The Science Center (click on picture for larger image)
St. Petersburg has a great place for the aspiring scientist in your family, and if you don’t already know about it, you should. It’s called the Science Center, and it’s located on 22nd Avenue North, just about a half mile west of Tyrone Square Mall at 7701 22nd Avenue North. The Science Center is geared towards students from Kindergarten up to and including 12th graders. There are hands-on exhibits, there’s instruction, and there is great student personal involvement.
They have an in-depth space program, including a planetarium and an observatory. They host ongoing space presentations, and the St. Petersburg Astronomy Club sometimes has programs here.
And beyond space, there are animal and plant programs, marine science programs, an exhibition of a 16th Century Native American Village, and lots more.
The Science Center has partnerships with local schools, universities, and corporations and those partnerships help to create and maintain interesting, relevant programs that will help to keep any aspiring scientist interested! And it’s interesting to note that the Science Center, which was established in 1959, was the very first center of its kind in the United States, and that it has served as a prototype that others have followed in building their centers.
The Science Center (click on picture for larger image)
