Venue Confirmed:

• Summer 2009: New York Hall of Science (Queens,NY)
  
• Fall 2009: Miami Science Museum (FL)
  
• Winter/Spring 2010: North Museum of Natural History & Science (Lancaster,PA)
  
• Fall 2010: Orlando Science Center (Orlando, FL)
  
• Winter/Spring 2011: Minnetrista (Muncie, IN)
  
• Summer 2011: Museum of Nature and Science (Dallas,TX)
  
• Summer 2012: Nebraska State Museum (Lincoln, NE)
  
• Fall 2012 and Winter/Spring 2013: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  

Venue Open:

• Fall 2011
  
• Winter/Spring, 2012
  
• Summer & Fall 2013
  
• Winter/Spring, Summer & Fall 2014
  

Charlie and Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure is an original, focused experience that invites visitors to:

• see evidence of evolutionary connections between dinosaurs and birds
• enjoy the story of Charlie, whose curiosity leads to his understanding of how evolution works
• engage in activities about variation, inheritance, selection, time and adaptation (VISTA), key evolutionary concepts.

The exhibition is organized into three parts:

Story Theater
Charlie and Kiwi's adventure unfolds in an intimate theater on a giant digital storybook screen. Audiences travel back in time during the 13minute video, Charlie and Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure, joining Charlie and his great, great, great, great grandfather as they discover how and why the flightless kiwi is still a bird. Through the charming drawings by Peter Reynolds, award- winning illustrator of Judy Moody and other children's books, visitors see how Charlie comes to understand the origins of birds and why they are all so different from each other.

Exhbits

• Intro Panel - See how life changes over time. Flamingos! Penguins! Robins! Eagles! They're all birds but they look so different. Travel back in time and join Charlie and Kiwi on their Evolutionary Adventure.
• Charlie's World Vignette - Find where kiwis are from on the map of New Zealand and see a real, modern-day kiwi (stuffed) and a fossil replica of Archaeopteryx (a prehistoric bird).
• Which is a Bird? Which is a Dinosaur? The Bones Show It - See evidence that dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern birds by viewing the homologous bones of a bambiraptor (a dinosaur), an archaeopteryx (one of the first birds) and a modern crow.
• The Clue of the Matching Bones Puzzle - Find where the matching bones go in this puzzle: a meat-eating dinosaur, early bird and modern bird. Three special bones (the wishbone, toes and hip bone) show scientists that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
• Why is a kiwi like a kiwi? Or How Evolution Works - Did birds really come from BIG dinosaurs like this? How could a dinosaur evolve into a bird? Is evolution like tadpoles changing into frogs?
• Dino to Bird - A computer-based interactive allows visitors to speed up time so they can see the evolution of birds happen with their own eyes.
• Finches Puzzle - This puzzle shows how finches have adapted to a variety of environments. Put the finches in the forest where they can find a meal.
• Natural Selection of Ground Finches - A computer-based interactive allows visitors to measure the beaks of finches that lived on the Galapagos Islands. See why the finches with larger beaks, that enabled them to open large tough seeds during hot, dry weather conditions, went on to reproduce.
• Meet the Budgies - Observe differences in live birds of the same species by examining the colors, shapes and sizes of their beaks, legs, and feet.
• Moa Bird Bone Dig - Use the tools (brush and wooden sculpting tool) to find fossils (half-skull and femurs of Moa birds) hidden inside the rock.

Discovery Box Area
Twelve discovery boxes enhance understanding of evolutionary concepts with activities, puzzles, fossil bird bones and skulls.

• Austin Children's Museum: September 24, 2011 - January 16, 2012
• Available Spring 2012 and after

Crossing the threshold of this exhibit means traveling back in time to explore the Age of the Dinosaurs! As visitors move through the exhibit, they encounter unfamiliar landscapes, touchable dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes, and opportunities to investigate clues about what the dinosaurs left behind. This exhibit builds on the popular fascination with dinosaurs and includes science activities to challenge all ages. The exhibit features three distinct sections: Land of Fire (a warm dinosaur habitat), Land of Ice (a cold dinosaur habitat), and a Field Research Station (complete with a Big Dig component). While the warm environment is based on content that is familiar to most visitors, the cold environment incorporates recent scientific research about dinosaurs that lived in cold climates like Alaska. Science inquiry skills are essential in the Field Research Station as visitors uncover dinosaur bones in a dig station and examine fossils to identify dinosaurs. Each section of the exhibit is divided by a series of low walls that give adults visual access to the entire exhibit while keeping each section distinct and autonomous. Extensive and detailed muraling throughout the exhibit ensures an immersive, environmental aesthetic.

