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Ongoing Exhibits

Outdoor Science Park
Forces That Shape the Bay

The Idea Lab

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Ice Cream Day & Cone Sculpture Festival

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Learn some clown tricks from the amazing pranksters of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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A castle in Turkey by Kirk Rademaker, master sand castle builder

Special Events

Daily Exhibits
Forces that Shape the Bay tours daily
BayLab: Facilitated games and demonstrations, daily
nanoZone
live demonstrations daily
Planetarium Shows Saturdays and Sundays
Biology Discovery Lab daily starting June 16, 2008–August 22, 2008
1:30 pm–4:00 p.m.

Special Events

Fun Days

July 23
Water Race
12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.
Get into our regatta. Make a boat and race it in our outdoor science park Forces That Shape the Bay. Learn about what floats and why and get techniques to make the fastest boat out there.

July 30
Ancient Engineers
12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.
Build your own pyramid. How did the Egyptians do it? Explore how ancient cultures engineered structures that are still standing today.

August 6
Sand Engineer
12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.
Try your hand at sand. Kirk Rademaker, master sand castle builder, will help you engineer your sand sculpture. Explore what makes a beach and who lives there. Take a look at the sand castle Kirk did for LHS in his gallery.

 

August 13
Circus!
12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.
Get a taste of trapeze with the children's performance troupe Trapeze Arts. You'll get to try walking on a tightrope and stilts, as well as learning to juggle.

Learn some clown tricks from the amazing pranksters of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

August 20
Extreme Engineering
12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.
Take everything we've got and build a huge city. Build it high, wide, over-the-top. Everyone contributes to create this metropolis.