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The Van de Graaff generator will make your hair stand on end. (Photo courtesy Franklin Institute)

Attention all you ingenious individuals who think you’re a regular Leonardo da Vinci: the Franklin Institute has a new program that’s right up your alley. Called “How Things Work,” and running every weekend from tomorrow, February 19, through March 27, the programming offers a chance to find your inner Renaissance man, or woman.

Special activities include the K,Nex® Build Challenge, where you can test your engineering skills with colorful contemporary tinker toys that connect in infinite ways. Then see how crafty and aerodynamic you can get with a single sheet of paper at the Paper Airplane Design and Test Zone. Or, hit up the Papermaking Cart and learn how to make paper by hand.

Special science experiments will highlight the work of da Vinci, like the Van de Graff Generator: an electrostatic machine that’ll make your hair stand on end (for real).

These events complement the Franklin Institute’s new exhibit Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop, featuring life-size models and touch-screen computers that enable you to delve deep into the mind of this original polymath.

All programs and events above are included in museum admission. An additional ticket is required for admission to the Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop exhibition.

How Things Work: Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop
When: Saturdays and Sundays, February 19 through March 27
Where: The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia
Cost: Event is free with museum admission ($15.50 adults, seniors and military personnel $14.50, and children $12) Tickets for Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop are $24.50 adults, $23.50 seniors and $17.50 for children.
More info: www2.fi.edu