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Dream Big

Celebrate engineering ingenuity and see innovation brought to life in the most unlikely places! Follow the inspirational stories of people who dared to dream, making the impossible possible with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. From the world’s tallest building to underwater robots and a solar car race across Australia, Dream Big reveals the hidden world behind ingenious inventions and iconic structures. Discover how today’s engineers are shaping our tomorrow and what drives these visionaries to create groundbreaking solutions that help us overcome life’s greatest challenges.

Want to see more? Take a sneak peek here.

Daily Schedule

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April 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1

April 1

Museum Exhibits

Egg Drop Challenge

1:00 pm

We Are Stars

3:00 pm

Scientific Method

3:30 pm

Close

2

April 2

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Claw Challenge

11:30 am

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

2:00 pm

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3

April 3

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Supercool

12:30 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Claw Challenge

3:00 pm

Close

4

April 4

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Close

5

April 5

Museum Exhibits

Rat Basketball in the Science Theater

11:00 am

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Close

6

April 6

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Radical Reactions

12:00 pm

Soaring Satellites

1:30 pm

Close

7

April 7

Museum Exhibits

Rat Basketball

11:00 am

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

Close

8

April 8

Museum Exhibits

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

Close

9
10

April 10

Museum Exhibits

Rat Basketball

11:00 am

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

Close

11

April 11

Museum Exhibits

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Radical Reactions

1:00 pm

Close

12

April 12

Museum Exhibits

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:30 pm

Bobsled Challenge

3:00 pm

Close

13

April 13

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cardboard City

5:00 pm

Cardboard Pinball

5:30 pm

Cosmic Expedition

6:30 pm

Cosmic Expedition

7:15 pm

Wall-E

8:00 pm

Close

14

April 14

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Carl the Crab Goes Golfing

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Bulls Eye! Cow Eye Dissection

1:30 pm

Supercool

3:30 pm

Close

15

April 15

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Scientific Method

1:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Close

16
17

April 17

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Close

18

April 18

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Close

19

April 19

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Rat Basketball

11:00 am

Twyla Meets a Monster

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

Planet Nine

4:00 pm

Close

20

April 20

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Bridge Challenge

3:00 pm

Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation

3:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

21

April 21

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Soaring Satellites

10:00 am

Twyla Meets a Monster

10:30 am

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Cooking Demonstration

2:30 pm

Soaring Satellites

3:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

22

April 22

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Energy Efficient Row Home Challenge

11:30 am

Science on a Sphere

12:00 pm

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Science on a Sphere

1:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Trudy's Tips and Tidbits

1:30 pm

Scientific Method

1:30 pm

Meet a Beekeeper

1:30 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Science on a Sphere

2:30 pm

Bulls Eye! Cow Eye Dissection

2:30 pm

Science on a Sphere

3:00 pm

Trudy's Tips and Tidbits

3:00 pm

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

3:00 pm

Supercool

3:30 pm

Science on a Sphere

4:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

23
24

April 24

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Live Universe Exploration

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

25

April 25

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

10:00 am

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

11:00 am

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Humpback Whales

12:00 pm

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

26

April 26

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Live Universe Exploration

10:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Wild Africa

1:00 pm

Humpback Whales

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

27

April 27

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Back to the Moon for Good

11:00 am

Wild Africa

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Live Universe Exploration

3:00 pm

Back to the Moon for Good

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

28

April 28

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

29

April 29

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

30

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