Nights at the Museum
Spring Fling!
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
Friday, March 28th from 6-9 p.m.
WHAT: Nights at the Museum – Spring Fling
Come put some spring in your step with this month’s Nights at the Museum – Spring Fling! Small scientist will be able to experience what all the buzz is about with a variety of crafts and activities geared toward exploring the spring season – including:
- Investigating Insects Lab
- Frozen Flowers Liquid Nitrogen Show
- Soap Clouds
- Earthworm & Grasshopper dissection
- Seed Planting
- Origami Flower Making
- Soil Property Pudding
- Face Painting
- Snow Cones
- FREE planetarium show – “Bugs: A Rainforest Adventure” as 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
HOW MUCH: Members: Adults – $6.50, Children – Free
Non-Members: Adults – $13.50, Children – $10, Children under 3 – Free
WHERE: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium | 4801 Dreher Trail North | West Palm Beach, FL 33405
WHEN: Friday, March 28, 2014 – from 6-9 p.m. with the observatory remaining open until 10 p.m. – weather permitting. The Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches will be on-site to assist stargazers with any questions.
WHO: On the last Friday of every month, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium hosts a themed ‘Nights at the Museum’– a family friendly opportunity to enjoy extended hours of the Science Center’s typical offerings as well as a chance to view the night sky through the Science Center’s observatory. Once monthly, weather permitting, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium opens its observatory dome, which rotates to allow for the best views. Guests will be treated to craters, comets and galaxies visible by the telescope.
Monthly ‘Nights at the Museum’ events run from 6pm – 9pm, with the observatory remaining open until 10pm, and every month there is a different theme. Activities often include arts and crafts, animal dissections and dry ice experiments.
WHY: The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, formerly known as the South Florida Science Museum, recently completed a $5 million expansion and renovation and is currently hosting Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in its newly expanded exhibit hall. With a new mission to “open every mind to science,” the Science Center features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall and an interactive Everglades exhibit. All permanent exhibits will be open during the Titanic’s special showing.