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The Saskatchewan Science Centre is an interactive science museum in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is owned and operated as a not-for-profit charitable organization. Located in a former power plant in the Wascana Centre, the Saskatchewan Science Centre was officially opened in April 1989 as the Powerhouse of Discovery. In 1991, the Science Centre was expanded with the Kramer IMAX Theater.
Established | 1989 |
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Location | Regina, Saskatchewan |
Type | Science museum |
Website | http://www.sasksciencecentre.com/ |
Principal activities and programming
editThe exhibit floor contains permanent displays, travelling exhibits, interactive demonstrations, and stage shows.
The Kramer IMAX Theatre is the only IMAX theater in Regina. It completed its conversion to IMAX 3D in October 2010.[1]
Educational and entertainment programs are delivered to students and communities all across Saskatchewan,[2] including remote through the Science Outreach program.
Special events at the centre include Adult Science Nights,[3] the Ignite! Festival,[4] the After Dark Film Series,[5] and Fantasy Food,[6] and attendance at public events such as Canada Day celebrations.
Permanent exhibits
editThe Saskatchewan Science Centre's permanent exhibits are its backbone.[7] They are complemented by travelling and temporary exhibits and occasional special programs run by the Centre. The Science Centre features various permanent displays highlighting different topics.
- Critters!
- The exhibit includes many live animals, such as a bearded dragon, sugar glider, great horned owl, snakes, and salamanders.
- Ukrainian Science Park
- Outside the Science Centre, there is a free-access children's playground with structures demonstrating physics, such as pulleys and tunnels.
- WILD! Saskatchewan
- An interactive exhibit about the environment and environmental conservation;
- Space Stadium Canada
- The exhibit highlights and explores Canadian contributions to Space exploration. Features the gyro gym, a spinning device similar to one that NASA developed for astronaut training.
- Richardson Ag-Grow-Land
- The exhibit focuses on Saskatchewan's contributions to the agriculture industry and the technologies and logistics common to modern industrial farming.
- Science of Hockey
- This is an exhibit exploring hockey through a scientific lens. It features a game with a brainwave-controlled ball and several physical tests where participants can compete.
Affiliations
editThe Science Centre is affiliated with the Saskatchewan Museums Association and the Canadian Association of Science Centres.
Gallery
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"smells like" buttons
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"sounds like" buttons
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Lightning and northern lights (Aurora Borealis)
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the wheel of life
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Uranium mines exibit
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open pit mining
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space stadium
Fossil exibit
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display of the Male reproductive organs
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display of the nervous system
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displayed of the jaw of a megalodon
mammal exibit
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Display of the Tarantula
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display of a Leopard gecko
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mammal sanctuary
Train exibit
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SSC railways
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SSC railway
LEGO Ancient Egypt exhibit
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Block in boat on the River Nile
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Block in boat on the River Nile
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block tailor #I
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block tailor (#II)
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Boat on the Nile (#I)
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Boat on the Nile (#II)
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case and 4 jars
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ancient Egyptian murals
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A group of free laborers transporting a colossal of the goddess Hathor (#I)
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A group of free laborers transporting a colossal of the goddess Hathor (#II)
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replica of a scribe
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Scribe, and papyrus scroll, and mummy
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Salves, and boat, and the Nile
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Sarcophagus
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slaves bend
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LEGO replica of Tutankhamun's mask
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kramer IMAX Theatre". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Field Trips | Saskatchewan Science Centre". www.sasksciencecentre.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.
- ^ "Adult Nights | Saskatchewan Science Centre". www.sasksciencecentre.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Events Calendar". Saskatchewan Science Centre. 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Kramer IMAX Theatre Show Times | Saskatchewan Science Centre". www.sasksciencecentre.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Fantasy Food 2014 | Saskatchewan Science Centre". www.sasksciencecentre.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Exhibits | Saskatchewan Science Centre". www.sasksciencecentre.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.