The Saskatchewan Science Centre is an interactive

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. It is owned and operated as a not-for-profit charitable organization. Located in a former

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in the Wascana Centre, the Saskatchewan Science Centre was officially opened in April 1989 as the Powerhouse of Discovery. In 1991, the Science Centre was expanded with the Kramer

IMAX Theater IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating, with the ...

Principal activities and programming

The exhibit floor contains permanent displays, travelling exhibits, interactive demonstrations, and stage shows. Educational and entertainment programs are delivered to students and communities all across Saskatchewan, including remote through the Science Outreach program. Special events at the centre include Adult Science Nights, the Ignite! Festival, the After Dark Film Series, and Fantasy Food, and attendance at public events such as Canada Day celebrations.

Permanent exhibits

The Saskatchewan Science Centre's permanent exhibits are its backbone. They are complemented by travelling and temporary exhibits and occasional special programs run by the centre. The Science Centre features various permanent displays highlighting different topics. ;Critters!: The exhibit includes many live animals, such as a bearded dragon,

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great horned owl The great horned owl (''Bubo virginianus''), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air") or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extreme ...

snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

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salamander Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All t ...

s. ;Ukrainian Science Park: Outside the Science Centre, there is a free-access children's playground with structures demonstrating physics, such as

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s. ;WILD! Saskatchewan: An interactive exhibit about the environment and

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; ;Space Stadium Canada: The exhibit highlights and explores Canadian contributions to

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. Features the

gyro Gyro may refer to: Science and technology * GYRO, a computer program for tokamak plasma simulation * Gyro Motor Company, an American aircraft engine manufacturer * '' Gyrodactylus salaris'', a parasite in salmon * Gyroscope, an orientation-sta ...

gym, a spinning device similar to one that

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developed for

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training. ;Richardson Ag-Grow-Land: The exhibit focuses on Saskatchewan's contributions to the agriculture industry and the technologies and logistics common to modern industrial farming. ;Science of Hockey: This is an exhibit exploring hockey through a scientific lens. It features a game with a brainwave-controlled ball and several physical tests where participants can compete.

Kramer IMAX Theatre

The Kramer

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Theatre is the only IMAX theatre in Regina, opening in 1991. It completed its conversion to IMAX 3D in October 2010. Kramer_IMAX_Theatre

In 2023, the theatre underwent further renovations to install an updated digital laser projector, replacing one of the two traditional 70 millimetre film projectors inside. It allowed the theatre to show a wider range of movies alongside its regular educational offerings. Other changes included the addition of a new screen and upgrades to the sound system to a 12-channel

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. Among other benefits, the theatre keeping one of its film projectors operational made it one of only two theatres in Canada capable of screening Interstellar on 70 mm for its 10th anniversary in December 2024.

Affiliations

The Science Centre is affiliated with th
Saskatchewan Museums Association
and th
Canadian Association of Science Centres

Gallery

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Fossil exhibit

2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 24 (36311006280).jpg, display of the Male reproductive organs 2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 25 (36660178156).jpg, display of the

nervous system In biology, the nervous system is the complex system, highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its behavior, actions and sense, sensory information by transmitting action potential, signals to and from different parts of its body. Th ...

2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 28 (35896683933).jpg, displayed of the jaw of a

megalodon ''Otodus megalodon'' ( ; meaning "big tooth"), Common name, commonly known as megalodon, is an extinction, extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Earl ...

Mammal exhibit

2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 29 (36568042531).jpg, Display of the

Tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 30 (36706490425).jpg, display of a

Leopard gecko The leopard gecko or common leopard gecko (''Eublepharis macularius'') is a ground-dwelling gecko native to the rocky dry grassland and desert regions of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. The leopard gecko is a popular pet, and due ...

2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 31 (36706497615).jpg, mammal sanctuary

Train exhibit

2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 32 (36706503105).jpg, SSC railways 2017 08 11d Sask Science Center 33 (36568077091).jpg, SSC railway

LEGO Ancient Egypt exhibit

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Hathor Hathor (, , , Meroitic language, Meroitic: ') was a major ancient Egyptian deities, goddess in ancient Egyptian religion who played a wide variety of roles. As a sky deity, she was the mother or consort of the sky god Horus and the sun god R ...

(#I) Queen and slaves (506413617).jpg, A group of free laborers transporting a colossal of the goddess

(#II) Reader and papyrus (506392833).jpg, replica of a scribe Reader, papyrus and mommy (506325142).jpg, Scribe, and papyrus scroll, and

mummy A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and Organ (biology), organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to Chemical substance, chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the ...

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Anubis Anubis (; ), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine hea ...

statute A statute is a law or formal written enactment of a legislature. Statutes typically declare, command or prohibit something. Statutes are distinguished from court law and unwritten law (also known as common law) in that they are the expressed wil ...

File:Statute tailor (506328900).jpg, LEGO replica of

Tutankhamun's mask The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask that belonged to Tutankhamun, who reigned over the New Kingdom of Egypt from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. After being buried with Tutankhamun's mummy for over 3,000 years, i ...

References

Scott Langen, "Saskatchewan Science Centre," ''Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan''.

Saskatchewan Science Centre Website

External links

Saskatchewan Science Centre
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