Discovery Science Center
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Discovery Science Center is a learning complex with more than 100 hands-on science exhibits designed to spark children's natural curiosity.
Located 2500 N. Main St. in Santa Ana, California, Discovery Science Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Science Center can be easily identified by its 10-story solar Cube that towers over Interstate 5.
[edit] Exhibits
The center is divided into several themed areas: Discovery Stadium, Techno Arts, Air & Space, Perception, Dynamic Earth, Quake Zone and KidStation. Dino Quest is Discovery Science Center's newest exhibit. It opened in the summer of 2006 and includes life-size dinosaurs, an interactive electronic quest and an online game.
[edit] History
In 1984, the Boards of the Exploratory Learning Center and the Experience Center joined to form the Discovery Museum of Orange County with the dual goals of teaching children what life was like in Orange County in the 1900s and creating a world-class science center.
A funding feasability study in 1989 indicated that county leaders would support the project. The 59,000-square-foot (5,481 m²) facility was opened on December 17, 1998.
[edit] External links
- Discovery Science Center. Retrieved on September 12, 2006.
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