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Science
SCIENCE … ON-SITE AND ON THE ROAD
KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER
With three floors of interactive exhibit
experiences; co-curricular movie offerings
on a four-story-tall digital screen; and on-site
classes, labs, and demonstrations with full-time
educators, the Kentucky Science Center is the
regional hub for hands-on science fun.
“Teachers will find exciting and relatable
STEM education opportunities for every age
and grade,” said Gil Reyes, senior manager of
external affairs. “That can be through ‘Science
in Play’ and its open-ended learning for children
under 7, helping elementary and middle school
students solve engineering puzzles related
to our ‘Ohio River Bridges Project,’ or asking
questions of a renowned heart-surgeon while
streaming a live open-heart surgery.”
Groups can follow up on a visit to the
flagship facility with programming delivered
to their school or another site. Schools can
book visits from traveling programs—such as
“Ion Jones and the Lost Castle of Chemistry,”
the adventurous journey through the periodic
table—or teachers can collaborate with Science
Center staff to tailor offerings that fit specific
lessons.
Visit kysciencecenter.org, or call
+1.502.560.7158 for more details. Or to book
a group visit, contact Reservation Specialist
Maddie Tong at [email protected].
Yellowstone Bear World is a drivethrough wildlife park that features freeroaming North American mammals
such as elk, deer, moose, bison and
mountain goats, along with black
bears, grizzly bears and wolves.
Visitors drive their personal vehicle or
ride a bus through the open habitats,
and the animals will walk near or even
beside the vehicles, providing up-close
(but safe) views of these magnificent
animals. Step-on guides are available
for motorcoach groups.
“With the tight schedules in group
tour itineraries to Yellowstone National
Park, viewing wildlife there is not as
common as some may think,” said
Courtney Ferguson, vice president of
Yellowstone Bear World. “That’s why
we offer a viewing of these animals at
our drive-through park.”
The attraction is located near
Rexburg, Idaho, in the vicinity of both
Yellowstone National Park and Grand
Teton National Park. Tours are offered
three times daily during spring and fall,
and every hour during the summer.
For details, visit yellowstonebearworld.
com, call +1.208.359.9688, or email
[email protected].
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YELLOWSTONE BEAR WORLD
A VIEW OF THE WILD