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The New Detroit Science Center, Detroit

The Detroit Science Center received a grant to establish the Science of the Great Outdoors program. Science of the Great Outdoors will extend the Science Center's indoor exhibits to outdoor venues in Detroit's Cultural Center. A series of learning programs and activities will be developed that will involve children and their families and inspire them to discover, explore and appreciate the natural environment. The primary venue for many activities will be the soon-to-be renovated Peck Park, located at Brush and Frederick Douglass near the Science Center's campus. The Science Center will develop a 1,800-square foot section of Peck Park into Nature's Neighborhood, a wildlife habitat and test garden in which children and families will learn about and establish natural habitats, conduct plant, animal and insect surveys, build habitats for birds and bats, and conduct experiments in the test garden. The Science Center will also develop materials for families to use to extend their learning to their own backyards. Project partners include Herlong Cathedral School and the Master Gardeners from Wayne County Michigan State University Extension Service.

The New Detroit Science Center features 110,000 square feet of scientific exploration, including Michigan's only IMAX® Dome Theatre; the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium; the Ford Learning Resource Center; the DTE Energy Sparks Theater; the DaimlerChrysler Science Stage; an 8,700 square-foot Science Hall for traveling exhibits; five exhibit laboratories - General Motors Motion Laboratory, Dow Foundation Life Sciences Laboratory, Waves & Vibrations Laboratory, Matter & Energy Laboratory and SBC Children's Gallery; and a Special Events Lobby. It has served more than one million visitors in its first 30 months. For more information on The New Detroit Science Center please call (313) 577-8400 or visit the website, detroitsciencecenter.org