Monthly Archives: August 2012

Museum Staff Member Goes to Space Camp

Posted on August 30, 2012 by admin

The thought of Space Camp conjures up images of simulated missions on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, bulky NASA flight suits, and trying to concentrate while strapped in the multi-axis astronaut training chair, which spins you in … Continue reading →

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A New Year for ECHOS

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin

A week before children headed back to school, Head Start teachers were already getting re-energized for ECHOS at the first workshop of the year. The Museum’s Early Childhood Hands-On Science (ECHOS) initiative, in collaboration with the University of Miami’s Department … Continue reading →

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Students Help Design Game for New Hurricane Exhibit

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin

Have you ever been to a Museum and wondered how the exhibits are created? How do they decide what the interactive exhibit experiences should be? Who designs them? Do exhibits get tested before they officially open? Young people participating in … Continue reading →

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Go Green!

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin

There are only so many hours in the day, but still, students in the second session of Digital WAVE this summer managed to build an entire 3D house in a virtual world in just 2 weeks. The goal was to … Continue reading →

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ROVs: Hold the Remote, Be the Operator, Control the Vehicle

Posted on August 5, 2012 by admin

What better way to honor the Museum’s S101 submarine exhibit (running from July 28 – August 12 thanks to the OceanGate Foundation), than to have visitors design and operate their own underwater remotely-operated vehicles? ROVs represent a vital aspect of understanding our … Continue reading →

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