Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center
Location
Located across the street from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Sci-Quest is the Tennessee Valley’s premier hands-on science center for all families. Sci-Quest is a hands-on science center that offers visitors more than 100 interactive exhibits demonstrating basic scientific principles, nature theater shows, and live science floor demonstrations.
Sci-Quest houses more than 100 permanent interactive exhibits examining seven themed areas. The PlayMotion exhibit allows visitors to interact directly with projectors to play entertaining and educational games. They can catch falling planets and learn facts about the planet, or build trees around their shadows on the wall.
In the Early Childhood area, children aged pre-K to seven years old are introduced to basic sciences through highly interactive activities. The Early Childhood House is specifically designed to engage young children and encourage them to explore and learn. For example, a music room introduces children to the sounds of the different types of instruments mounted on the wall, and a piano keyboard on the floor. A scaled-down kitchen allows children to use their imaginations to create a home environment, and a new hands-on garden added to the Early Childhood House's backyard allows children to "plant" different vegetables such as carrots, turnips, parsnips, and tomatoes.
Sci-Quest's Immersive Theater presents educational content in a 3-D, high-definition show and through touch-screen computers, allowing visitors to personalize each experience.
Space: A Journey to Our Future Exhibition
June 19 - September 6, 2010
The greatest adventure in the history of mankind is now your once-in-a-lifetime adventure -- the spectacular, new exhibit Space: A Journey to Our Future. This enthralling, totally immersive exhibit takes you from the dawn of man's earliest visions of space exploration to the heroic achievements of the past, the unfolding discoveries of today, and the frontiers of the universe that lie ahead.
Space: A Journey to Our Future Exhibit Ticket Prices
$5 (+ General Admission) General Public
$3 Sci-Quest Members
General Admission Prices
$9 Adults
$8.50 Seniors (65+)
$8 Children (3-18)
FREE for Sci-Quest Members
Hours of Operation (beginning June 19*)
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
*Hours subject to change. Please call Sci-Quest at 256-837-0606 or visit www.sci-quest.org for current information