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Exhibit Hall
Engage, excite, inspire! Our exhibit hall has dozens of interactive hands-on exhibits to keep every visitor captivated and enthralled. A Tot Spot, live lizards, special events, classroom space, and science demonstrations make the Science Factory Children's Museum & Exploration Dome a place where "imagination gets in gear!"
Current Exhibits
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Attack of the Bloodsuckers!
February 4, 2012 — May 27, 2012
Take cover because the invasion here at the Science Factory! Explore the science of what's eating you as you examine the anatomies, life cycles, and behaviors of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites through this skin-crawling collection of interactive exhibits:
- See the inherent beauty of bloodsuckers super-magnified in the Photo Gallery
- Become acquainted with bloodsuckers from around the world, such as the vampire bat
- Use a kid-friendly microscope to get a close-up view of the tools mosquitoes use to extract their blood meals
- Visit with Ms. Phillipa Tick and watch her inflate — you may not like ticks, but she'll grow on you!
- Find out what makes you attractive to sanguinivores (creatures that eat blood), and help researchers gather data
- Track down your next meal and imagine your inner monologue as a bloodthirsty mosquito: "What's that I sense? Carbon dioxide? Heat? Movement? Zoom-zoom!"
- Play twITCHer, the Twister-like game that will be sure to make you scratch
- Witness the fascinating strategies of live mosquitoes and leeches up close (don't worry, they are sealed in escape-proof cases!)
- Discover the life cycle of a mosquito, how to protect yourself from bloodsuckers, and the important roles they play in our ecosystem.
Attack of the Bloodsuckers! was developed by: EEC!, the Environment Exhibit Collaborative: EcoTarium, Worcester, MA; ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, VT; and the Children's Museum of Main in Portland, ME.
Special thanks to in-kind sponsor Tec Labs for providing samples of Calagel.
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Energyville
Explore alternative energy sources with Energyville, a locomotive hands-on exhibit... or should we say feet-on? Energyville visitors will be tasked with pedaling a bicycle to generate the energy necessary to propel a model train, which travels through a detailed landscape created by the Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club. The train stops at stations representing alternative energy sources such as hydroelectric, solar and wind power, while an accompanying video provides information about each energy source. This exhibit was made possible by a grant from the Eugene Water & Electric Board.
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Upcoming Exhibits
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Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition 2011
February 10 — March 25, 2012
Starting February 10, Science Factory presents winning images from 2011's Nikon Small World Photography Competition. Founded in 1974, this annual competition recognizes stunning work of top photomicrographers from a wide array of scientific disciplines, and is considered an international forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as documented through the light microscope.
The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone interested in photography, and the deadline for 2012 entries is April 30. More information and a spectacular showcase of images from past competitions can be found at www.nikonsmallworld.com.
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Ongoing Exhibits
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Recyclotron
Prevent the balls from ending up in the "landfill" in this recycled exhibit from OMSI.
 This exhibit made possible by a donation from BRING Recycling.
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The Tot Spot
Children 5 and under will have a ball in this exhibit area designated just for them. Toddlers can engage in a variety of hands-on fun in an exploratory space that is big-kid free!
Generously sponsored by SELCO Community Credit Union
TOTAL TOT SPOT TRANSFORMATION
 Visit our ocean-themed tot spot! On March 5, 2010 the updated Tot Spot became “Discovery Cove,” an immersive ocean and shoreline play zone. Visiting toddlers can climb into a boat play structure, touch a starfish in a make-believe tide pool touch tank, or act out stories with ocean animal puppet characters. Tots may also enjoy getting active in the ball pit “shallows” – or, they can watch ocean animals in action displayed on the new flat screen TV. The Tot Spot ocean environment is finished with commissioned illustrative collages designed by artist Alice Feagan to stimulate the imaginations of all age groups.
While some of the pieces in the new Tot Spot came from an exhibit collection acquired from Alaska’s Imaginarium, the new and improved Tot Spot was made possible by a generous gift from the Emerging Generation trustees of the Woodard Family Foundation. We would like to thank the Woodard Family Foundation and Alaska’s Imaginarium for helping us produce this exciting new ocean adventure for tots and families at the Science Factory.
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Renegade the Iguana and Lizard Terrarium
Watch Renegade, our resident green iguana, as he lounges in a tree, eats a salad or watches you. Then visit the Lizard Terrarium to see lizards, plants and frogs from all over the world.
Ongoing support provided by Albertson's and Al Heide. |
Sponsored by
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