Discovery Place Education Guide Volume 1, 2014 - 2015 School Year | Page 10

ED U CATOR

O P P O RT U NITIE S

LIMITED
ENGAGEMENT
EXHIBITIONS
Traveling exhibitions at Discovery Place
during the 2014 - 2015 school year offer
students the opportunity of a lifetime.
Free with Museum admission.

ALIEN WORLDS AND
ANDROIDS
June 28 - September 14, 2014
Through the use of robots,
telescopes, space probes
and high-tech laboratories,
scientists have been studying
the possibilities of life existing
beyond Earth. In this interactive
exhibition, join scientists in
their search for alien life within
and beyond our solar system.
Students will learn about robotics,
extremophiles and technologies
used to explore remote solar
systems.

ILLUSION
February 8 – May 10, 2015
Illusions distort the senses and
mystify our logical thinking,
showing that the human mind can
be easily fooled. This exhibition
joins magic with psychology,
optical illusions with scientific
reasoning and confusion with
clarity.

DINOSAURS IN MOTION

Learn mind-bending concepts
at exhibits that explore moiré
patterns, the persistence of
vision principle, light refraction
and many more concepts behind
optical illusi