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Centre Visit Base Rate $4.75 $4.75 Science in the Centre Add-on Workshop or Science Show $3.00 $3.45 Specialty Workshop $4.50 $5.00 Dome Theatre Live Star Show $3.00 $3.45 Dome Theatre Full Dome Film $2.00 $2.30 Science on the Road Base Program Fee (Includes 2 workshops) $250.00 Add-on Primary Workshop $50.00 Grade 1 – 2 Workshop $75.00 Grade 3 – 12 Workshop $90.00 Tide to Technology (Grade 8-12) FREE Whole School Demo $125.00 Portable Digital Planetarium Initial Booking Fee (4 sessions, 30 mins each) $250.00 Add-on Session $50.00 + Pricing includes HST. Subject to change at any time. Payment Terms Payment is due the date of your visit and can be made via cash, credit, debit or a cheque made payable to the Discovery Centre. A $50 non-refundable fee will apply to workshops canceled with less than 72-hours notice and not rescheduled. To note, memberships cannot be used as a substitute for student fees. Please ask us about bursary grant opportunities. Education Guide Workshops Science on the Road Discover how our award-winning Science on the Road program can make a difference in your classroom. No matter where you are in Nova Scotia – from Yarmouth to Tatamagouche, Guysborough to Glace Bay, our trained and talented educators will make learning fun through hands-on experiences tailored to all grades. All workshops are 30 to 60 minutes in length, curriculum-connected, and are informative, inspiring and interactive. Request your class visit at thediscoverycentre.ca/science-on-the-road. Science in the Centre Our Science in the Centre program provides curriculum-connected workshops in a hands-on, minds-on learning environment that gives students the confidence to take part in class discussions and feel accomplished and inspired to further their own learning. Minimum group size is 8 participants; groups of fewer than 8 participants will be required to pay the minimum charge of $62. Workshops Rates New! Whole School Demo Colourful Chemistry Learn about the brilliance of chemistry as we explore pH indicators, how fireworks get their colours, and the magic of combustion and dehydration reactions. We’ll create our own giant lava lamp while learning the basics of solubility, density, and effervescence, and end the show with a bang that’s sure to elicit a crowd-pleasing reaction. The Discovery Centre would like to recognize the gracious support of: Ramp It Up Objects and Materials Storm Structures Materials and Structures We're Wheely Moving Motion/Invisible Forces May the Forces be with You! Invisible Forces Bridging the Gap Materials and Structures Geology Rocks Rocks, Minerals and Erosion Facts of Light Light Slimy Science Chemical and Physical Properties What's the Alternative? Energy Electric Odyssey Electricity NEW! Biomimicry Stewardship and Sustainability Exploring the Deep: Rocks Earth's Crust Exploring the Deep: Oceans Water Systems FREE! Tide to Technology Water Systems/STSE GR 1 GR 2 - 3 GR 4 GR 5 GR 6 GR 7 GR 8 - 12 GR 8 PP - PR GR 3 GR 7 Once Upon a Worm Living Things We're Wheely Moving! Motion Bridging the Gap Materials and Structures Float the Boat Materials and Structures Sounds of Science Sound *Cast the Past Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion Green Machines Simple Machines Capture the Wind Forces, Simple Machines and Weather Digestive Drama Healthy Body, Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems Electric Odyssey Electricity Why Fly? Flight *Lunar Bots Space and Technology The Heat of the Moment Heat All Cell that Ends Cells Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems Eye Lights Optics PR - GR 2 GR 2 - 3 GR 3 GR 3 GR 4 GR 4 & 7 GR 5 GR 5 GR 5 & 8 PP - GR 7 GR 8-12 PP - GR 12 GR 6 GR 6 GR 6 - 12 GR 7 Adult Supervision Admission for teachers and chaperones attending a school trip is free. This includes any workshops and shows. We recommend one adult for every five students. Accessibility We’re proud to be wheelchair accessible throughout the Centre including our Immersive Dome Theatre. Snack Area An on-site snack area is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bird’s Nest Café is available onsite for individual purchases. Contact Us Discovery Centre 1215 Lower Water Street Halifax, NS B3J 3S8 902 492 4422 [email protected] Please book your visit a minimum of two weeks in advance. For more information, visit www.thediscoverycentre.ca GR 8, 11 & 12 Book Today! OTCNS OCEAN TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL OF NOVA SCOTIA Did You Know? The Discovery Centre is a not-for- profit registered charity Charitable Registration #10807 6662 RR0001 GR 8 GR 4 Dr. & Mrs. H.E. Christie Community Foundation for the SOTR programming in Amherst, Nova Scotia. for the SOTR programming in South Shore, Nova Scotia. GR 5 - 6 *Specialty Workshops Find us on facebook.com/DiscoveryCentre @DiscoveryCntr thediscoverycentre youtube.com/discoverycentre1215 www.thediscoverycentre.ca GR 3 Atlantic Canada community board TM Transportation not included
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Centre Visit Base Rate $4.75 $4.75
Science in the Centre Add-on
Workshop or Science Show $3.00 $3.45 Specialty Workshop $4.50 $5.00Dome Theatre Live Star Show $3.00 $3.45 Dome Theatre Full Dome Film $2.00 $2.30
Science on the RoadBase Program Fee (Includes 2 workshops) $250.00 Add-on Primary Workshop $50.00 Grade 1 – 2 Workshop $75.00 Grade 3 – 12 Workshop $90.00 Tide to Technology (Grade 8-12) FREE Whole School Demo $125.00
Portable Digital PlanetariumInitial Booking Fee (4 sessions, 30 mins each) $250.00 Add-on Session $50.00
+ Pricing includes HST. Subject to change at any time.
Payment TermsPayment is due the date of your visit and can be made via cash, credit, debit or a cheque made payable to the Discovery Centre. A $50 non-refundable fee will apply to workshops canceled with less than 72-hours notice and not rescheduled.
To note, memberships cannot be used as a substitute for student fees.
Please ask us about bursary grant opportunities.
EducationGuide
Workshops
Science on the RoadDiscover how our award-winning Science on the Road program can make a difference in your classroom. No matter where you are in Nova Scotia – from Yarmouth to Tatamagouche, Guysborough to Glace Bay, our trained and talented educators will make learning fun through hands-on experiences tailored to all grades. All workshops are 30 to 60 minutes in length, curriculum-connected, and are informative, inspiring and interactive. Request your class visit at thediscoverycentre.ca/science-on-the-road.
Science in the CentreOur Science in the Centre program provides curriculum-connected workshops in a hands-on, minds-on learning environment that gives students the confidence to take part in class discussions and feel accomplished and inspired to further their own learning.
Minimum group size is 8 participants; groups of fewer than 8 participants will be required to pay the minimum charge of $62.
Workshops
Rates
New! Whole School DemoColourful ChemistryLearn about the brilliance of chemistry as we explore pH indicators, how fireworks get their colours, and the magic of combustion and dehydration reactions. We’ll create our own giant lava lamp while learning the basics of solubility, density, and effervescence, and end the show with a bang that’s sure to elicit a crowd-pleasing reaction.
The Discovery Centre would like to recognize the gracious support of:
Ramp It Up Objects and Materials
Storm StructuresMaterials and Structures
We're Wheely MovingMotion/Invisible Forces
May the Forces be with You! Invisible Forces
Bridging the GapMaterials and Structures
Geology RocksRocks, Minerals and Erosion
Facts of LightLight
Slimy ScienceChemical and Physical Properties
What's the Alternative?Energy
Electric OdysseyElectricity
NEW! BiomimicryStewardship and Sustainability
Exploring the Deep: RocksEarth's Crust
Exploring the Deep: OceansWater Systems
FREE! Tide to Technology Water Systems/STSE
GR 1
GR 2 - 3
GR 4
GR 5
GR 6
GR 7
GR 8 - 12
GR 8
PP - PR
GR 3
GR 7
Once Upon a WormLiving Things
We're Wheely Moving!Motion
Bridging the GapMaterials and Structures
Float the BoatMaterials and Structures
Sounds of ScienceSound
*Cast the PastRocks, Minerals, and Erosion
Green MachinesSimple Machines
Capture the WindForces, Simple Machines and Weather
Digestive DramaHealthy Body, Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems
Electric OdysseyElectricity
Why Fly?Flight
*Lunar BotsSpace and Technology
The Heat of the MomentHeat
All Cell that Ends CellsCells, Tissues, Organs and Systems
Eye LightsOptics
PR - GR 2
GR 2 - 3
GR 3
GR 3
GR 4
GR 4 & 7
GR 5
GR 5
GR 5 & 8
PP - GR 7 GR 8-12
PP - GR 12
GR 6
GR 6
GR 6 - 12
GR 7
Adult SupervisionAdmission for teachers and chaperones attending a school trip is free. This includes any workshops and shows. We recommend one adult for every five students.
AccessibilityWe’re proud to be wheelchair accessible throughout the Centre including our Immersive Dome Theatre.
Snack AreaAn on-site snack area is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bird’s Nest Café is available onsite for individual purchases.
Contact UsDiscovery Centre 1215 Lower Water Street Halifax, NS B3J 3S8902 492 4422 [email protected]
Please book your visit a minimum of two weeks in advance. For more information, visit
www.thediscoverycentre.ca
GR 8, 11& 12 Book
Today!
OTCNSOCEAN TECHNOLOGY
COUNCIL OF NOVA SCOTIA
Did You Know?The Discovery Centre is a not-for-profit registered charity
Charitable Registration #10807 6662 RR0001
GR 8
GR 4
Dr. & Mrs. H.E. ChristieCommunity Foundation
for the SOTR programming in
Amherst, Nova Scotia.
for the SOTR programming in
South Shore, Nova Scotia.
GR 5 - 6
*Specialty Workshops
Find us onfacebook.com/DiscoveryCentre @DiscoveryCntr thediscoverycentre youtube.com/discoverycentre1215 www.thediscoverycentre.ca
GR 3
Atlantic Canadacommunity board TM
Transportation not included
Educator ShowcasesThe Discovery Centre hosts three free access events throughout the year to provide provincial educators withan opportunity to network, learn, and discover.
Educators will be able to experience our 40,000 sq ft. facility with 200+ hands-on exhibits, educational workshops, Dome Theatre demos, our new Ocean Gallery, the Michelin Corporate Foundation Innovation Lab, and Featured Exhibit.
These events are available to educators from Primary to Grade 12 and school administrative staff. Showcases will give an overview of what the Discovery Centre offers and how we can support educators in implementing STEAM concepts in the classroom.
Stay tuned for the annoucement of our next showcase!
Immersive Dome TheatreMarvel at the wonders of the world and beyond in our Immersive Dome Theatre. With Live Star Shows and Full Dome Films, you can explore the vastness of space, discover the ancient remnants of stars, or have the best seats to a spectacular meteor shower.
Full Dome Films
Add a bonus educational experience to your Centre visit with one of our spectacular Full Dome Films. These 20-30 minute screenings are guaranteed to amaze viewers as full motion images fly overhead and around you.
Live Star Shows
Enjoy a curriculum-connected tour through the cosmos led by our Dome Theatre Presenter!
Look Up
Join us as we look up at the Halifax sky and discover what’s out in space and why the night is so dark. Prepare for take-off as we go on a 20 minute adventure to explore twinkling stars and our favourite neighbour, the Moon!
To Every Season
Explore the changes happening all around you, as the sun goes down and the stars come out! Join us as we find patterns in the sky, learn about what creates a day and the seasons, and how these cycles affect other living things and our environment.
Space Case
Settle in as we investigate how the Earth’s position and motion in space drives our daily, seasonal and lunar cycles. We’ll also consider humanity’s deep historical and cultural connections with the stars, the planets and the Moon.
Beyond the Solar System
Have you ever wondered how our Solar System formed? Or why stars are so hot? What lies beyond the Earth and our cosmic neighbourhood? Join us as we boldly go through space in search of the answers to these cosmic questions!
PP PR - GR 3
GR 8 - 12GR 4 - 7
One World, One Sky2 YRS+
Follow characters from Sesame Street as they take an imaginary trip to the Moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.
Experience the Aurora8 YRS+
Unearth the science behind auroras, and learn about mankind's quest to find and understand this incredible phenomenon.
Secret Lives of Stars8 YRS+
Witness the outstanding variety of stars and peer into their secret lives.
Portable Digital PlanetariumBe amazed by our Portable Digital Planetarium as it displays realistic images of the cosmos. Stare into distant galaxies, marvel at the Milky Way, and be entertained by constellations and planets like never before. This Science Educator-led presentation can engage all ages, from primary students to members of the Royal Astronomy Society of Canada, with content customized to curriculum and group interests.
Stories of the Night SkyComing soon!
Visit our NEWMurphy Ocean Gallery
Dive deep into ocean learning with our Touch Pool, Storm Puzzle, Interactive Globe, Water Wall, Stream Table, Wet Lab and more! www.thediscoverycentre.ca/featured-exhibit
The Discovery Centre invites you to make some wild new friends at its first-ever Live Exhibition! Survival of the Slowest introduces you to some of nature’s ultimate survivors, proving that slow and steady really can win the race! Learn all about these amazing animals and their incredible adaptations, featuring a Two-Toed Sloth, African Pygmy Hedgehog, Veiled Chameleon, and many more!
Open May 10 to October 3
Hang with us!
