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DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER
Field Trip Guide
2021-2022
CONTENTS
Welcome ...................................................... 1
Table offor
Programs contents
Outreach................................. 1
Updated to match sections.
Recommended Itineraries by Grade Level..... 2
Digital Dome Theater.................................. 16
General Information................................... 20
Explore the Store........................................ 21
Welcome to the Danville Science Center! Bringing the STEM
to You!
This might be the most exciting field trip guide ever! No, we aren’t
blowing things out of proportion. Programs for Outreach
Not only did we have to skip last year so we’re excited to be back, We bring the excitement of the Science
but the Science Center also has all new exhibits to share with your Center to you! Throughout this guide, you
will see programs noted with OUTREACH.
students! Those programs are available to be
presented offsite in the classroom. Make
We have reimagined the entire Science Center with new exhibit your reservation today!
galleries to help spark interest in science, encourage curious minds to
seek answers, and connect classroom lessons to the amazing world STARLAB Portable
around us. They are all yours to discover.
Planetarium
On top of our new, world-class exhibits, we have a wealth of Live The STARLAB is available as one of the
Science Programs and Dome features to help your students wrap their Science Center’s outreach programs.
arms around the wonders of STEM. Discover the relationship between the
Sun, Earth, and Moon while exploring the
planets. Explore current and upcoming
In this guide, you’ll find options for your next field trip outlined by space missions. Learn about repeating
grade level. When you’re ready to book, give us a call at 434.791.5160 cycles and patterns that occur on Earth
ext. 203. and the reasons behind those patterns as
well as why we experience the change in
Don’t forget that group leaders planning a visit are always admitted seasons. The presentations correspond to
Virginia SOLS K.10, 1.6, 1.7, 3.8, 3.11, 4.7
free, so join us early to explore our exhibit galleries before your field and 4.8.
trip. When you visit, be sure to ask about our complimentary educator
memberships. Outreach programs are $150 for the
first program each day. Each additional
Visit our (brand new) website, dsc.smv.org, or find us on Facebook and program on the same day is $75. Up
to five programs can be scheduled on
Instagram for updates and late-breaking information about Science one day at your school. Programs are
Center programs and events. designed to serve up to 25 students
per session. A mileage fee will apply for
We look forward to your visit! travel greater than 35 miles one way.
Call 434.791.5160, ext. 201 or email our
Education Coordinator at bbuchanan@
smv.org.
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Pre-k & K RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
These budding scientists are Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can Floating Boats Super Senses OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH
Some things in our environment sink and others float. Have you ever followed your nose to find freshly baked cookies,
constantly investigating and are available to be presented offsite in the classroom.
Investigate these concepts and discover what things will investigated a strange sound or shaken a package to guess what
LIVE SCIENCE
absorbing the world around and will not float. Learn how to make a boat that will float was inside? Learn about your five senses as we trick our eyes
Animal Adaptations OUTREACH heavy objects. How much weight will it take to sink your boat? and stump our sniffers with interactive games.
them! To boost their innate
Animals have basic needs, as well as
curiosity, these recommended physical and behavioral characteristics Build a Butterfly OUTREACH Sow It – Grow It OUTREACH
programs explore basic scientific that help them survive in a variety of
climates. Explore the diversity of Investigate these beauties of the insect world. From Plants are producers, with seeds, flowers, roots, stems, and
leaves, which are a must for animals and people on Earth.
concepts and skills. organisms and how they adapt to their metamorphosis to food sources to symmetry, these animals
Students sow their own seeds of learning with hands-on
environments. are a wonderful starting point for understanding life cycles,
camouflage, and interdependency. explorations of common plants.
Zula Patrol: Down to Earth Earth, Moon & Sun Zula Patrol: Under the
While on a fossil hunting expedition, Earth, Moon & Sun explores the Weather*
the Zula Patrol turns up evidence relationship among those cosmic The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol
that the villainous Deliria Delight has bodies with the help of Coyote, an are on an expedition collecting samples
been traveling back in time to Earth amusing character adapted from of weather for research. When the
DOME
to illegally dump her company’s toxic Native American oral traditions who Zula gang inadvertently hurts their
trash. The Zula patrollers must catch her has many misconceptions about our loyal pet Gorga’s feelings, he decides
before her actions cause catastrophic home planet. His confusion about the to leave Zula. Villain Dark Truder then
consequences. Our heroes learn all universe makes viewers think about tricks Gorga into helping with his
about the development of the Earth and how the Earth, Moon, and Sun work latest scheme. The Zula Patrollers find
the life forms that call it home. Includes together as a system. Includes a short out and go after him—in the process
a short live sky planetarium show. live sky planetarium show. learning all about weather. Includes a
short live sky planetarium show.
