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Earth in Layers

How old are rocks? Where do fossils come from? What is topography and what do the contour lines on a map represent? Discover how different layers of the earth reveal answers to these questions through our augmented reality sandbox and fossil display. Fossil collection curated and donated by Bill MacBride.

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Other Exhibits

Building Brainstorm

Calling all young architects!

Building Brainstorm features hands-on activities that explore the creative architectural design process and encourage collaborative problem-solving. Plan a dream home or a dog house, build a skyscraper model, find the best layout of an apartment model’s rooms and furniture, and much more. This area also features our Rigamajig — a collection of wooden planks, wheels, pulleys, nuts, bolts and rope which allows visitors to follow their curiosity through play. Building Brainstorm is generously supported by CS Structures, Morrison-Maierle Systems, and A&E Architects.

LiGHTLAB

Discover light, optics and photonics

Discover light, light waves and how they are used to solve real world problems - like self driving cars - in today's world. Thirteen different exhibits allow you to explore the world of light through lasers, holograms, prisms, color and more.

Critter Corner

It's cool to be cold!

Check out our poikilotherms (cold-blooded animals) in Critter Corner! Featuring reptiles, arachnids, snakes and more like Scooter the Axolotl, Gourdy the Pumpkin Patch Tarantula and Maize the Corn Snake. Animal feedings happen at approximately 11am every day. Critter Corner includes plant and insect basics such as a worm compost bin and information on how we breed fruit flies to feed all of the animals.