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Educator Preview Night
Friday, September 24, 4-8 p.m.
Teachers, you’re invited to an exclusive preview to see all that the Louisville Science Center and Louisville Water Company have to offer, sponsored by Louisville Water Company!
• Check out Sesame Street Presents: The Body, an interactive exhibition all about you!
• Screen upcoming IMAX film offerings
• Sample interactive classes and labs from the Louisville Science Center and Louisville Water Company
• Celebrate Louisville Water Company’s 150th anniversary
• Attend for a chance to win a free field trip for 30 students
• Family members attending with a teacher can visit the exhibits at no charge and pay $5 per person, per IMAX film.
Advance reservations are required. To reserve your spot, send an email or call 502-561-6100, ext. 6143.
Special Offer:
Research!Louisville, October 12-15
For grades 6-12
Excite your students about careers in science during Research!Louisville. Kentucky students and teachers grades 6-12 are invited to apply for a free Research!Louisville sponsored program to interact with a leading scientist engaged in groundbreaking medical research.
Selected groups will also receive admission to the Louisville Science Center, an IMAX film, and lunch. Download an application! Application deadline is September 24, 2010.
NEW!
Early Childhood Programs 2010-11
Watch your curious early learners grow at the Louisville Science Center. In addition to KidZone, an area designed specifically for the early childhood crowd, there are opportunities to engage little ones in all three floors of interactive exhibits. Need help getting started? Call 502.561.6100, ext. 6575 for more information. Download the 2010-11 Early Childhood Program Guide!
Special Exhibits
Sesame Street Presents: The Body
> July 3, 2010 - January 2, 2011
Learn all about the body from fingers and toes to your ishy squishy insides within the familiar world of your favorite Sesame Street characters! Download the educator guide!
IMAX Films
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World
> Now Showing
Join Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she travels from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by larger-than-life creatures including the powerful Liopleurodon, long-necked Elasmosaurus and gigantic Shonisaurus which were ruling the seas before dinosaurs conquered the earth. Download the educator guide!
Hubble
> Showing through January 2, 2011
Witness the greatest success in space since the moon landing – the Hubble Space Telescope. Accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history. Download the educator guide!
Molecules to the MAX!
> Showing through January 2, 2011
Sponsored by University of Louisville, J.B. Speed School of Engineering, UofL MicroNano Center, and KY NSF EPSCoR
Catch a ride to NanoSpace with Oxy and her crew as they fly through snowflakes, explore the metallic maze of a penny, escape chewing gum and more -- great during NanoDays or any day! Download the educator guide!
Arabia
> Showing through May 2011
Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. Arabia will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makkah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. Download the educator guide!
Submit the Field Trip Request form to plan your trip! Field trips start at $5 per student.
To schedule your field trip, call (800) 591-2203 or (502) 561-6100.
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