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volcano
laboratory,
but
didn't
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up
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The
Alaska
Museum
of
Natural
History
is
dedicated
to
the
study
and
exhibition
of
Alaska?s
natural
history
and
to
promoting
and
developing
educational
programs
which
benefit
students
and
enrich
the
curricula
of
schools
and
universities.
The
Museum
focuses
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The
Arizona-Sonora
Desert
Museum
is
a
zoo,
natural
history
museum
and
botanical
garden,
whose
mission
is
to
inspire
people
to
live
in
harmony
with
the
natural
world
by
fostering
love,
appreciation,
and
understanding
of
the
Sonoran
Desert.
The
Center
for
Sonoran
Desert
Studies
conducts
the
educational
and
scientific
functions
of
the
Museum
and
is
a
hub
for
research,
education
and
conservation
of
the
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Home
of
the
Clark
Telescope,
the
Lowell
Observatory's
mission
is
to
pursue
the
study
of
astronomy,
especially
the
study
of
our
solar
system
and
its
evolution,
to
conduct
pure
research
in
astronomical
phenomena,
and
to
maintain
quality
public
education
and
outreach
programs
to
bring
the
results
of
astronomical
research
to
the
general
public.
The
Steele
Visitor
Center,
the
staging
area
for
all
daytime
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Working
through
public
education,
research,
and
by
serving
as
a
repository
for
fossils
and
other
natural
history
items,
the
Buena
Vista
Museum
promotes
the
scientific
and
educational
aspects
of
earth
history,
particularly
paleontology,
biology,
geology
and
anthropology.
The
Museum
offers
visitors
exhibits
reflecting
the
extensive
Museum
collections,
including
a
nearly
complete
articulated
skeleton
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Located
in
Exposition
Park,
the
California
Science
Center
is
the
largest
science
center
on
the
West
Coast.
At
the
32,000
square
foot
Big
Lab,
students
can
perform
real
science
experiments
in
physics,
ecology,
Earth
system
science,
and
hydrology.
The
online
Science
Arcade
includes
the
games
Whack
a
Germ,
Air
and
Space
Quiz,
and
Habitat
Match,
The
Do-It-Yourself
page
has
a
number
of
varying
protocols
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The
Natural
History
Museum
shows
a
number
of
traveling
exhibits,
with
past
exhibits
archived
on
the
website.
Permanent
exhibits
include
a
special
place
for
children
five
and
under
called
the
Nature
Nest,
designed
to
familiarize
young
children
with
the
plants
and
animals
around
them,
using
live
animals
and
rotating
themes.
At
the
Naturalist
Center,
visitors
can
view
and
touch
almost
anything
in
the
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The
SETI
Institute
is
dedicated
to
scientific
research,
education
and
public
outreach
and
seeks
to
explore,
understand
and
explain
the
origin,
nature
and
prevalence
of
life
in
the
universe.
SETI
offers
a
number
of
professional
development
opportunities,
curriculum
guides,
classes,
research
opportunities
and
travel
excursions
with
SETI
educators.
Information
on
many
SETI
publications
is
available,
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The
Chabot
Space
&
Science
Center
is
a
teaching
and
learning
center
focused
on
astronomy
and
the
space
sciences
and
the
interrelationships
of
all
sciences.
Its
observatory,
planetarium,
exhibits,
and
natural
park
setting
are
a
place
where
students,
teachers,
and
the
public
can
imagine,
understand,
and
learn
to
shape
their
future
through
science.
One
focus
of
the
Center
is
to
help
provide
equal
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Although
the
term
"museum"
usually
evokes
a
vision
of
long
halls
lined
with
exhibits,
the
University
of
California
Museum
of
Paleontology
is
more
like
a
library
representing
more
than
a
billion
years
of
life
on
Earth.
It
is
an
active
center
of
research,
housing
one
of
the
nation's
largest
fossil
collections
as
well
as
state-of-the-art
facilities
for
the
study
of
these
fossils.
Research
focuses
on
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The
Explorit
Science
Center
is
a
regional,
hands-on
exhibits
facility
providing
both
onsite
and,
with
the
Explorit
Van,
offsite
science
educational
programming
to
small
and
large
groups.
The
Center
has
a
number
of
changing
hands-on
exhibits
called
"explorits"
developed
in-house
for
each
annual
season
of
public
exhibitions.
For
groups,
Discovery
Lessons
are
available
which
support
math
and
science
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