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Rocky Mountain Express [IMAX]All aboard! Rocky Mountain Express will propel you on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies, highlighting the adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway. Retracing the original route aboard... -
Cosmic Collisions [Digital]The new digital show Cosmic Collisions launches you on a thrilling trip through space and time to explore the astronomical impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing evolution of the universe. From subatomic particles to the largest galaxies, cosmic... -
Flight of the Butterflies [IMAX]Join the Most Incredible Migration on EarthThe iconic monarch butterfly is a true marvel of nature. It weighs less than a penny, yet it makes one of the longest migrations on Earth across a continent, with pinpoint navigational accuracy, to a secluded place it has never been. In Flight of the... -
To The Arctic [IMAX]An Extraordinary Journey to the Top of the WorldThe documentary adventure “To The Arctic” tells the ultimate tale of survival. Narrated by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs...
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The Instrument That ROCKED the WorldStarting December 20th, the Fleet Science Center will ROCK you! The guitar is the single most enduring icon in American history. This rockin’ exhibition explores all facets of the world’s favorite musical instrument, from its history as an instrument... -
Science and art intersect in a new exhibit, where glass tubing, gas bottles, bubbling liquids and zapping electricity form a working science experiment and a work of art. The famous experiments carried out by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey at the... -
Get Your Hands On ScienceOur Main Gallery exhibition combines some of our all-time favorites with exciting interactive exhibits from San Francisco’s Exploratorium. This collection features opportunities to explore mechanics, motion, math, hearing, electricity and many other...
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The First Monday of Each MonthThe first Monday of every month, seniors 65 and better can enjoy the Science Center exhibits, an IMAX film, and educational programming on the quietest day of the month for only $7! No coupons or additional discounts are accepted. Afternoon Scholars: A... -
Fleet volunteers and interns come from all different backgrounds, each with their own unique skills and expertise. What they have in common is their curiosity, love of learning, enthusiasm, and dedication to creating an excellent guest experience. In... -
Fleet volunteers and interns come from all different backgrounds, each with their own unique skills and expertise. What they have in common is their curiosity, love of learning, enthusiasm, and dedication to creating an excellent guest experience. In... -
Attention girls in grades 5 through 8... Join us on the second Saturday of each month to investigate exciting science topics. Each Saturday session will be filled with new challenges, hands-on activities and interaction with local women scientists.... -
In the Tinkering StudioJoin us in the Tinkering Studio for hands-on building fun each Saturday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., led by our tinkering gurus. Visitors work together on creative activities designed to spark curiosity and foster exploration. For example: make origami and... -
Join our celebration of the most famous irrational number. Help us create a giant, collaborative participatory art piece with mathematics as its foundation and inspiration. Each digit of pi, represented by one color strip of paper, will hang from the...
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Teacher Professional Development
The Fleet Inquiry Institute for Teachers
Welcome to the Fleet Inquiry Institute, the professional development arm of the Reuben H. Fleet’s Education Department. The Fleet Inquiry Institute works with community partners to create and implement K-12 grade teacher professional development based on the process of science and learning science through inquiry. Since its inception in 2002 the Fleet Inquiry Institute has worked with over 1000 teachers and 120 pre-service teachers in long term, on site, and in-classroom professional development programs. To find out how you can partner with these programs or for more information about current programs please contact the Fleet's Director of Education, Kris Mooney at (619) 238-1233 or by email: t3@rhfleet.org.
Summer Fleet Inquiry Institute for K-8 Teachers
Monday July 29-Friday August 2
Space is Limited – SOLD OUT
The Weeklong Fleet Inquiry Institute is open to K-8 teachers and is an entryway into the professional development programming at the Fleet Science Center
Join other teachers from throughout Southern California and experience inquiry as a learner, compare different approaches to teaching hands-on science, explore a variety of questioning strategies, rework current lesson plans to be more student-centered and strengthen your argument for using inquiry to teach science. This workshop is based upon the Fundamentals of Inquiry professional development program developed by the Exploratorium.
Location: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm all 5 days
Cost: $20 registration/application process fee (fully refunded after you attend all 5 days of the institute)
RSVP here by July 1, 2013
Lesson Plans
The following climate change lessons were compiled by high school teachers who attended the two-day Engaging in Earth’s Energy workshop at the Fleet. The Fleet would like to thank NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Polar Literacy Networks for making this workshop possible.
- Air Pollution The Issue of Global Warming [417kb PDF]
- Classifying Clouds [21kb PDF]
- Climate Change Activity [15kb PDF]
- Cloud in a Bottle or Bottling up the Gas Laws [20kb PDF]
- Cloud Types and Formation of Clouds [22kb PDF]
- Conservation for the Ages [98kb PDF]
- Constructing a Model of ppbv of Surface ozone [252kb PDF]
- Differences Between Climate and Weather Activity [30kb PDF]
- Energy Efficiency Ambassadors [100kb PDF]
- Energy Efficient Homes [351kb PDF]
- Exploring A Teaching Career Through An Energy Lesson [101kb PDF]
- Global Warming [15kb PDF]
- Greenhouse Gas Lab [21kb PDF]
- Greenhouse Warming What Is It [380kb PDF]
- Hot Gas Hot Air part 1 [17kb PDF]
- Hot Gas Hot Air part 2 [17kb PDF]
- Operation Ozone! [25kb PDF]
- Remote Sensing Using NASA Website [17kb PDF]
- Rocks, rocks, and more rocks [38kb PDF]
- San Diegos Climate and Weather [15kb PDF]
- Save Our Salt Samples! [14kb PDF]
- Seasonal Changeon Land and Water [738kb PDF]
- The Carbon Cycle [14kb PDF]
- The Effect of Salinity on Layering in the Ocean [12kb PDF]
- The Issue of Renewable Energy [639kb PDF]
- The Water Cycle [11kb PDF]
- To Conserve or Not to Conserve [604kb PDF]
- Watt Does it Cost to Use it [214kb PDF]
Summer Camp Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for Summer Camp. The Fleet runs weekly, half-day summer camps in 2013 from June 24 to August 23. The majority of our camps are geared for kids in Grades 1–2 and Grades 3–4, but we also offer camps for Pre-K and Grades 5–8 on selected weeks. The camps are designed to be fun, educational and hands-on and to incorporate the Fleet’s exhibit galleries. Camps are described below and are listed by grade level.
Camps will go on sale for Members on March 4. Camps will be available for sale to Nonmembers on March 11.
Nierman Challenger Learning Center
The Nierman Challenger Learning Center at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is a part of a growing network of centers worldwide that are being established by the Challenger Center for Space Science Education in memory of the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger.
