In the Community

MiaSci is dedicated to serving all members of our community. One of the ways we do this is by going out into the community to deliver programming, from schools and parks to shopping malls and street festivals, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a memorable science moment. Whether it’s meeting one of the animals from our Wildlife Clinic, sampling some solar cooking or catching a science demo, the chance to take part in some live science learning may be right around your corner. Check out our Calendar of Events to see when we might be in your area.

Miami Science Museum’s Amazon Voyage

Nearly 1.5 million visitors throughout the U.S. and Canada have enjoyed the Museum’s touring exhibition: Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches. Launched in 2005, with competitive funding from the National Science Foundation, the exhibition is currently at the Don … Continue reading

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All About Mangroves

This year in Digital WAVE, students are learning all about climate change and how it is related to south Florida environments – specifically mangroves. During class time they are using the same technology and software that scientists, animators, and designers … Continue reading

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Miami Science Museum Hosts “Green Planet” Tent at 2011 Miami Book Fair International

This year, Miami Science Museum hosted a tent called the “Green Planet” in the Children’s Alley at the Miami Book Fair International, an event that attracts approximately half a million people each year. Partnering with local green organizations, including the … Continue reading

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Star Gazers “Keep Looking Up” With Live Lunar Eclipse

WPBT2’s Star Gazers will host a Live Lunar Eclipse Event from Reno, Nevada on Saturday, December 10th from 4:00-7:00 a.m. (PST) and 7:00-10:00 a.m. (EST). To view the eclipse and join the conversation, visit http://www.wpbt2.org/lunareclipse Star Gazers, a production of … Continue reading

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Miami Science Museum Reclaims Land for Nature

Last week, Museum staff and Upward Bound students helped restore the Reclamation Project wall at the Wildlife Center for another year. Each of the 1,111 seedlings that spent a year germinating on the wall were removed and replaced with new … Continue reading

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The IMPACT of Marine Conservation

Eighteen students in the Museum’s Upward Bound IMPACT program had the adventure of a lifetime, not to mention first-hand experience with nature’s food chain, when they went on an overnight expedition in August sponsored by the University of Miami’s Center … Continue reading

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ECHOS of the Future

Children are born to be scientists – both scientists and children spend a lot of their time asking, or wondering, “why?” So the Museum is collaborating with the University of Miami on a research study to understand the effectiveness of … Continue reading

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MiaSci’s Tony Lima Named a Miami Fellow by The Miami Foundation

Tony Lima, vice president of marketing, communications and sales at Miami Science Museum, has been recently named a Miami Fellow by the Miami Foundation for a Greater Miami. As a member of the foundation’s Miami Fellows Class VI, Tony will … Continue reading

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Upward Bound Barbeque

Over 100 students and their families gathered on Saturday to celebrate the beginning of Upward Bound’s 2011 academic year. And how better to celebrate than at a barbeque on the beach? Upward Bound was started by the US Department of … Continue reading

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Buzzzzzzzz

If you really think about what makes a scientist, you’d have to agree that every young child is a scientist. Just like scientists, little ones are always asking that little one-word question: “WHY?” The Museum’s ECHOS program (Early Childhood Hands-On … Continue reading

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