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MacLean Engineering Gallery

NEW! Strange Matter
Special Exhibition Now Open!

Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

Discover the secrets of everyday stuff with the new exhibition Strange Matter! From metals to crystals to magnets to glass, this hands-on exhibition will allow you to use science to explore the bizarre world of modern materials! The exhibit captures advanced materials used in high-tech fields such as the space program and cardiac surgery, and reveals them in more common places, like the shoes that you wear, the dishes you eat off of, the CDs you listen to and the bike or skateboard you ride.

Presented by: Materials Research Society
Sponsors: National Science Foundation, Riotinto Alcan, DOW, Ford Motor Company Fund, Intel® Innovation in Education and the 3M Foundation.

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science lapidaryAtlas Copco Theatre

Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

The 125-seat Atlas Copco Theatre is equipped with the latest in high-definition digital technology - a venue that features exciting films projected on a giant 38-foot wide (22.5 feet high) screen with "next generation" HD digital images and resolution beyond anything else you can see anywhere in Northern Ontario.  This fantastic venue is also available to rent for live presentations, seminars and public lectures. More Information

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Live Science Show

Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

Don’t miss the live science show Marvelous Minerals, also being presented in the Atlas Copco Theatre. Black, dirty, smooth and shiny, minerals are used in our everyday lives. Mineral resources are very unique but they all share a common source, our planet! Through engaging live science demonstrations discover the valuable mineral resources under your feet, and their applications in the modern world.


NEW! Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future
A Science North production
Opens March 2010

The high-definition digital film Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future. Shot on location on several continents, this fascinating film covers all aspects of the mining process from exploration to reclamation.

Run time: 25 minutes.

Local Film Sponsor for Dynamic Earth: Travelway Inn
'Have a Seat' in our Atlas Copco Theatre! Click here for Campaign Benefits and Purchase a Seat.

Earth Gallery

sudbury butterfly gallery

Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

Discover what cataclysmic events have impacted the Earth. Relive the meteorite impact that formed the Sudbury Basin through video animation projected onto a three-dimensional map. Discover the wonders of our planet on a four-foot diameter globe.


Rockhound Lab

Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

Examine rock and mineral samples, conduct identification tests and do other geological experiments!  Kids can now trade their own rock, mineral or fossil samples for unique geological items found in the Lab!


Ontario Rocks!

Ontario rocks

Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

Find out what’s cool about Ontario’s geology! Use a touch-screen to virtually visit different locations that represent the rich geological history of our province!


Floating Granite Globe

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Included in Dynamic Earth’s science centre admission.

The entrance to Dynamic Earth features a “dynamic” attraction – a floating granite globe. The coolest thing about it is that you can move this three-tonne ball with just one hand! How? Come to Dynamic Earth and find out!  As it spins you'll be able to study a map of the world with Sudbury as a geographic highlight.


 
 

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