seem like they are the complete opposite,” said Sachi Ichimura, a student at Pittsburgh Schiller STEAM Academy.
School counselor Lana Shaftic emphasized the broader educational goals of the trip.
“We’re also trying to incorporate college and career readiness, and so, as I’m looking, I’m going, ‘That’s a career, that’s a career, that’s a career,’ and I feel like our kids really need that exposure,” Shaftic said.
The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday.