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SHOPPERS DRUG MART ® OMNIMAX® THEATRE GEMINI ROOMS TELUSCAPE RBC FOUNDATION LUNCH ROOM TELUS CONFERENCE ROOM IMPERIAL OIL AUDITORIUM STUDIOS 1, 2 & 3 IBM SCHOOL & TOUR GROUP ENTRANCE SOUTH PARKING LOT NORTH PARKING LOT DON MILLS ROAD TICKETS MEMBERSHIP DESK KIDSPARK KIDSPARK SPACE THE TERRACE AMATEUR RADIO STATION HOT ZONE ROCK PAPER SCIENCE HALL WESTON FAMILY INNOVATION CENTRE VALLEY RESTAURANT SCIENCE ARCADE THE LIVING EARTH TELUS RAIN FOREST THE ASTRAZENECA HUMAN EDGE CHALLENGE ZONE COHON FAMILY NATURE ESCAPE IMPERIAL OIL AUDITORIUM FOREST LANE LEARNING CENTRES A QUESTION OF TRUTH DUPONT CANADA LABS school areas PROCTER & GAMBLE GREAT HALL ENTRANCE PLANETARIUM Closed for the season SPECIAL EXHIBITION HALL Featured Areas A Question of Truth Explore how beliefs and biases can influence scientific research. Weston Family Innovation Centre Experiment with sound panels, play with the ferrofluid piano, test the materials orchestra, see your face in bubbles. The Living Earth Touch a tornado or wander through a real, live rain forest environment filled with plants and animals. Science Arcade Generate some hair-raising fun by getting physical with physics in our Science Arcade! The AstraZeneca Human Edge Explore the wonders and possibilities of the human body. Forest Lane Discover Canadian forests in their many forms. KidSpark Spark your child’s curiosity through play, building, water and a variety of activities. Space Check out a real Moon rock, a meteorite from Mars and explore the Universe in Toronto’s only public planetarium. Experience The Whole Science Centre We are built on a ravine, the higher the level number, the further down you go. • Elevators and Washrooms are all wheelchair accessible • Wheelchairs and Strollers are available at Level Ticket Desk • Lost & Found – See any Science Centre Staff • Lost Children – See any Science Centre Staff • Lockers - Level Admission Area • Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult CONNECT WITH US FROM ANYWHERE! OntarioScienceCentre.ca facebook.com/OntarioScienceCentre twitter.com/OntScienceCtr YouTube.com/user/OntarioScienceCentre 416.696.1000 Live Science Demos Check information boards on level 4 & 6 for times & locations Planetarium Science HotSpot Papermaking Electricity Stairs Elevator Washrooms Family Washrooms Pay Phone Baby Care Room Special Needs and All Gender Washroom Brown Bag Lunch Areas Safe Area Parking Food Services Bank Machine Automated Electronic Defibrillator TELUS Free Phone Charging Station 01_16_4127 Circus! The Exhibition Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age FOOD SERVICES Lobby Café Weekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weekends 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. KidSpark Café Weekends and Holidays 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Valley Restaurant Weekdays 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Weekends 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Page 1: Experience The Whole Science Centre Featured Areas · Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age was created by The Field Museum, Chicago. The Science of Ripley’s Believe It

SHOPPERS DRUG MART® OMNIMAX® THEATRE

GEMINI ROOMS

TELUSCAPE

RBC FOUNDATION LUNCH ROOM

TELUS CONFERENCE ROOM

IMPERIAL OIL AUDITORIUM

STUDIOS 1, 2 & 3IBM SCHOOL & TOUR GROUP ENTRANCE

SOUTH PARKING LOT

NORTH PARKING LOT

DON MILLS ROAD

TICKETS

MEMBERSHIP DESK

KIDSPARK

KIDSPARK

SPACETHE TERRACE

AMATEUR RADIO STATION

HOT ZONE

ROCK PAPER SCIENCE HALL

WESTON FAMILY INNOVATION CENTRE

VALLEY RESTAURANT

SCIENCE ARCADE

THE LIVING EARTH

TELUS RAINFOREST

THE ASTRAZENECA HUMAN EDGE

CHALLENGE ZONE

COHON FAMILY NATURE ESCAPE

IMPERIAL OIL AUDITORIUM

FOREST LANE

LEARNING CENTRES

A QUESTION OF TRUTH

DUPONT CANADA LABS

school areas

PROCTER & GAMBLE GREAT HALL

ENTRANCE

PLANETARIUM

elevator and

stair access levels 5-6

stair access levels 5-6

elevator and

stair access levels 5-6

Closed for the season SPECIAL

EXHIBITION HALL

Featured Areas

A Question of TruthExplore how beliefs and biases can influence scientific research.

Weston FamilyInnovation CentreExperiment with sound panels, play with the ferrofluid piano, test the materials orchestra, see your face in bubbles.

The Living EarthTouch a tornado or wander through a real,live rain forest environment filled withplants and animals.

Science ArcadeGenerate some hair-raising fun by getting physical with physics in our Science Arcade!

The AstraZenecaHuman EdgeExplore the wonders and possibilities of the human body.

Forest LaneDiscover Canadian forests in their many forms.

KidSparkSpark your child’s curiosity through play,building, water and a variety of activities.

SpaceCheck out a real Moon rock, a meteorite from Mars and explore the Universe in Toronto’s only public planetarium.

Experience The Whole Science Centre

We are built on a ravine, the higher the level number, the further down you go.

• Elevators and Washrooms are all wheelchair accessible• Wheelchairs and Strollers are available at Level Ticket Desk• Lost & Found – See any Science Centre Staff

• Lost Children – See any Science Centre Staff• Lockers - Level Admission Area• Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult

CONNECT WITH US FROM ANYWHERE!OntarioScienceCentre.ca

facebook.com/OntarioScienceCentre

twitter.com/OntScienceCtr

YouTube.com/user/OntarioScienceCentre

416.696.1000

Live Science DemosCheck information boards on level 4 & 6 for times & locations

Planetarium

Science HotSpot

Papermaking

Electricity

Stairs

Elevator

Washrooms

Family Washrooms

Pay Phone

Baby Care Room

Special Needs and All Gender Washroom

Brown Bag Lunch Areas

Safe Area

Parking

Food Services

Bank MachineAutomated Electronic DefibrillatorTELUS Free Phone Charging Station

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Circus! The Exhibition

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age

FOOD SERVICES

Lobby CaféWeekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weekends 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

KidSpark Café Weekends and Holidays 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Valley RestaurantWeekdays 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Weekends 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Eyes On The Skies (ages 0-5)

For children 5 years and under WITH their caregivers. Learn about the nighttime sky through singing, connect-the-stars constellations and a journey to the Moon and maybe even Mars! Planetarium Space Hall

The Extreme Universe (age 8+)

Witness an exploding star and discover the destructive power of a black hole on this guided tour of the Universe at its most extreme.

Planetarium Space Hall

The Sky Tonight (age 5+)

Discover what’s visible in the sky tonight and learn about upcoming celestial events.

Planetarium Space Hall

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Could You Be A Cave Artist?

Explore the science, history and technique of cave drawings from the Pleistocene Age, then create your own mammoth drawing fit for a cave (or the front of the fridge).

Rock Paper Science Hall

Rock ‘N’ Minerals Learn about the flint and obsidian tools of our past or find out how to discover and identify fossils in your own neighbourhood to become a “citizen scientist.”

Rock Paper Science Hall

The Whole Tooth Travel back in time and check out Pleistocene mammal skulls: sabretooth cat, dire wolf, short-faced bear and even an adult Neanderthal.

Rock Paper Science Hall

All About DNAExtract DNA from fruit using everyday household items, make a candy or origami model of a DNA molecule, or learn about research on ancient DNA with a genome engineering puzzle game. Rock Paper Science Hall

Research SpotlightTuesdays & Thursdays in March & April

Learn about cutting edge research that uses DNA, paleontology and archaeology to discover more about mammoths and mastodons with experts from McMaster University, Ontario Genomics and the Ontario Science Centre. Weston Family

Innovation Centre

Carving Workshop Carve a replica of a spearhead from the Pleistocene Age out of soap.Rock Paper Science Hall

Electricity DemoDon’t miss the Science Centre’s most shocking demonstration! You’ll get a charge out of the Van de Graaff generator (a.k.a. “The Ball That Makes Your Hair Stand Up”) and find out “what’s watt” with this whole electricity thing!

Science Arcade

Papermaking Demo Transform plants and scrap paper into new paper. Watch the papermaking demo then take home the instructions and make your own!

Rock Paper Science Hall

Research Live!Weekends 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Researchers from the University of Toronto need your help to understand how children develop and learn about the world around them!

KidSpark Workshops

Time Monday to Friday Saturday & Sunday

11:00 Humpback Whales IMAX HUBBLE

12:00 The Human Body The Human Body

1:00 IMAX HUBBLE Humpback Whales

2:00 Humpback Whales Under The Sea

3:00 IMAX HUBBLE

4:00 Under The Sea

Science Centre + IMAX film Combo Adults $28 / Youth & Senior $22 / Child $19Admission waived for a Support Person accompanying a person with a disability.

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We gratefully acknowledge the Government of Ontario and our major supporters:

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Sleepovers & Birthday Parties Give your friends and family an unforgettable experience. Camp indoors and explore the exhibits after dark. Let Party Pros handle the details of a themed birthday party.

Camps: PA Days, Holiday, March Break and SummerMake new friends and lasting memories. Engage in hands-on science. Enjoy exclusive access to the exhibit halls.

Private events at the Science CentreWeddings. Celebrations. Corporate. Dazzle your guests or spark your employees’ imaginations by holding your next event in a unique space.

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Membership

visit for free starting today.beCome a member.

SILVER MEMBERSHIP $130 / YEARAdmits two adults and up to four children for free admission, great discounts and more.

See brochure for full details and additional levels.

Have Tickets? No problem.Put them towards a Membership within 2 weeks of your visit.Ask us how.416-696-3142 [email protected]

Circus! The ExhibitionExplore the science of juggling, the human cannonball, sword swallowers and more!

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Knowledge Partner: McMaster University. Supporting Partner: Ontario Genomics. Media Partner: Toronto Star.

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age was created by The Field Museum, Chicago.

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