Arizona Science Center
The center was created to specifically inspire,
entertain and educate people about science, situated in the Heritage
and Science Park in the heart of downtown Phoenix, Arizona with more
than 350 permanent hands-on exhibits, welcoming some 400,000
visitors each year. Besides the permanent exhibits, the museum
showcases several national traveling exhibitions each year, with
daily demonstrations given throughout the center, as well as shows
given in the Dorrance Planetarium and brand new five story huge
screen IMAX theater. The nonprofit offers many exciting and
interesting activities like summer science camp, Stroller Science
pre-school programs, special educational programs and science
program for folks of all ages, the Science On Wheels outreach
program and thematic events. The center would open in 1984 as the
Arizona Museum of Science & Technology. Permanent exhibits include
Forces of Nature, Many Hands Make a Home, How We Live with the Sun,
All About You, the World Around You, Networks and the Fab Lab. Other
programs offered include; teacher professional development, daily
demonstrations, Science on Wheels, family programs, field trips,
lecture presentations, Stroller Science, Adults Night Out, spring
break camp, science camps, BMI@BNI summer camp and the science
summer camp. There are some very interesting temporary exhibits that
are sure to bring in more folks, like the Body Works & the Brain,
the Wonder Center, the Junior Forecaster Experience and more.
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