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15,000 sq ft

• Cincinnati Museum Center (2009)
• St. Louis Science Center (2009 - 2010)
• Kansas City Union Station (2010)
• Detroit Science Center (2011)

6,000 sq ft

• Science North (2010)
• Bishop Museum (2011)

5,000 sq ft

• Witte Museum (2010)
• Museum of Nature & Science, Dallas (2010 - 2011)

3,000 sq ft

• Cincinnati Museum Center (2010)

Dinosaurs Unearthed is a traveling dinosaur exhibition company that offers a range of immersive experiences designed to engage and entertain audiences. With proven success across North America, our exhibitions have been known to generate great excitement and exceed attendance projections. Large or small, indoor or outdoor, we are passionate about creating comprehensive, story-driven exhibitions.

Dinosaurs Unearthed combines lifesized animatronic dinosaurs, full-scale skeletons, fossils, interpretive content and interactive activities in a naturalistic indoor setting. The customized approach we take to exhibition staging has earned praise from our clients and allowed us to consistently generate results that exceed expectations. From the pre-production site visit to our meticulous setup and strike, our people are driven to stage a product that meets the needs of your audience, your goals and your space. Our approach ensures your experience working with us is as seamless as your guests' experience visiting the exhibition.

In addition to custom design and exhibition production, we offer support materials in marketing, media relations and educational content to assist in program development. Combine this with an on-hand team of experts that includes exhibition designers, paleontologists, graphic and 3D designers, landscapers, lighting experts, technologists and troubleshooters, and you'll see how we've built an extraordinary product and a solid reputation. With a range of complete packages customized to suit any venue, we deliver the excitement and science behind dinosaur discoveries.

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Deep in the forests of Palenque, Mexico an archaeological team has mysteriously disappeared. What happened to them? Is it related to their search for the jade medallion, thought to be buried in the temple? In their haste to escape, they left behind their equipment and a word of warning to all who come after.As members of the next archeological field crew your student archaeologists must investigate the dig site and hopefully solve the Mystery of the Mayan Medallion. It is their job now to sort through what information the original team left behind in their Field Stations and further investigate the Mayan ruins.

While exploring the various areas of the exhibit your visitors will learn about the culture of the Mayans and the science behind Archaeology.

• Within the Tomb Area they can explore a recreated archaeological dig.
• The Sarcophagus teaches them about the forensics of Archaeology.
• Inside the Observatory Area they can discover the role that Astronomy played in the Mayan culture and also about the different gods that played important roles in the lives of the Mayans.
• Underneath the Archaeology Tent they can further investigate their finds and learn how to translate Mayan glyphs.
• Within the Astromathematics Tent they will learn about the Mayan counting system, and how the Mayans built temples to line up with the sun's rays.
• Housed in the Biology Tent is the key to survival within the Mayan jungle. They will learn what foods the Mayans cultivated and ate. More importantly they will find out about the different dangerous animals that inhabit the jungle.
• Finally, after all their intrepid exploration, the mystery will be revealed to your visitors in the Treasure Revealed area.

Past Venues:

National Geographic Museum, Washington, D.C.
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
Public Museum of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, TX
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA

Call or email for availability... Available Spring 2011 and beyond

Living true to its mission to create extraordinary learning experiences, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has partnered with the world's foremost map expert, The National Geographic Society, and the most advanced producer of new mapping technology, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), to create a compelling international traveling exhibit, National Geographic MAPS: Tools for Adventure. This extraordinary exhibit will provide children and families with an exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in the thrilling world of maps!

