Life Zone!
How high can you jump?
Bendy backbone!
Did you know that your intestines are over 9 metres long, or that your brain smells of strong cheese? Your body is amazing! You can find out how to keep it that way by exploring Life Zone!, our interactive children’s gallery. Explore how your body works and how to stay healthy.
Friendly and fun, with a brilliant range of physical and sensory activities to stimulate thinking about the body, it is especially suited to younger visitors.
See for yourself how your muscles work in pairs to move your arms. Did you know that your muscles make up almost half of your total body weight?
Find out how your skeleton helps you to move and bend, and compare a human skeleton with animal skeletons! Investigate the wiggly way your backbone moves with 26 bones all working together.
Your heart is very special. Find out how hard it works, pumping blood to your lungs to collect oxygen and then delivering it to the rest of your body.
Cutting, tearing and grinding food, different teeth do different jobs. From about 6 years old, children grow the 32 adult teeth which should last the rest of their lives. You need to keep them clean and healthy by brushing them regularly!
Exercise makes your bones and muscles stronger. Test yourself to see how high you can jump!
