Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing, was founded on the belief that science is best experienced when it can be touched and offers dynamic, interactive science activities — for children and adults. “So often people think we’re just a children’s science center and we’re not,” said Erik Larson, executive director of the museum. Larson is responsible for fostering relationships between the science center and the community. From a walk-through maze of the human heart to scientific demonstrations, Larson said that the center is designed for visitors to experience physical science. “We make anywhere from 25,000 to 27,000 batches of slime a year,” Larson said. “It’s by far our most popular demonstration that we’re doing.”

—Compiled by Heather Guenther