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Permanent Exhibits

Permanent Exhibits

TELUS World of Science’s themed Exhibit Galleries focus on four main subject areas: environment, Space/Astronomy, Health, and Forensic Science. Discoveryland is an exhibit designed for the younger kids ages 8 and under.

Length - 1 to 2 hours

Group Size - Max 120 students

Program Fees

Minimum 1 supervisor for every 5 students required for Grades K-3 and 1 supervisor for every 10 students for Grades 4-12.

  • Discoveryland Gallery

    Description

    Where play is all about engaging, experimenting and discovering.

    Our new Discoveryland has lots of exciting activities to explore, entice and spark the imagination of young visitors from infancy to 8 years of age.   Discoveryland is an exciting and interactive destination for young children featuring four unique areas to spark any young child’s creative learning through play.

    Check out the toddler exclusive space.  Tot Galaxy created for the smallest visitors in mind (infants and toddlers 3 and under) lets them experience the excitement of seeing, feeling, and crawling their way to our giant Sun Dome. This area has been specifically designed with infants, toddlers, and their caregivers in mind, which is why it also features an Infant Care Room.

    Ascend to new heights in Sky High, a role-playing area inspiring imagination. Sense the excitement as they board their first jet airplane!  Find out what items are hidden as luggage passes through the X-ray machine. Children can then express their creativity through play acting as a pilot, hostess, passenger, or even an engineer!  The sky is the limit!

    As you fly higher and higher you will get caught in a Cloud Burst of discovery in the water play area! This whimsical interpretation of a cloud provides children a unique opportunity to engage in playful exploration.  Colour plastic balls float, fly, sink, and even travel down a whirlpool on our water play table! 

    Finally, Blue Sky, a creative play area, invites children to engage in imaginative building, performing and discovering with their friends. In this area children can learn a new song on our cloud piano, enjoy the view from our tree-house, and explore the environment around them.

     

                                                      

     

     

     

    Details

    Best Curriculum Fit
    Pre-School General Science
    Grade K - 2 General Science
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  • Environment Gallery

    Description

    Our new Environment Gallery opened in October 2012 and features all new displays and many interactive exhibits unique to our centre. The centerpiece of the gallery is Science on a Sphere - an iconic 6-foot diameter projection system used by staff scientists to visually enhance presentations on environmental science.

    Four other areas of the new gallery present interactive exhibits among four themes: Ice Detectives, Rock Hounds, Eco Explorers, and Storm Trackers.

    A behind the scenes look at our new Environment Gallery.

    Ice Detectives

    • Water Quality Testing – with an Interpreter, test water samples to understand what makes a healthy aquatic ecosystem.
    • Polar Ice Cap Floor Projection – learn about the changing Arctic habitats and the shrinking polar ice cap. Pretend you are a polar bear jumping between ice flows as they break apart. 
    • Replica Ice Core Interactive – learn about the information trapped within this giant piece of replica ice and how scientists decode it to understand past climates.

     

    Rock Hounds

    • Oil Sands – touch a sample of thick, sticky oil sands and compare it to the feeling of liquid, synthetic crude oil. Discover why Alberta is home to large amounts of this resource and the process used to extract and refine it.
    • Stone or Bone? – compare samples of fossils, bone, and stone to learn the similarities and differences. 
    • Geology Testing Station – with our Interpreters test rock and mineral samples to determine their properties.
    • Forming Alberta Spin Browser – an animated geologic history of Alberta showing how the Earth has changed over millions of years.

     

    Eco Explorers

    • Mountain Pine Beetle – these beetles are often thought of as a pest but find out how they can contribute to a healthy ecosystem.
    • Be a Bee – see what a bee sees when it looks at flowers and learn to do a waggle dance to tell other bees where to find the pollen. 
    • Coral Reef Tank – a tank highlighting tropical species. 
    • Ecosystem Exploration Touch-table – find critters in the Amazon rainforest or in the Alberta Boreal Plains using an interactive touch-screen table.

     

    Storm Trackers

    • Cloud Puzzle – match cloud shapes with their weather patterns.
    • Extreme Weather Lab – build the conditions to create weather events in Edmonton.
    • Tornado Machine – with a push of a button see how a tornado is formed.

    Citizen Science Projects

    The Environment Gallery features several Citizen Science Projects and highlights ways people can become involved in ongoing projects as part of their daily lives. Our staff scientists have compiled a list of ongoing Citizen Science Projects.

    Details

    Best Curriculum Fit
    Grade 1 Topic E: Needs of Animals & Plants
    Grade 2 Topic D: Hot & Cold Temperature
    Topic E: Small Crawling & Flying Animals
    Grade 3 Tobic A: Rocks & Minerals
    Grade 4 Topic A: Waste & Our World
    Topic E: Plant Growth & Changes
    Grade 5 Topic D: Weather Watch
    Topic E: Wetland Ecosystems
    Grade 6 Topic E: Trees & Forests
    Grade 7 Unit A: Interactions & Ecosystems
    Unit E: Planet Earth
    Grade 8 Unit E: Fresh & Saltwater Ecosystems
    Grade 9 Unit A: Biological Diversity
    Science 20 Unit C: The Changing Earth
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  • Forensics Gallery

    Program Connections: Magnolia Tree Mystery (Grade 6)

    Description

    Mystery Avenue in the Hole Family Gallery

    Put on your detective’s cap and collect clues at the scene of the crime just like a CSI. Then use the power of forensics in The Crime Lab to figure out who’s innocent and who’ll be found guilty at The Police Station.

    Details

    Best Curriculum Fit
    Grade 6 Topic D: Evidence & Investigation
    High School CTS Legal Studies
    Forensics Studies
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  • Health Gallery

    Description

    The Body Fantastic in the Allard Family Gallery

    Immerse yourself in the carnival of "The Body Fantastic" where large 3-dimensional models let you experience how our bodies work, how our brains make sense of the world around us and, best of all, everything weird about our bodies in the Gallery of the Gross!

    Check out the newest attraction in the gallery RoboThespian™

    Details

    Best Curriculum Fit
    Grade 1 Topic D: Senses
    Grade 3 Topic D: Hearing & Sound
    Grade 8 Unit B: Cells & Systems
    Science 10 Unit C: Cycling of Matter in Living Things
    Biology 20 Unit D: Human Systems
    Biology 30 Unit A: Nervous and Endocrine Systems
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  • Space Place

    Description

    Dedicated to the coolest of the hottest space subjects, Space Place is all about the thrill of exploring the Wild Black Yonder. Is there life on other planets? Can we protect the Earth from asteroids? What would you look like as an alien? Stroll through the space station and join us to tackle problems and challenges that are truly out-of-this-world!

    Details

    Best Curriculum Fit
    Grade 6 Topic C: Sky Science
    Grade 7 Unit E: Planet Earth
    Grade 9 Unit E: Space Exploration
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