Secrets of Circles: EcoTarium

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Official Website:	Secrets of Circles: EcoTarium
Venue:	EcoTarium
Location:	222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA map
Phone:	508-929-2700
Dates:	Saturday, May 26, 2007 - Sunday, September 2, 2007
Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Category:	Exhibits

Cut them through the center, and each one has a circle inside! Uncover the math, science and beauty of the circles all around us in the EcoTarium's latest exhibit.

What makes a circle the best shape for pizza-- and car wheels? Why are bubbles and the sun and the iris of your eye all circles? So simple, and yet so powerful, the shape of a circle is found in nature and used by people throughout time and across cultures. Why?

In this exhibit specially created for kids ages 3-10, families can investigate the puzzle of circles around us in many ways-- and in three different languages (English, Spanish and Vietnamese)!

Look for circles in a colorful international pretend marketplace-- in the fruit they 'purchase', in the shape of the Vietnamese boat they paddle, in the umbrellas and hats that provide shelter
Draw a perfect circle that glows in the dark using mathematical techniques
Place reflective shapes on a large turntable and set it spinning to see the patterns that result
Build gear contraptions and put those circles to work turning the hands of a clock, a music box ballerina and a drill
Touch a wand to the surface of a digital pond and watch circles ripple outward and stir up beautiful dragonflies that swirl and colorful flowers that grow in rings.
Step inside and see what it takes to turn a heavy Giant Tire from an actual truck.
Try to draw a circle with a computerized version of Etch-a-Sketch® that has pendulums attached to the knobs
Use muscles to figure out which is easier to move: a cinder block on a cart with wheels or a cinder block on a cart without wheels

And much more.....

Admission
EcoTarium Members - Free
Adults - $10.00
Children ages 3-16 - $8.00
Senior citizens (ages 65 and older) - $8.00
College students (valid I.D. required) - $8.00
Children under 3 - Free

General admission includes all exhibit halls, wildlife habitats and nature trails.

Other Fees:
Planetarium tickets - $4.00/$3.50 members
Explorer Express Train - $2.50
Tree Canopy Walkway (seasonal) - $9.00

Hours

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Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m.

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