Liberty Science Center
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Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. The center, which first opened in 1993, has science exhibits, the nation's largest Dome IMAX theatre, numerous educational resources and the original Hoberman sphere, a silver, computer-driven engineering/artwork.
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[edit] Liberty Science Center's Expansion
According to the Newark Star-Ledger [1] Liberty Science Center is currently undergoing a 22-month, $109 million expansion and renewal project. Upon re-opening in mid-July 2007, the expansion will add 100,000 ft² to the facility, bringing it to nearly 300,000 ft².[2]
Replacing almost every exhibition in the building, the "new" Liberty Science Center's exhbitions include [3]:
- Skyscraper! Achievement and Impact - The largest exhibition on the subject in the world - with artifacts from the World Trade Center, a walk along an I-Beam two stories above the exhibition floor, an earthquake shake table, and more.
- Eat and Be Eaten - This exhibit of life animals explores the predator-prey relationship, offering lots of live animals including deadly vipers, amazing pufferfish and scores of other creates.
- Communication Explores human communication in four areas -- Body and Language; Symbols, Signs and Writing; Print, Audio and Video; and Signals and Networks.
- Infection Connection - Helps guests understand how individual actions can affect global health issues.
- I explore - An age-restricted area, where guests under six and their caregivers can explore aspects of the world around them through water play, a large climbing structure, a streetscape, and a rock xylophone - made from hanging rocks that ring like a bell when struck.
- Our Hudson Home - Teaches guests about the wildlife and ecology of the Hudson River.
- Some favorites from the old building remain in Wonder Why and Energy Quest.
[edit] Jennifer A. Chalsty Center for Science Learning and Teaching
Also opening in July 2007 is the new Jennifer A. Chalsty Center for Science Learning and Teaching, a 20,000-square-foot facility extending over the entire former Invention Floor of Liberty Science Center, with six labs, a 150-seat theater and other resources for teachers and students. Here educators can upgrade science teaching skills and find peers to help strengthen science instruction in the classroom, while students can participate in intense, multi-day or single hour programs to ignite interest and skills in science exploration. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] MacPherson, Kitta. "Innovation & Inspiration" Newark Star-Ledger, Oct 4, 2006.
- ^ Liberty Science Center Expansion Project, accessed January 30, 2007
- ^ [2] MacPherson, Kitta. "Innovation & Inspiration" Newark Star-Ledger, Oct 4, 2006.
- ^ Osowski, Jeffrey. "Enliven the art of teaching science", New Jersey Education Association Review, February 2006.
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