MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
601 LIGHT STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21230 www.mdsci.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO STIMULATE AND CULTIVATE AWARENESS, INTEREST, AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO MARYLAND THROUGH EXCELLENT AND EXCITING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS, AND TO BE A REGIONAL RESOURCE AND A NATIONAL MODEL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE SCIENCE FIELD.

EDUCATIONAL COURSES- EDUCATOR LED ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES ENHANCE THE FIELD TRIP VISIT BY OFFERING AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES AND PHENOMENA THESE COURSES LAY THE GROUND FOR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE THE FIELD TRIP POST-VISIT.

EXHIBITS- BY TAKING SCHOOL CHILDREN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SCIENCE CENTER, CHILDREN EXPERIENCE SCIENCE IN A HANDS-ON WAY THAT HELPS ILLUSTRATE LESSONS THEY HAVE LEARNED IN SCHOOLS

IMAX THEATRE AND DAVIS PLANETARIUM- IMAX FILMS, ESPECIALLY THE DOCUMENTARY FORMAT, TAKE STUDENTS ON A JOURNEY TO PLACES THEY MAY NEVER ACTUALLY VISIT AND HELP ILLUSTRATE THE WONDERS OF NATURE, OUTER SPACE, AND SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENA. THE DOMED THEATER OF THE PLANETARIUM CAN BRING ASTRONOMY DOWN TO THE INTIMATE LEVEL FOR CLOSE EXAMINATION OF PLANETS AND STARS THAT ARE LIGHT YEARS AWAY.

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