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May 26, 2012
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Scouts Day
May 25 through
September 16, 2012
during normal
Museum hours
Backyard Monsters Exhibit
May 25, 2012
from 6 to 10 p.m.
Buggin' Out Nights at the Museum
June 29, 2012
from 6 to 10 p.m.
Superheroes Nights at the Museum
July 27, 2012
from 6 to 10 p.m.
Under the Sea Nights at the Museum
August 31, 2012
from 6 to 10 p.m.
Gems Rock Nights at the Museum
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Spring Science Adventure
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More than 50 pint-sized scientists were exploring the South Florida Science Museum during spring break. Spring Science Adventure featured a week of discovery, imagination and curiosity through fun, hands-on science adventures.
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| Silver Science Days |
Every Wednesday afternoon from 2-5pm the South Florida Science Museum is rolling out the red carpet for adults and retirees! Seniors 62 and up will receive a discounted admission price of only $5.00! Come enjoy a complimentary planetarium show, refreshments and all of our exhibits with your admission.
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| Early Learning |
A new session of early learning has begun, but you can still sign up!
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now 561-832-2026.
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| Volunteer |
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We're looking for smiling faces and helpful hands. If you are a caring and giving individual that would like to donate your time and assist with various projects and events, please click here.
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 Subway now open in the South Florida Science Museum |
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Dear Reader
As we welcome spring, we also celebrate another milestone at the Museum. On April 5th, we hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Museum's expansion... paving the way for new beginnings and exciting interactive exhibits. We appreciate your patience and support through this construction period as we build your new museum opening in 2013.
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 The South Florida Science Museum is Expanding! | |
Hardhats and shovels lined the South Florida Science Museum on April 5 as the community came out for a special groundbreaking ceremony. The event paved the way for construction on the Museum's expansion to begin, and nearly 200 people came out to cheer on Museum staff, board and community officials as they broke ground. Museum expansion plans include doubled exhibit space, expanded aquariums, an Everglades Adventure and more. Support the Museum's expansion and leave a legacy. Click here to participate in our capital campaign efforts.
This community deserves a state-of-the-art science center!
To see pictures from the day, please click here. |
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Dinosaurs and Bugs Take Over the Museum
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 The South Florida Science Museum is under siege! Tyrannosaurs, raptors and other exotic creatures have invaded the Museum and aren't leaving until May 13th. Visit the Museum and you'll come face-to-face with sharp teeth, deadly claws and even touch an actual fossilized leg bone of a 70 million-year-old Maiasaura dinosaur through this hands-on, interactive adventure. Dinosaur Attack exhibit was curated from the collection of South Florida dinosaur hunters, Robert DePalma and Rudy Pascucci.
Want to know what is crawling around in the backyard? Get a bug's eye view of what's lurking out there at the South Florida Science Museum's newest traveling exhibit, Backyard Monsters running from May 25 through September 16, 2012. This special summer exhibit features giant robotic insects, some with nearly 20 foot wingspans - a butterfly, praying mantis, and a dragonfly - whose anatomical accuracy has been endorsed by the American Entomological Society. The exhibit features interactive, enlightening displays allowing visitors to move remote controlled bugs, get a bugs eye view of the world, hands-on learning of how insects eat and also how they fly. In addition, guests can see a collection of exotic insects from around the world and real live creepy-crawlies. Backyard Monsters vividly presents the fascinating world of insects, up-close-and-personal... perhaps too up-close for the faint-hearted!The exhibit will open with Buggin' Out Nights at the Museum on May 25th from 6 to 10 p.m.
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| What Lies Beneath: An Evening of Nautical Mystery and Adventure | |
One of the world's most accomplished and well known deep-sea explorers, Dr. Robert Ballard was the featured presenter at the sold-out Gala on March 30, 2012. The elegant evening held in the Circle Dining Room at The Breakers, Palm Beach featured a cocktail reception, dinner and special presentation by Dr. Ballard who discussed undersea explorations and his historic discovery of the RMS Titanic. Thank you to our sponsors PNC Wealth Management, Betteridge, FPL, Palm Beach Illustrated and Saks Fifth Avenue. To see photos from the Gala, please click here.
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| Summer Camp Features Dinosaurs, Rockets, Magic and More!
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 From outer space to the depths of the ocean, from dinosaur digs to wizarding adventures, the South Florida Science Museum's Summer Science Camp will entertain and educate young scientists this summer. The Museum is offering 10, one-week sessions from June 11 through August 17 for children ages 4 to 12 years old. Each week features a different theme with hands-on science exploration. During camp children can become an astronaut, paleontologist or oceanographer, as well as make potions and crystals, whip up scientific culinary creations, use engineering skills to build a roller coaster and much more! The days will be filled with fun learning, exciting labs, crafts and outside activities led by Museum expert science educators. Space is limited. Click here to sign up now!
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| Drop It, Build It, Fly It, Launch It - Thrill It Engineering Competition
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Nearly 200 participants turned out at the 26th Annual Drop It, Build It, Fly It, Launch It, Thrill It Engineering Competition, which awards elementary, middle, home school, and high school students in five categories that test students' knowledge of engineering and science techniques. The event was sponsored by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, The Alvin I Brown and Peggy S. Brown Charitable Foundation and The Florida Engineering Society.
In addition to egg drops and rocket launches, students also built roller coasters, made aerodynamic paper airplanes and constructed miniature bridges with wood. Saturday's turnout was the largest in the event's history, and it could be that parents and teachers are realizing how lucrative a career in science or engineering can be for local children, said Lew Crampton, president and CEO of the South Florida Science Museum. "There is an increased interest in the sciences at schools, and why, because that's where the majority of the jobs are," Crampton said. Student projects were judged by the Florida Engineering Society, and the first through fourth place winners in each category received cash prizes. Events like the engineering competition make it fun for kids who might otherwise never consider science as a hobby or a career. Click here to see photos of the event.
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We appreciate your support and we look forward to your feedback.
Hope to see you soon!
The South Florida Science Museum Team |
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