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The Tinker Tank – Event this Saturday October 27
Are you a tinkerer? Do you want to learn the basics of tube audio amplifier restoration, troubleshooting, and some of those mystical mods tube gurus talk about. Or maybe you have a vintage piece that’s giving you trouble? Either way, come to … Continue reading
Posted in In the Community
Tagged audio amplifier, Got Retro, Tinker Tank, vacuum tube
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Night at the Museum – Astronomy and Sci Fi Movie Night!
Come and experience the finest cinematic treats screened in super fresh 16mm format. This event will feature Science Fiction, Astronomy and Experimental Films, including the following titles, NASA Aeronautics and Space Report 106 (1973), Powers of Ten (1977), Algol the … Continue reading
Observation Beehive
Recently, the Junior League of Miami wanted to support a new project at the Museum targeted for young children. The idea of a bee hive was agreed upon, and as luck would have it, we later discovered a beehive in an avocado tree … Continue reading
Posted in In the Museum, Partnerships
Tagged apiary, beekeeping, Bunch Farms, Junior League of Miami
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Baby’s First Museum
It’s not something normally recounted in baby albums, but as you read this story, you may start to wonder … “Why not?” You always hear about baby’s first words, first steps, first laugh – but what about baby’s first museum? … Continue reading
Wall of Wind
It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Andrew, and this summer the Museum is honoring the anniversary of the storm with a brand new Hurricane exhibit. Tragic and heroic stories from Andrew’s survivors are told, and now, the Museum is expanding … Continue reading
Clubhouse Fun
For lots of kids, the idea of a clubhouse is a special place that feels like it belongs only to you, and where you and your friends have the freedom to play whatever games you can imagine. At the Computer … Continue reading
Posted in MiaSci at Large, Partnerships
Tagged Computer Clubhouse, MIT Lab, Museum of Science Boston, Scratch
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Illuminating the Planetarium
When the new Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Science is completed downtown, external illumination of the planetarium sphere will make it a sight to be seen, day or night. Last week, Museum staff met with a team from Electrosonic, … Continue reading
ASPIRE!
Students and facilitators of the Upward Bound Program, President and CEO of the Miami Science Museum Gillian Thomas, and Vice President of Education Dr. Judy Brown accept the AT&T ASPIRE Program Award check from AT&T Executive, JC Flores to support … Continue reading
Posted in For Students, In the Community, Partnerships
Tagged AT&T Aspire, Upward Bound Math & Science
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Beep Beep! Special Delivery!
Let ECHOS Year 2 begin! In the second week of September, just in time for back to school, ECHOS staff delivered 38 material kit sets to 38 classrooms at 21 Head Start childcare centers. Teachers of local Head Start centers … Continue reading
Posted in For Students, For Teachers, In the Community, Partnerships
Tagged ECHOS, Head Start
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Hurricane Andrew: From Chaos to a New Beginning
Hurricane Andrew will always be a part of the story of south Florida. For those who have only seen pictures or heard secondhand stories, it may be difficult to imagine the utter devastation, or the Herculean effort it took to recover … Continue reading
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