*Available through Feb. 10
Crescent Crossing Butterfly Station
Connect young students to hands-on & Garden
opportunities to discover concepts of Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
the importance of science, technology, to view some of nature’s most
engineering, and math fundamentals, beautiful creatures! Find out which
such as creativity, problem solving,
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
and cause and effect in this visually learn the best methods to attract
stimulating train-themed exhibit. butterflies, and get inspired to create
your own butterfly garden. Available
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
mid-April through mid-October
(weather dependent).
2 Make your reservation today! 3 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Grade 1 RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
First graders are adventurers
Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can Build a Butterfly OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH
Investigate these beauties of the insect world. From
and explorers! To unlock the are available to be presented offsite in the classroom.
metamorphosis to food sources to symmetry, these animals
LIVE SCIENCE
secrets of science, our are a wonderful starting point for understanding life cycles,
Animal Adaptations OUTREACH camouflage, and interdependency.
recommended programs explore Animals have basic needs, as well as
fundamental concepts to develop physical and behavioral characteristics Good Vibrations OUTREACH
that help them survive in a variety of
an understanding of a broad climates. Explore the diversity of
What is sound? How does sound travel and how is it measured?
Make waves while learning all the news about noise.
range of animals, plants, and organisms and how they adapt to their
environments.
their life needs. Sow It – Grow It OUTREACH
Plants are producers, with seeds, flowers, roots, stems, and
leaves, which are a must for animals and people on Earth.
Students sow their own seeds of learning with hands-on
explorations of common plants.
Zula Patrol: Down to Earth Earth, Moon & Sun Zula Patrol: Under the
While on a fossil hunting expedition, Earth, Moon & Sun explores the Weather*
the Zula Patrol turns up evidence relationship among those cosmic The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol
that the villainous Deliria Delight has bodies with the help of Coyote, an are on an expedition collecting samples
been traveling back in time to Earth amusing character adapted from of weather for research. When the
DOME
to illegally dump her company’s toxic Native American oral traditions who Zula gang inadvertently hurts their
trash. The Zula patrollers must catch her has many misconceptions about our loyal pet Gorga’s feelings, he decides
before her actions cause catastrophic home planet. His confusion about the to leave Zula. Villain Dark Truder then
consequences. Our heroes learn all universe makes viewers think about tricks Gorga into helping with his
about the development of the Earth and how the Earth, Moon, and Sun work latest scheme. The Zula Patrollers find
the life forms that call it home. Includes together as a system. Includes a short out and go after him—in the process
a short live sky planetarium show. live sky planetarium show. learning all about weather. Includes a
short live sky planetarium show.
*Available through Feb. 10
Go Butterfly Station
Go! highlights the intersection between & Garden
the physics of machines and the biology Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
of the human body. Test your strength to view some of nature’s most
with a giant lever to lift weights (or beautiful creatures! Find out which
other guests); race against the clock to
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
test reaction time; act like a hamster learn the best methods to attract
and turn mechanical energy into butterflies, and get inspired to create
electric energy on the tread wheel; or your own butterfly garden. Available
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
race a migrating monarch, Usain Bolt, mid-April through mid-October
or a black bear on our sprint track; and (weather dependent).
more. Collaborate, compete, and get
ready to Go!
4 Make your reservation today! 5 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Grade 2 RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Second graders are constantly
Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can Animal Adaptations OUTREACH Fossil Finds OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH Learn Earth history through this fossil investigation. Dig into
Animals have basic needs, as well as physical and behavioral
questioning their world! are available to be presented offsite in the classroom.
characteristics that help them survive in a variety of climates.
coastal plain sediments to discover diversity in ancient ocean
environments.
