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Shark Tank at Greensboro Sciquarium
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One of my good friends said I needed to take my family to the Greensboro Science Center. She knows I write a travel blog and am always looking for fun places to take the kids. I am particularly drawn to places with animals and those that seek to educate visitors about the various animals they have on display.
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Otter Family at Greensboro Science Center
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We visited the Greensboro Science Center on Valentine's Day 2015. That might not seem all that significant to most folks, but for one couple, it was a particularly memorable day because one young man proposed to his fiancé right in front of the shark tank...with a little help from the diver!
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Learn About African Penguins at Greensboro Science Center
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We began our tour inside and quickly found a room filled with beautiful animals. We enjoyed learning about the African penguins. I found it very interesting that these penguins normally live in a warm climate as I had always associated penguins with very cold environments. One penguin in particular was quite friendly and kept swimming near the front.
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Touch Stingrays at Greensboro Aquarium
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The kids had a chance to touch a stingray and enjoyed watching them swim around and around the touch tank. The otter habitat got very busy when the large family of otters was let out to explore. One of the neatest parts of this exhibit is a little tunnel on the side that allows people to go under the floor of the exhibit and stand under a "bubble" inside the area!
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See Cockatoo and Other Animals at Zoo in Greensboro Science Center
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The zoo area behind the building offers a nice variety of animals, from farm animals to tigers. As we were walking, it looked like a huge outdoor playground in the trees. Since it was pretty cold, some of the animals were not out, but a few did venture out as the temperature rose. We all thought the gibbons in particular were quite entertaining and cute. The scarlet macaw and cockatoo were particularly pretty – their bright feathers looked striking against the bright blue sky!
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Foucault Pendulum at Greensboro Science Center
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We also found quite a few educational areas inside with amphibians and a herpetology lab. They also have a Foucault Pendulum that visitors can see from above and at ground level. My daughter had visited the Greensboro Science Center with her class, and she particularly remembered the two-headed turtle.
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Fun Interactive Ways to Learn about the Body
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My kids weren't sure they even wanted to go into the room focused on learning about the body. They thought it would be boring. But they quickly got exciting because many of the exhibits were interactive and included a bit of humor to capture their attention.
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See Precious Stones at Greensboro Science Center Museum
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The kids also enjoyed checking out the various sizes of hailstones and seeing some record breaking weather patterns. Seeing such extreme changes in temperature in such a short time made North Carolina fluctuations seem rather bland! The museum also features quite a few dinosaurs and different types of stones and gems.
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Tigers at Greensboro Science Center
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The science center also offered some additional live shows included with admission and some 3D shows for an extra fee, but my kids were more interested in looking at the animals, so we just enjoyed the day doing what they wanted to do.
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