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What's the admission cost?
Our school group is admitted to the Science Center free of charge. All students, Teachers, and chaperons pay a fee only for any IMAX Theater ($4.00 Students $4.00 Chaperones), Davis Planetarium ($3.00 Students $3.00 Chaperones), and Observatory presentations $3.00 Students $3.00 Chaperones) you wish to attend.
Inclement Weather:
In the event of severe weather, the Maryland Science Center may close. Listen to WBAL Radio (1090 AM) for weather-related closings. Maria Murphy will leave a message on her answering machine stating if the trip is canceled or not.
Science Center 24 hour information line : 410-685-5225
Parking:
There are a few parking meters within walking distance (if you are lucky to get one..Some last 4 hours) We think the Rusty Scupper Restaurant Parking lot has an in by 9:00am out by 5:00?pm special.
Make sure you are not illegaly parked anywhere in the area. This includes remaining in the free 2 hour parking areas for longer than 2 hours. Believe me the parking garages are cheaper!!!Boy do I know :)
DON’T FORGET LUNCH!
There are numerous opportunities for you to purchase lunch in and around the Inner Harbor, including the Friendly's Express Restaurant in the Maryland Science Center.
Maryland Science Center Lunch Policies:
No food, drink or bag lunches may be brought into the Maryland Science Center
. The Science Center has no facilities for storing or eating bag lunches. If you plan to bring bag lunches, you must make arrangements to store them in your car and eat them elsewhere (Pray for beautiful SPRING weather!).Friendly's Express Restaurant:
(Note that because we had no idea of the size that our group would be, the interest in meals, and the $$ prepayment requirement, We did not make any prior arrangements with Friendly’s. Depending on the follow-up survey this will be something we will plan for the next trip. P.S.. We also found the current Express meal deal Special is cheaper than the discounted group rate.)The Friendly's Express Restaurant in the Maryland Science Center is reserved for restaurant patrons only. The restaurant has no space for eating or storing bag lunches.
You may place take-out orders in the restaurant. Limited seating is available.
IMAX THEATER / PLANETARIUM SHOWS:
(Note that because we had no idea of the size that our group would be, the interest in shows, and the $$ prepayment requirement, We did not make any prior arrangements with the Center for group attendance to the
IMAX Theater nor Planetarium shows. Depending on the follow-up survey this will be something we will plan for the next trip.P.S.. The
Science Center does not offer a discounted group rate, only group showings.) You can purchase show tickets upon arrival at the center.A Note for Pre-School Teachers:
Another difficulty in our planning a group showing for our group containing so many preschoolers, is the general rule of the Maryland Science Center discouraging preschoolers from attending these programs. They "..have found that the length and content of the shows and class programs are not suited for preschoolers. Experience has shown that 4-year-old, Pre-K students and under become frightened by simple events such as popping a balloon or lighting a match, and there is the potential for our show to have an unsettling effect on these very young audiences.
"NEWS TO PASS ON FROM THE Maryland Science Center:
The Maryland Science Center Believes That
Teachers Are Special!
The challenges of educating...of awakening curiosity, piquing interests, conveying essential knowledge, developing skills...of providing encouragement, generating excitement, and laying foundations for the future. We salute the men and women who meet these challenges in their classrooms each and every day.
The Maryland Science Center supports the important work you do. Tap into our programs, join us at our Educator Open House, take advantage of special educator discounts, and let us know how we might serve you even better in the future.START WITH FREE ADMISSION!
The Maryland Science Center offers Free Admission to all Maryland teachers, throughout the year. Upon arrival, present your educator?s identification (school I.D., payroll receipt, etc.) to our ticket agent.TO PREVIEW A DIRECTORY OF THE CENTER
go internet to
http://homeschooling.faithweb.com/Show Times:
Monday-Friday: 12:00, 2:00*, 3:00, 4:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 11:00*AM, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00*, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00* PM
* These shows are captioned for persons with hearing impairment. Other shows can be captioned upon request when purchasing tickets.
The NightMAX feature is shown Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM.
Explainers: We aren't restricted to teaching science on the Demonstration Stage. Science Center employees called Public Programmers as well as some volunteers will station themselves around the building, to do interactive presentations on a one-to-one basis about many different aspects of science. Keep an eye out for these programmers and their "Curiosity Carts", because they move from place to place and keep doing different activities
February 5 – AMAZON opens in IMAX
It is the mightiest river in the world. The lifeblood for entire civilizations. Home of more than 5,000 species of fish and hundreds of thousands of different types of plant life that live on its banks. It’s Amazon, a new spectacular film that takes audiences on a journey of discovery of the river’s wonders, inhabitants and remarkable healing powers. Meet Mark Plotkin, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, and Julio Mamani, a Bolivian Callawaya shaman. Two modern-day medicine men from two vastly different worlds, they share a single dream: to tap into the medicinal qualities of native plants to conquer deadly disease and incurable illness. An adventure all its own. (through May 20)
PLOD THROUGH THE AMAZON IN NEW IMAX ADVENTURE
Plants reign supreme as medicine men search for modern-day cures to age-old maladies
BALTIMORE, MD (20 November 1998) -- In AMAZON, a spectacular new IMAX adventure showing at the Maryland Science Center Feb. 5-May 20, an American ethnobotanist joins forces with a tribal shaman to share the adventure of a lifetime -- one that ultimately could change the face of modern-day medicine.
Meet Mark Plotkin, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, and Julio Mamani, a Bolivian Callawaya shaman, the central characters in this five-story visual extravanganza that not only takes us on a scientific journey into the very midst of Mother Nature, but introduces us to the Zoe tribe indigenous to the area and lets us marvel at a hot and humid mecca crawling with life.
Set in the remote reaches of Amazonia, two modern-day medicine men from two vastly different worlds share a single dream: to tap into the medicinal qualities of native plants to conquer deadly disease and incurable illness.
For thousands of years, the native Indian tribes have believed their use of Amazon plant life heals everything from upset stomachs to diabetes. Today, the quest for scientific proof is underway.
"There may be a remedy for every ailment known to man right here," says Plotkin in the film. "Some argue that the treasure of the rain forest is in the plants, but the key to that treasure is the knowledge of the people."
For the past 15 years, Plotkin has traveled South and Central America to gain the trust of the native tribal shamans in an effort to study and learn more about the healing power of plants. A decade and a half might seem a luxurious span of time to most, but for this world-renowned ethnobotanist, the clock is rapidly ticking. With the native tribes -- and some plants themselves -- becoming extinct, priceless information is in danger of being lost forever. One out of every four plants on Earth can be found in the Amazon Basin; one-fourth of all prescription drugs used today were originally derived from plants; but still only five percent of the world’s plant species have been extensively studied for medicinal use.
AMAZON, playing at the Maryland Science Center Feb. 5- May 20, is a celebration of the wondrous life that characterizes the world’s greatest forest and will bestow upon filmgoers an appreciation for the gifts the river and its rain forest can give the world at large.
It is here in this tropic wonderland teeming with plant, marine and mammal life that you’ll come face to face with woolly monkeys, tarantulas and piranhas; it is here that Western medical science meets the magic and myth of Indian shamanism and it is here that the discoveries of today become the hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Plotkin, author of Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice, will be the guest of honor at a private screening on Thursday, Jan.28 and will be available to answer questions from the media on both the filming of the IMAX adventure and colorful stories from his adventures in the Amazon.
Due to space limitations, NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES are allowed in the restaurant or Science Center AT ANY TIME.
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