LIVE SCIENCE
To help them understand the Explore the diversity of organisms and how they adapt to their
Opposites Attract OUTREACH environments.
world around them, our Discover the effects of magnets on
Sow It – Grow It OUTREACH
recommended programs objects while exploring attraction, Build a Butterfly OUTREACH Plants are producers, with seeds, flowers, roots, stems, and
repulsion, and magnetic poles. Learn leaves, which are a must for animals and people on Earth.
feature magnets, life cycles, how magnets are used in daily life and Investigate these beauties of the insect world. From Students sow their own seeds of learning with hands-on
and the seasons. investigate the interactions of magnets metamorphosis to food sources to symmetry, these animals explorations of common plants.
and their effects on everyday objects. are a wonderful starting point for understanding life cycles,
camouflage, and interdependency.
Accidental Astronauts Earth, Moon & Sun Zula Patrol: Under the
Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie Earth, Moon & Sun explores the Weather*
and their dog Armstrong as they embark relationship among those cosmic The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol
on an unexpected journey into space! bodies with the help of Coyote, an are on an expedition collecting samples
Explore the Earth, Sun, and Moon amusing character adapted from of weather for research. When the
DOME
system with a wise-cracking starship Native American oral traditions who Zula gang inadvertently hurts their
computer. Follow an asteroid crash into has many misconceptions about our loyal pet Gorga’s feelings, he decides
the Moon. Get up close and personal home planet. His confusion about the to leave Zula. Villain Dark Truder then
with a solar storm and gain a new universe makes viewers think about tricks Gorga into helping with his
appreciation of our home. Includes a how the Earth, Moon, and Sun work latest scheme. The Zula Patrollers find
short live sky planetarium show. together as a system. Includes a short out and go after him—in the process
live sky planetarium show. learning all about weather. Includes a
short live sky planetarium show.
*Available through Feb. 10
Go Butterfly Station
Go! highlights the intersection between & Garden
the physics of machines and the biology Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
of the human body. Test your strength to view some of nature’s most
with a giant lever to lift weights (or beautiful creatures! Find out which
other guests); race against the clock to
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
test reaction time; act like a hamster learn the best methods to attract
and turn mechanical energy into butterflies, and get inspired to create
electric energy on the tread wheel; or your own butterfly garden. Available
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
race a migrating monarch, Usain Bolt, mid-April through mid-October
or a black bear on our sprint track; and (weather dependent).
more. Collaborate, compete, and get
ready to Go!
6 Make your reservation today! 7 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Grade 3 RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Third graders become science
Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can Simply Soil OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH
What is the difference between soil and dirt? Separate soil into
explorers by conducting are available to be presented offsite in the classroom.
its four different sized particles and learn each component’s role
LIVE SCIENCE
investigations. To help them in supporting plant life.
Simple Machines
unearth patterns and forces in Can simple machines make work easier? The Web of Life OUTREACH
the world around them, our Discover how levers, pulleys, and inclined Visualize the dynamics of the food web. Find out how energy
planes give us a helping hand through
recommended programs delve mechanical advantage.
travels from the Sun to green plants to bugs to birds and
beyond.
into energy transformations
and soil science. Water, Water Everywhere
Observe the influence of pollution on the quality of water. Watch
a demonstration of the water cycle and how this process leads
to cleaner drinking water. Discover how different soil types aid
in the filtration of water.
Earth, Moon & Sun Flight of the Butterflies Accidental Astronauts
Earth, Moon & Sun explores the Migrate with hundreds of millions Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie
relationship among those cosmic of Monarch butterflies across North and their dog Armstrong as they
bodies with the help of Coyote, an America! Immerse yourself in this embark on an unexpected journey
amusing character adapted from Native compelling adventure as you discover a into space! Explore the Earth, Sun,
DOME
American oral traditions who has super generation of butterflies as they and Moon system with a wise-cracking
many misconceptions about our home travel to a new destination. Experience starship computer. Follow an asteroid
planet. His confusion about the universe firsthand the beauty of the migration crash into the Moon. Get up close and
makes viewers think about how the cycle of butterflies spanning not personal with a solar storm and gain a
Earth, Moon, and Sun work together only thousands of miles but several new appreciation of our home. Includes
as a system. Includes a short live sky generations! a short live sky planetarium show.
planetarium show.
