This page contains the material submitted to the local paper - The Davis Enterprise - for Explorit Science Center's news column published in that paper on Fridays.

The best machinery in the world that can do almost everything you need is covered by soft skin and hair. Your body is a super machine that pumps, filters, breaths, and regulates temperature... all automatically.

Amazing in its operation, the human body handles many tasks with interconnected systems including the circulatory system, the nervous system, the digestive system and the vitally important immune system.

If you go to Explorit during the final days of the current exhibition, you can witness the digestive process in progress by performing an experiment mixing saliva and flour. Take a reading of your pulse at the circulatory section to see how it varies when your body is at rest or is doing hard work. Blow up real lungs and discover how resilient they are. Make colorful neurons or become a scientist by looking into a variety of slides showing cells and vivid samples of the human body.

There is a lot to learn at Explorit's current exhibition "Insides Out: How Your Body Works." Find out how long your intestines really are: You will find they go on for yards! Which one is longer, the large intestine or the small intestine?

Kids of all ages can learn about the body and how it all fits together. Something as simple as putting together puzzles of human organs can go along way towards understanding one’s body. Don't forget to play the germ game to cure what ails and try your hand at conquering viruses by finding the right key that cures them.

The human body and its systems will amaze you. Find out how each system works together to keep a person alive. Discover the amazing world of the human mind and taste receptors. There may be things that you have always wanted to know about how your body works and they can be found when you go to Explorit before this exhibition ends April 6.

Do you know how fast the circulatory system and digestive system work? Try this weird test. Eat a clove of garlic and in 15 minutes check the smell of your feet. They will smell just like a clove of garlic. The garlic that you have eaten has traveled all the way through your system and can be noticed in your feet! It may be a smelly test but you will see that it works!

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Registration for Summer Science Classes is underway. Parents are reminded to register for summer classes in Explorit's random-drawing registration process. The deadline is April 1. All interested parents should submit a completed registration form to Explorit by mail or in person.

Complete details regarding Summer Classes at Explorit can be found on-line at www.explorit.org or by calling (530) 756-0191.

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