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Water

Water is everything. Become immersed in the importance of water from the personal to the global scale.

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Go!

Discover the mind-blowing principles behind movement and energy!

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Crescent Crossing

All Aboard! Bring your little one to experience our interactive exhibit packed full of train-themed fun!

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Butterfly Station & Garden

Meet a wide variety of beautiful lepidoptera and get inspired to create your own garden!

April – October

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Young Architects

Learn about famous architects and inspire your little builder to design for the future!

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The Snap: Fixing Missing Circuits

Learn how to find and replace the vanished components of a formally working preassembled circuit.

April 28 – May 2

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Medieval Monster Match

Build a medieval style catapult to battle monster robots!

May 5 – May 9

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Your Life in 3D

Scan yourself into a real-to-life 3-D computer image!

May 12 – May 16

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STEM Smart Robot Challenge

Engineer a simple robot and bring it to life!

May 19 – May 23

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Zoom Into The V.O.I.D.

Virtual interactive live astronomy presentation highlighting the month’s celestial happenings.

Every second Tuesday at noon!

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Lighter than Air Sky-Scrapper Challenge

Build a tall foam building capable of resisting high speed winds.

May 26 – May 30

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Are We There Yet?

Join us in a robotic race to see who can navigate our maze the quickest.

June 2 – June 6

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Introduction to Robotic Superpowers

Learn how to use artificial intelligence to flex your mechanical superpowers!

June 6 – June 9

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Tumble into Summer

Learn how to design a custom pattern and laser engrave it on a coaster or tumbler!

June 16 – June 20

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Ozo Olympics

Are you a robotic olympian? Test your skills in a series of robotic challenges!

June 23 – June 28

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Opposites Attract

Explore characteristics of magnets and discover some of their everyday uses!

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Imagination Playground

Flex your construction skills and build some unique structures using giant foam blocks!

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Simply Soil

Grow your knowledge about this organic mixture.

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Zula Patrol: Down to Earth

Learn about the development of the life forms that call Earth home.

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Perfect Little Planet

Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes.

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Science on a Sphere®: The Sun and the Seasons

Find out the reasons for the seasons and the relationship between the sun and Earth.

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Riverside Science

Learn all about the Dan River and it's fascinating ecosystem.

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Shocking Truth

This program has the power to brighten your day.

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Simple Machines

This will force you to learn about basic mechanical devices.

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Sow It – Grow It

Get hands on with plants.

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Water, Water Everywhere

Immerse yourself in the majestic properties of water.

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The Accidental Astronauts

Embark on an unexpected journey into space.

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Grossology and You

Explore the inner workings of the human body.

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Zula Patrol: Under the Weather

Help the gang protect the universe, and learn in the process.

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Science on a Sphere®: The Ever-Changing Earth

Take a close look at our home planet.

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Science on a Sphere®: Ocean Alive

Get an in-depth look at these massive bodies of water.

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Science on a Sphere®: The Solar System

Journey to the cosmos.

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The Web of Life

Explore what eats what in an ecological community.

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Earth, Moon and Sun

Learn how these cosmic bodies work together as a system.

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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Follow the inspirational stories of people who dared to dream.

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Super Senses

Investigate the five senses and their corresponding organs we use every day.

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Flying Monsters

Unravel one of sciences more enduring mysteries.

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Cosmic Journey: A Solar System Adventure

Travel faster than the speed of light.

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Science on a Sphere®: Energy On a Sphere

Watch renewable energy tech at work.

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Expedition Reef

Embark on an oceanic safari.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll

Explore the rock cycle and learn about Earth's fascinating geology.

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Build a Butterfly

Come learn all about butterflies and their amazing metamorphosis!

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Flight of the Butterflies

Experience the beauty of the migration cycle of butterflies.

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The Big Chill: Cool CO2 Science

Watch us perform some amazing science with dry-ice!

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3…2…1…Blast Off!

Explore potential and kinetic energy and test Newton’s Laws of Motion.

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Animal Adaptations

Explore the diversity of organisms and how they adapt to their environments.

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Floating Boats

Make a splash and explore the concept of buoyancy!

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Fossil Finds

Uncover some amazing fossils and discover ancient ocean environments.

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Good Vibrations

Make some noise and explore the science behind sound!

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