Go Butterfly Station
Go! highlights the intersection between & Garden
the physics of machines and the biology Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
of the human body. Test your strength to view some of nature’s most
with a giant lever to lift weights (or beautiful creatures! Find out which
other guests); race against the clock to
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
test reaction time; act like a hamster learn the best methods to attract
and turn mechanical energy into butterflies, and get inspired to create
electric energy on the tread wheel; or your own butterfly garden. Available
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
race a migrating monarch, Usain Bolt, mid-April through mid-October
or a black bear on our sprint track; and (weather dependent).
more. Collaborate, compete, and get
ready to Go!
8 Make your reservation today! 9 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Grade 4 RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Fourth graders uncover the
Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can 3…2…1…Blast Off! OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH Explore potential and kinetic energy and test Newton’s Laws
mysteries of electricity as they are available to be presented offsite in the classroom. of Motion. Students have a blast using a Newton cart to propel
their understanding of force and rocket propulsion.
LIVE SCIENCE
dig into basic science principles.
The Shocking Truth OUTREACH
To help them explore Earth and Create and understand the function
Opposites Attract OUTREACH
Discover the effects of magnets on objects while exploring
beyond, our recommended of different types of circuits, while attraction, repulsion, and magnetic poles. Learn how magnets
investigating the types of materials
programs focus on electricity that will and will not allow the flow of
are used in daily life and investigate the interactions of magnets
and electricity while constructing a simple speaker.
and the solar system. electricity. Conduct hands-on
experiments with static and current Extreme Weather
electricity. Explore various weather phenomena, from cloud formation and
lightning, to rising seas caused by the increase in ice cap and
glacier melt.
Perfect Little Planet Expedition Reef
Embark on a journey with an Learn the secrets of the “rainforests
intergalactic family searching for the of the sea” as you embark on an
ultimate vacation spot. Discover our oceanic safari of the world’s most
solar system through a new set of eyes vibrant—and endangered—marine
DOME
as you walk the surface of Mars, sail ecosystems. Along the way, discover
through the rings of Saturn, and discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce,
lightning storms on Jupiter. Dive over and support over 25 percent of all
the ice cliffs of Miranda and fly over marine life on Earth, while facing
the surface of the dwarf planet, Pluto. unprecedented threats from climate
Includes a short live sky astronomy change, habit destruction, and
presentation. overfishing. Includes a short live sky
astronomy presentation.
Go Butterfly Station
Go! highlights the intersection between & Garden
the physics of machines and the biology Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
of the human body. Test your strength to view some of nature’s most
with a giant lever to lift weights (or beautiful creatures! Find out which
other guests); race against the clock to
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
test reaction time; act like a hamster learn the best methods to attract
and turn mechanical energy into butterflies, and get inspired to create
electric energy on the tread wheel; or your own butterfly garden. Available
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
race a migrating monarch, Usain Bolt, mid-April through mid-October
or a black bear on our sprint track; and (weather dependent).
more. Collaborate, compete, and get
ready to Go!
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
10 Make your reservation today! 11 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Grade 5 RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Fifth graders challenge
Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can Fossil Finds OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH Learn Earth history through this fossil investigation. Dig into
themselves with critical thinking. are available to be presented offsite in the classroom. coastal plain sediments to discover diversity in ancient ocean
environments.
LIVE SCIENCE
To help them understand more
The Big Chill: Cool CO2
complex science principles, Rock ‘n’ Roll OUTREACH
Science Learn about weathering, erosion, and major rock types as you
our recommended programs Dry-ice experiments offer dramatic explore the rock cycle. Discover rock types associated with
introduce key concepts of demonstrations of scientific phenomena. fossils. Examine a variety of rock samples. Perform streak tests
and discover surprising results. Make your own model of a
Examine magic bubbles, bizarre balloons,
matter and Earth Science. and fire extinguishers. Experience states metamorphic rock.
of matter and phase changes with atoms,
molecules, and compounds in this ultra- Good Vibrations OUTREACH
cool program. What is sound? How does sound travel, and how is it measured?
Make waves while learning all the news about noise.
