Exhibits
- Itty Bitty Magic City
- NatureScope
- Sea Monsters
- Alabama Dinosaurs
- Explore! Museum Collections Center
- Science on a Sphere
- High Cycle
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Itty Bitty Magic City
McWane Science Center is happy to welcome you to our newest addition, the Birmingham Children's Museum Itty Bitty Magic City. This new section of McWane Science Center caters to our youngest visitors, Kindergarten and younger, and encourages young children's love of learning through the four major types of play:
Physical Play - Exploratory Play - Constructive Play - Imaginative Play
Alabama Dinosaurs
In the entire United States, Alabama is the best place east of the Mississippi River to find the remains of dinosaurs. The Alabama Dinosaurs exhibit displays actual dinosaur fossils discovered around the state. Alabama Dinosaurs features rare finds from the Alabama tyrannosaur to the dangerous dromaeosaurs or "raptors."
Science on a Sphere
NOAA's Science On a Sphere® (SOS) is a display system that uses computers and video projectors to project planetary data onto a 6-foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe.
Scientific Discipline: Earth Science, Space Science, Environmental Science
High Cycle
The High Cycle is a high-wire bicycle that rests on a guide wire suspended across an open expanse of McWane Science Center's grand lobby. The High Cycle is an interactive exhibit that allows you to experience the law of the center of gravity in dramatic fashion. This exhibit teaches you that when a force causes the system to tip, it will be offset by the force of gravity acting on an attached counterweight underneath the bicycle.
Scientific Discipline: Physical Science
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What our visitors are saying about McWane Science Center
"The kids always say "that was the best day ever!" Even if we go 2 days in a row--they still find interesting things to play with and learn about. I like the new nature center--the bug magnifier & decomposition chamber are neat."
"A great place for me to have some good quality time with my family."
"We love it. My son has speech at the Children’s’ Hospital HEAR Center every Monday so we go to McWane once a month for a treat."
