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AstroJam: A Cosmic Quest
Every year, the Museum celebrates our Universe, and everyone with a passion for observing, investigating, and learning about it. On a large scale, it’s officially National Astronomy Day. Here at the Museum, we called our celebration AstroJam: A Cosmic Quest. … Continue reading
Posted in For Students, For Teachers, In the Community, In the Museum, MiaSci at Large, Partnerships
Tagged Celestron, FIU Astronomy Club, Florida International University, National Astronomy Day, Smithsonian Affiliations, Southern Cross Astronomical Society, Upward Bound Math & Science, Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos
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Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos
We’ve all seen the amazing images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The details in the colors and swirling patterns are not just beautiful – they also tell a story about what is happening there. Is that cloud of gas and … Continue reading
The Museum’s Science Stars Program Gets Off to a Shining Start!
As announced at the groundbreaking for our new building back in March, the Miami Science Museum is implementing a new program called Science Stars, intended to reach out to communities who may not have had a chance to visit us … 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
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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
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Tagged ECHOS, Head Start
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Students Help Design Game for New Hurricane Exhibit
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
Go Green!
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
5, 4, 3, 2, 1….. Blast Off!
This summer, young people from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are doing all kinds of things at the Miami Science Museum’s Summer Camp. From Kitchen Chemistry and Icky Sticky Goopy Glop, from Amusement Park Physics to Superhero Science, they are designing video games, investigating … Continue reading
The S101 Submarine Dives into the Museum!
It’s not a sentence you would expect to hear. A submarine dives into the Miami Science Museum! But this summer, from July 28 – August 12, the S101 submarine is on display at the Museum, thanks to a partnership with the OceanGate … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Wave, OceanGate Foundation, S101 Submarine, Summer Camp
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ROVs Boldly Go Where Students Can’t Go
Underwater exploration is difficult for some obvious reasons, but it’s so important to understand marine environments. How does pollution affect marine life near the shore? What effect does temperature and salt levels have on the growth of seaweed? Does the … Continue reading