Expedition Reef Flying Monsters Grossology & You
Learn the secrets of the “rainforests Join David Attenborough, the world’s Join Noreen Neuron, host of the
of the sea” as you embark on an leading naturalist, as he sets out to Personal Universe game show, as
oceanic safari of the world’s most uncover the truth about the enigmatic she leads us through a competition
vibrant—and endangered—marine Pterosaur, a prehistoric flying creature to decide which body system is the
DOME
ecosystems. Along the way, discover with wingspan of up to 40 feet, equal best and brightest. Will it be Scabby
how corals grow, feed, reproduce, to that of a modern-day jet plane. (the immune system), Boogie
and support over 25 percent of all Attenborough joins forces with other (the respiratory system) or Flatus
marine life on Earth, while facing scientists working to better understand (the digestive system)? Laugh and
unprecedented threats from climate the incredible journey of the evolution learn as these animated characters
change, habit destruction, and of the Pterosaurs. explore the inner workings of the
overfishing. Includes a short live human body! Includes a short live
sky astronomy presentation. sky astronomy presentation.
Water Butterfly Station Go
Discover history trapped in ice, & Garden Go! highlights the intersection between
experience clouds first hand, uncover the physics of machines and the biology
Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
life found in a droplet, plunge to the of the human body. Test your strength
to view some of nature’s most
depths of the ocean, learn about water with a giant lever to lift weights (or
beautiful creatures! Find out which
usage from a towering wall of 2,000+ other guests); race against the clock to
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
water bottles, enter a room of rain test reaction time; act like a hamster
learn the best methods to attract
and don’t get wet, and more. Become and turn mechanical energy into
butterflies, and get inspired to create
immersed in the importance of every electric energy on the tread wheel; or
your own butterfly garden. Available
drop. race a migrating monarch, Usain Bolt,
mid-April through mid-October
or a black bear on our sprint track; and
(weather dependent).
more. Collaborate, compete, and get
ready to Go!
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
12 Make your reservation today! 13 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Grade 6 RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OTHER OPTIONS Make your reservation today! | 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Sixth graders are all about
Each program is approximately 30 minutes and can 3…2…1…Blast Off! OUTREACH
accommodate up to 30 guests. Programs with OUTREACH
Explore potential and kinetic energy and test Newton’s Laws
change – focusing on energy are available to be presented offsite in the classroom.
of Motion. Students have a blast using a Newton cart to propel
LIVE SCIENCE
and ecology. To help them better their understanding of force and rocket propulsion.
The Big Chill: Cool CO2
understand the constant changes Science Riverside Science
in our world, our recommended Dry-ice experiments offer dramatic
Learn about our local ecosystem and watershed directly from
the Dan River. Walk down by the river for a first-hand lesson in
programs uncover changes in demonstrations of scientific phenomena. ecology. Conduct water quality monitoring of samples collected
Examine magic bubbles, bizarre balloons, from the river and then continue to reinforce concepts learned
matter and in the solar system. and fire extinguishers. Experience states through a follow-up activity in the classroom.
of matter and phase changes with atoms,
molecules, and compounds in this ultra- Extreme Weather
cool program. Explore various weather phenomena, from cloud formation and
lightning, to rising seas caused by the increase in ice cap and
glacier melt.
Dream Big: Engineering Cosmic Journey: A Solar Expedition Reef
Our World* System Adventure Learn the secrets of the “rainforests
Follow the inspirational stories of Take a voyage to the outer reaches of of the sea” as you embark on an
people who make the impossible our solar system in search of worlds oceanic safari of the world’s most
possible with science, technology, that might support life. See volcanoes vibrant—and endangered—marine
DOME
engineering, and mathematics. tower 80,000 feet above a barren ecosystems. Along the way, discover
From the world’s tallest buildings surface and experience monstrous how corals grow, feed, reproduce,
to underwater robots to a solar car hurricanes and multicolored rings and support over 25 percent of all
race across Australia, Dream Big suspended in air. Enjoy the wonders marine life on Earth, while facing
reveals the hidden world behind of the planets and their moons as you unprecedented threats from climate
ingenious inventions and iconic travel faster than the speed of light! change, habit destruction, and
structures. Includes a short live sky astronomy overfishing. Includes a short live
presentation. sky astronomy presentation.
