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South Florida Science Museum is one of more than 700 museums to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer.
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SFSM
Date:
August 6, 2010
Today the South Florida Science Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 700 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families now through Labor Day.
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Museum Celebrates the "Sweet Side of Science" in Annual Chocolate Event
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SFSM
Date:
February 4, 2010
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., February 4, 2010 – The South Florida Science Museum, in
partnership with Hoffman’s Chocolates, will host Science of Chocolate on Saturday, February 6th
from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, February 7th from noon to 4pm. This fun-filled weekend will include
chocolate samples, educational demonstrations, a raffle and a sampling from the Hoffman’s
sumptuous chocolate fountain. Museum guests will learn about the chemistry of dark, milk and
white chocolate and will also enjoy exploring the Museum while discovering fascinating chocolate
facts throughout the exhibit galleries...
Dinosaurs Captivate Children of All Ages at Museum Preview Party WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., January 20, 2010 – The members of the South Florida Science Museum Kids Club celebrated the museum’s newest traveling exhibition at a special preview event on Friday, January 15 at the museum. The event marked the opening of Diggin’ Dinosaurs: An Adventure Millions of Years in the Making which will run through May 2, 2010. The evening featured cocktails and hors d'oeuvres for the adults, and for the children, the premieres of two new planetarium shows, touch tank demonstrations, fossil fun crafts, a kidfriendly buffet and a special guest appearance by Kids Club mascot Dr. SciFun...
West Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, January 4, 2010 – Something big is coming to the South Florida Science Museum beginning January 16th through May 2nd, 2010. Diggin’ Dinosaurs: An Adventure Millions of Years in the Making features many of the most feared terrestrial carnivores including the massive Giganotosaurus, a genus of carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived 98 to 96 million years ago, to other larger-than-life predators including, the Monolophosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor. This hands-on exhibit enables visitors to experience dinosaurs by handling an Oviraptor egg, excavating a skeleton, or taking a turn at the Wheel of Dinosaur Misfortune...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., December 1, 2009 – In the spirit of the Young Friends and
Families of the South Florida Science Museum’s “Nova Royale: Masquerade Ball” guests arrived at
PGA National Resort on Saturday, October 24, 2009 adorned in dazzling gowns and breathtaking
Venetian masks. Co-chairs Heather Greenhill and Virginia Oatley welcomed over 80 guests to the
Young Friends and Families annual event. The Young Friends raised nearly $30,000.00 towards
the New South Florida Science Museum...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., October 21, 2009 – The South Florida Science Museum and Palm
Beach Zoo welcomed more than 120 teachers representing 49 schools to the 2nd Annual Teacher
Open House on Friday, October 16, 2009. The event hosted more than 24 educational vendors
and exhibitors from cultural institutions and featured a number of educational demonstrations.
Science teachers were admitted free to both institutions and received lunch sponsored by Pearson,
Holt McDougal and ExploreLearning. The open house gave teachers the opportunity to preview the
many educational programs offered by both the South Florida Science Museum and the Palm
Beach Zoo. Teachers learned new, hands-on classroom activities appropriate for grades K - 12...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., October 21, 2009 – The South Florida Science Museum will host their
annual Spooky Science event on Friday, October 30, 2009 from 6pm to 10pm.
Spook-tacular funfor all ages, this event will feature not-so-spooky-storytelling, “terrifying” touch tanks, a “spooky”
science trail, lunar and planetary observations with the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches and much more! New this year, the Museum will hold a spooky-themed K’NEX Design Challenge in conjunction with the Museum’s current traveling exhibition, K’NEX: Building Thrill Rides. Museum guests are encouraged to come in costume for added fun. All activities are included with Museum admission...
SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM PRESENTS
The South Florida Science Museum and Toy Company Join Forces in Special Exhibit that Demonstrates and Teaches School-Age Children the Physics of Amusement Park Rides
West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, August 28, 2009 – What’s the angular velocity of the Blender Ride as it spins about the center post? This is just one of many questions that the South Florida Science Museum in West Palm Beach will answer in K’NEX: Building Thrill Rides, a special exhibit that will captivate young visitors and provide them the opportunity to explore the science, math and technology behind hair-raising amusement park thrill rides...
