Discovery Place Homeschool Guide 2014 - 2015 School Year | Page 6

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

JOURNEY TO THE
SOUTH PACIFIC

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

GUITAR: THE INSTRUMENT
THAT ROCKED THE WORLD

Bringing together science, art
and innovation, Dinosaurs in
Motion engages and educates
the visitor by using 14 fully
interactive, recycled metal
dinosaur sculptures with exposed
mechanics inspired by actual
fossils.

Price
$5 per person
Member price OR when
booked with a class

Learn mind-bending concepts
at exhibits that explore moiré
patterns, the persistence of
vision principle, light refraction
and many more concepts behind
optical illusions in this fascinating
look into the impossible.

October 4, 2014 – January 16,
2015

Duration
Approximately
40 minutes

May 30 – September 8, 2015
GUITAR: The Instrument That
Rocked The World providesan
entertaining, engaging and handson experience with one of the
most important cultural icons
in history: the guitar. GUITAR is
comprised of three elements: the
science of sound; the evolution,
engineering, and design of the
guitar; and the guitar’s cultural
impact.
Science, history, pop, music,
videos, dozens of instruments,
“touchables, “playables” and
much more come together to
demonstrate how the guitar is one
of the most incredible musical
instruments ever created.

Now Showing
Narrated by Academy Award®
winner Cate Blanchett, Journey
to the South Pacific takes
moviegoers on a breathtaking
IMAX® adventure to the lush
tropical islands of remote West
Papua, where life flourishes
above and below the sea. Join
Jawi, a young island boy, as
he takes us on a journey of
discovery to this magical place
to encounter whale sharks,
sea turtles, manta rays and
other iconic creatures of the
sea. An uplifting story of hope
and celebration, Journey to
the South Pacific highlights the
importance of living in balance
with the ocean planet we all call
home.

D-DAY: NORMANDY 1944

MYSTERIES OF THE
UNSEEN WORLD

August 22, 2014

Opens February 8, 2015

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied
operation of World War II
began in Normandy, France.
Yet, few know exactly why
and how this region became
the most important location in
the world. Blending multiple
cinematographic techniques
such as animation, CGI and
stunning live action images,
D-Day: Normandy 1944 brings
this monumental event to the
world’s largest screens for the
first time ever. Audiences of
all ages will explore how this
landing changed the world.

Mysteries of the Unseen
World reveals phenomena
that can’t be seen with the
naked eye. Experience
events that unfold too slowly
for human perception; enter
a microscopic world once
reserved for scientists; and
begin to understand that
what we actually see is only
a fraction of what exists
on Earth. High-speed and
time-lapse photography,
electron microscopy, and
nanotechnology are just a
few of the advancements in
science that reveal a universe
we never knew existed.

Rated G

Not rated

Rated G

PENGUINS 3D
Now – November 2014
Duration
Approximately
20 minutes
Price
Free with Museum
admission

FLY ME TO THE MOON
Now – May 2015

Penguins 3D celebrates the destiny of a
very special King Penguin who returns to his
birthplace in the sub-Antarctic. Known as
Penguin City, the island is home to hundreds
of albatrosses, fur seals and brawling
elephant seals—as well as six million penguins!
Somehow our hero must earn his place
among the