*Available through Feb. 10
Water Butterfly Station Go
Discover history trapped in ice, & Garden Go! highlights the intersection between
experience clouds first hand, uncover life the physics of machines and the biology
Tour our Butterfly Station and Garden
found in a droplet, plunge to the depths of the human body. Test your strength
to view some of nature’s most
of the ocean, learn about water usage with a giant lever to lift weights (or
beautiful creatures! Find out which
from a towering wall of 2,000+ water other guests); race against the clock to
EXHIBITS
type of caterpillar eats certain plants,
bottles, enter a room of rain and don’t test reaction time; act like a hamster
learn the best methods to attract
get wet, and more. Become immersed in and turn mechanical energy into
butterflies, and get inspired to create
the importance of every drop. electric energy on the tread wheel; or
your own butterfly garden. Available
race a migrating monarch, Usain Bolt,
mid-April through mid-October
or a black bear on our sprint track; and
(weather dependent).
more. Collaborate, compete, and get
ready to Go!
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
14 Make your reservation today! 15 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
Digital Dome Theater
The Digital Dome Theater illuminates the universe with stunning
clarity and brilliance on a gigantic 40-foot screen. With new Dome
features added regularly to the Science Center’s show offerings,
adventurers of all ages are in for a treat! Transport back in time,
fly on the backs of pterosaurs, and take a wild ride through the
solar system with these dynamic new shows. Shows range from
30 to 45 minutes, and seating is limited to 95 per show. Ask about
our special show times for groups of 25 or more.
©SEAN DEWITT PHOTOGRAPHY
16 Make your reservation today! 17 434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.orgDigital Dome Theater
Accidental Astronauts Earth, Moon & Sun Flying Monsters Perfect Little Planet
Recommended for grades 2 – 5 Recommended for grades Pre-K – 5 Recommended for grades 4 & up Recommended for grades 3 – 6
32 minutes 29 minutes 39 minutes 38 minutes
Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie Earth, Moon & Sun explores the Join David Attenborough, the world’s Embark on a journey with an
and their dog Armstrong as they relationship among those cosmic leading naturalist, as he sets out to intergalactic family searching for the
embark on an unexpected journey bodies with the help of Coyote, an uncover the truth about the enigmatic ultimate vacation spot. Discover our
into space! Explore the Earth, Sun, amusing character adapted from Native Pterosaur, a prehistoric flying creature solar system through a new set of eyes
and Moon system with a wise-cracking American oral traditions who has many with wingspan of up to 40 feet, equal as you walk the surface of Mars, sail
starship computer. Follow an asteroid misconceptions about our home planet to that of a modern-day jet plane. through the rings of Saturn, and discover
as it crashes into the Moon. Get up close and its most familiar neighbors. His Attenborough joins forces with other lightning storms on Jupiter. Dive over
and personal with a solar storm and confusion about the universe makes scientists working to better understand the ice cliffs of Miranda and fly over the
gain a new appreciation of our home. viewers think about how the Earth, the incredible journey of the evolution surface of the dwarf planet, Pluto.
Moon, and Sun work together as a of the Pterosaurs, a story that unfolds in such stunning locations
system. Native American stories are used throughout the show as New Mexico, the Jurassic Coast of Lyme Regis in Britain, an
Cosmic Journey: A Solar to help distinguish between myths and science. ancient pterosaur landing site in Southern France and a fossil pit Zula Patrol: Down to Earth
in Germany where near perfect Pterosaur specimens have been Recommended for grades Pre-K – 2
System Adventure uncovered. Driven by the information he and his team uncover,
Recommended for grades 6 & up 24 minutes
Attenborough starts to unravel one of sciences more enduring
23 minutes Expedition Reef mysteries, discovering the marvel of Pterosaur flight. While on a routine fossil hunting
Recommended for grades 4 & up expedition, The Zula Patrol turns up
Take a voyage to the outer reaches of 26 minutes
our solar system in search of worlds evidence that the villainous Deliria
Delight has been traveling back in time
that might support life. See volcanoes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of Flight of the Butterflies to Earth’s prehistoric past to illegally
tower 80,000 feet above a barren the sea” as you embark on an oceanic Recommended for grades 3 & up
surface and experience monstrous safari of the world’s most vibrant—and dump her company’s toxic trash. The
44 minutes
hurricanes and multicolored rings endangered—marine ecosystems. Zula patrollers must find and catch her
suspended in air. Enjoy the wonders Along the way, discover how corals Migrate with hundreds of millions before her actions cause catastrophic
of the planets and their moons as you grow, feed, reproduce, and support of Monarch butterflies across North consequences. In the process, our
travel faster than the speed of light! Includes a short live sky over 25 percent of all marine life on America! Immerse yourself in this heroes learn all about the formation and development of Earth
astronomy presentation. Earth, while facing unprecedented compelling adventure as you discover a and the life forms that call it home.
