Liberty Science Center
251 Phillip Street, Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ 07305
www.lsc.org


Liberty Science Center had an great turn out for Sense of Smell Day. With over 3,000 visitors, both children and adults alike enjoyed a wonderful day at the museum.


Smell IQ: Visitors were challenged to identify fragrances, such as cappuccino and orange juice, from small plastic containers. Participants who correctly identified six or more scents received a ““Sniffer Extraordinaire” certificate.


Dream Pillows: Museum guests got to make their very own “dream pillow” to take home as an aromatic souvenir. They attached pre-cut swatches of fabric and ribbons together and filled them with potpourri and tea leaves. Scents like chamomile and lavender were used leading the staff to explain about aroma-chology and how since those scents are relaxing they are perfect for a dream pillow.


Scent Dome™: Visitors learned how different fragrance concentrations affected the sense of smell. They used the Scent-Dome™ to produce unique fragrances and then manipulate the concentration levels. They learned that with some smells a larger concentration is needed before the human nose can smell it.

Other activities included:
Explosion of Flavor: Colored jellybeans were used to teach the guests the relationship between taste and smell.

Tunnel of Smell: Guests were asked to identify scents in a tunnel without visual cues and then list what they had smelled once they emerged from the tunnel.