In National Geographic MAPS: Tools for Adventure, the adventure begins in Explorers School. A new explorer has to learn the basics! Here, children and families manipulate and study amazing maps to learn how they are used as tools for adventure. They can use symbols to place landmarks on Adventure Island, create a map of their neighborhood in Make It, Map It, and learn how to find their way when North is not at the top of the map.

After completing map skill-building activities, children and families move on to Exploration areas grouped by land, sea, air and space. In Explorations on Land, kids and adults can explore the pyramids like National Geographic Explorer Zahi Hawass and play together in a life-size Congo Trek tent similar to the one that Michael Fay used in the jungles of Africa. In Explorations at Sea, children and families can pilot a canoe toward the North Star like Nainoa Thompson as well as learn how to be a shipwreck explorer like Phil Masters by layering old maps and new maps of the harbor to find the Queen Anne's Revenge. In Explorations in Air and Space, families can use sextants to find their location in the world like Amelia Earhart, predict the weather using data from the aqua satellite like NASA scientist Claire Parkinson, and map the surface of Mars like NASA scientist Nathalie Cabrol.

Throughout the exhibition, there are opportunities for kids and parents to dress like explorers, go on simulated computer game adventures, map their expedition through your gallery, and chart their past, present and future explorations.

Can a scientist be an artist? Does an artist use science? Science & Art examines how the vastly different fields of art and science can be beneficial to each other. Through collaboration these two fields can produce innovative creations that not only enhance our lives but open our minds. In this exhibit visitors learn about five scientists who have used science to create art and art to further science.

Science & Art is organized into five "mini" exhibits highlighting the artworks created by the different science artists. The displays are designed to show that while art and science aren't always the same thing, they do have much in common. Visitors will also experience how art can be used to convey scientific ideas and phenomena and experience science from a fresh point of view. Throughout each area there will also be plenty of opportunities to experience science and art firsthand with several hands-on interactive activities.

The Origami Laboratory features Origami sculpture work by Robert Lang, Ph.D., one of the world's leading origami masters with more than 500 designs catalogued and diagrammed. Lang's work demonstrated that by using basic mathematical principals and a few folding rules one can create complex and beautiful 3D works of art made from simple paper. Your visitors may fold their own work of art to take home or leave for display in the gallery's "visitor art" section.

The Elegant Worm combines biology and photography, offering a unique window into the world of scientific research as interpreted through art. The costars of this section are Ahna Skop, Ph.D., assistant professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin and the C. elegans worm. Dr. Skop's research is highlighted alongside a real microscope which allows visitors to look at live specimens and illustrates what researchers such as Skop have learned from this creature.

Music in the Machine showcases the creations of inventor Tristan Perich. His 1-Bit Music creation is part art, part physics and part mathematics. 1-bit compositions are delivered to listeners via an on/off switch, micro-chip, battery, earphone jack and volume control all squeezed into a single plastic CD case.

Electronic Threads features wearable computers created Leah Buechley, assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She uses electronics and textiles to build soft wearable computers. An interactive display allows visitors to select and see the different LED display patterns designed and programmed into the fabric. An electronic workbench also allows visitors to learn about the electrical properties of different materials.

The Digital Canvas rounds out the exhibit with the work of electronic artist and computer scientist Scott Snibbe. The concept of the nano-scale is examined in his work "Three Drops." This installation is a multimedia experience that allows visitors to move in front of a large screen and interact with projections of water at the macro, micro and then nano-scale levels and allows visitors to experience how the physical properties of water change at these three different scales.

Venue Open:

• January - April 2011
• May - August 2011
• September - December 2011
• January - April 2012
• May - August 2012
• September - December 2012
• January - April 2013
• May - August 2013
• September - December 2013

It's saving electricity with a single flip of a light switch, turning an old tablecloth into a super hero cape and repairing something instead of throwing it away. It's fighting pollution and saving the world one aluminum can at a time. It's ordinary kids making a difference. It's Super Kids Save the World!

Super Kids Save the World gives kids (and their parents) the power to go green! Designed with "green" materials and practices, this super exhibit gives kids real super hero training starting with the four R's: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle!

The exhibit is developed by The Magic House and based on the British children's book, George Saves the World by Lunchtime commissioned by the Eden Project, an educational charity dedicated to showing the importance of taking care of our world. In this book, written by Jo Readman and illustrated by Ley Honor Roberts, George, Flora and Grandpa demonstrate that by taking simple steps, families can become eco-friendly superheroes in their own communities.