threats from climate change, habit super generation of butterflies as they
destruction and overfishing. “This is a difficult story [and] a travel to a new destination. Experience
turning point for reefs,” says Academy scientist and reef expert firsthand the beauty of the migration Zula Patrol: Under the
Dream Big: Engineering Dr. Rebecca Albright, “but it’s not too late.” cycle of butterflies spanning not
Our World* only thousands of miles but several Weather*
Recommended for grades 4 & up generations! Recommended for grades Pre-K – 2
42 minutes 24 minutes
Follow the inspirational stories of The stalwart heroes of the Zula
people who make the impossible Grossology & You Patrol are on an expedition collecting
possible with science, technology, Recommended for grades 4 & up samples of weather for scientist
engineering, and mathematics. 27 minutes Multo’s research. When the Zula gang
From the world’s tallest buildings to inadvertently hurts their loyal pet
Join Noreen Neuron, host of the Gorga’s feelings, he decides to leave
underwater robots to a solar car race Personal Universe game show, as
across Australia, Dream Big reveals Zula and find another planet to live
she leads us through a competition on. Villain Dark Truder then tricks
the hidden world behind ingenious to decide which body system is the
inventions and iconic structures. Discover how today’s Gorga into helping with his latest nefarious scheme to rule
best and brightest. Will it be Scabby the Universe. The Zula Patrollers find out and go after him—in
engineers are shaping our tomorrow and what drives these (the immune system), Boogie (the
visionaries to create groundbreaking solutions that help us the process learning all about weather, both terrestrial and
respiratory system), or Flatus (the interplanetary.
overcome life’s greatest challenges. digestive system)? Laugh and learn as
*Available through Feb. 10 these animated characters explore the *Available through Feb. 10
inner workings of the human body.
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Make the Most of Your Visit
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday – Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: November 25, December 24 and 25
Danville Science Center is located at: Please visit dsc.smv.org to read our operating policies.
677 Craghead Street Danville, VA 24541
Contact us:
434.791.5160 ext. 203 or dscgs@smv.org
dsc.smv.org
Group Admission Fees
For groups of 10 or more.
Exhibits + Digital Dome............................................................ $8
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Exhibits + Activity..................................................................... $8
Exhibits + Digital Dome + Activity ......................................... $10
To ensure all our guests have the best experience possible,
we suggest one adult chaperone for every 10 youth. School
personnel are admitted free during a group visit. Additional
parent/adult chaperones are $5 each. Call 434.791.5160 ext. 203
Science Station to start your journey today!
Since groups enjoy a discounted admission fee and exclusive
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programs, individual membership passes and other discounts
and coupons are not valid toward group admission fees.
Trip Tips
• If the number of students and chaperones has changed by
more than five persons since booking the visit, please call at
least three days in advance to update your numbers.
• When possible, collect chaperone admission prior to your Explore the Store!
visit to make the payment and check-in process smoother.
Take a bit of the Science Center experience with you.
• If bringing bagged lunches, have lunch bags together in boxes The gift shop features a wide variety of science books,
or totes to make unloading from buses easier. projects, games, and toys carefully selected to engage
students in thinking about and exploring science.
• If you need to purchase lunches, please contact the vendors
below directly. Souvenir bags can be pre-packaged for students.
Containing some of our most popular items, these bags
can be assembled in a price range of $2 to $10 each.
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Please call 434.791.5160, ext. 203 at least one week in
advance of your group’s visit to order the bags.
434.791.3166 434.836.7970
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