The exhibit includes more than 30 activities in seven environments:

House

• Take the Super Kid pledge to take care of our world.
• Don a super hero cape made from a recycled tablecloth.
• Dress a life sized cut-out figure to decide which children's clothes go to the Re-Use Charity Shop.
• Repair a broken toy car so it can be played with again.
• Prepare and pack a healthy lunch with re-usable containers.
  

Garden

• Pick fresh vegetables in the garden to take to the market.
  
• Turn the compost pile with a garden rake.
  
• Create bedding for the bunny cage from torn newspaper.
• Save energy by hanging clothes on a clothesline.
  

Re-Use Charity Shop

• Try on funky clothes and see the result in the many mirrors.
  
• Produce greeting cards from a wide variety of recycled materials.
• Play music on record players, radios and cassette recorders.
• Create a missing puzzle piece so the puzzle can be sold.
  
• Make new clothes for a paper doll.
  

Research Lab

• Play a virtual algae game to speed up bio-fuel production.
  
• Pump algae water through a photo-reactor.
  
• Use a microscope to identify algae from other microorganisms.
  
• Turn a hand crank generator to experience the difference between incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs.
  
• Operate the levers to learn about solar power.
  
• Wear a lab coat just like a real scientist.
  

Recycle Center

• Take on the role of workers in a recycle center.
  
• Wear a hard hat and safety vest.
  
• Drive a recycling truck.
  
• Sort trash onto a conveyor belt system.
  
• Play a rapid-paced computer game to see who can sort recycled materials the fastest.
  

Reduce Fuel Service Center

• Explore the red convertible Smart Car.
  
• Fill the tank with biofuel.
  
• Clean the windshield with a safe, homemade cleaning product.
  
• Climb through a tire tunnel made from tires ready to be recycled.
  

Farmers Market

• Sell fruits and vegetables in a local outdoor market.
  
• Pick apples from a special tree.
  
• Arrange baked goods, cheese and bread for sale under a colorful awning
  
• Ride a bike to generate energy to power a streetlight.
  

• November 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011: Lied Discovery Children's Museum (Las Vegas, NV)
• January 15, 2011 - May 8, 2011: Boston Children's Museum (MA)
• May 21, 2011 - Sept. 11, 2011: Museum of the Southwest Children's Museum (Midland, TX)
• Sept. 24, 2011 - January 8, 2012: The Breman Museum of Atlanta (GA)
• Sept. 15, 2012 - December 30, 2012: Lied Discovery Children's Museum (Las Vegas, NV)
• January 17, 2013 - March 31, 2013: London Regional Children's Museum (Ontario, Canada)

Venue Open:

• January 21, 2012 - April 29, 2012
• May 12, 2012 - Sept. 2, 2012

Past Venue:

• June 14, 2008 - December 31, 2008: Lied Discovery Children's Museums (Las Vegas, NV)
• March 7, 2009 - May 17, 2009: Don Harrington Discovery Center (Amarillo, TX)
• May 30, 2009 - Sept. 6, 2009: InfoZone News Museum (Pueblo, CO)
• Sept. 19, 2009 - January 10, 2010: Lisa Ann Watson Children's Discovery Museum (Miami, FL)
• January 23, 2010 - May 2, 2010: Hickory Museum of Art (NC)
• June 5, 2010 - October 24, 2010: Hawii Children's Discovery Center (Honolulu)

Venue Confirmed:

• OPENS Spring 2012: Betty Brinn Children's Museum (Milwaukee, WI)
• May 17 – September 7, 2014: Betty Brinn Children's Museum (Milwaukee, WI)

Venue Open:

• October 6- January 6, 2013
• January 19 – May 5, 2013
• May 18 – September 8, 2013
• September 21, 2013 – January 5, 2014
• January 18 – May 4, 2014
• September 20, 2014 – January 4, 2015
• January 17– May 3, 2015
• May 16– September 13, 2015
• September 26, 2015 – January 10, 2016
• January 18 – May 8, 2016

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