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Experience the thrills at Sudbury's Science North

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Science North is the ultimate place to be this summer. Get immersed in the world of extreme sports at the Beyond Human Limits exhibit, explore Dynamic Earth’s Outdoor Science Park, relive the good old days with the Ultimate Summer Throwback, dig up some cool facts with Engineering Earth and so much more.

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Engineering Earth Sleepover

Aug. 18

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7 p.m. – 8 a.m. at Dynamic Earth

Public: $50

Members: $35

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The perfect summer sleepover for the whole family is here. Discover the world of engineering through fun, hands-on activities, catch the Big Nickel Show, watch the LEGO movie, and snuggle up inside Dynamic Earth next to the Engineering Earth exhibit.

This is a special sleepover for families, participants must be accompanied by an adult (16 years of age or older).

Experience the Thrill

Aug. 13-19

Free with Science North admission

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Twisted Tornado obstacle course is over 21 metres long and just under 7 metres in height. Visitors must climb, squeeze and slide through the various components of the course in order to complete it “¦ then make it back through a second time – making it one of the longest inflatable obstacle courses in Ontario.

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Experience the Thrill – Student Edition

Aug. 16

7-9 p.m. at Science North

Public: $10

Members: Free

Ages 14-18 only

Can you go beyond your limits? Push yourself and challenge your friends in our giant inflatable obstacle course. Try some daring climbing skills in the Beyond Human Limits exhibition and discover a world of outdoor adventure with guides Beau Williams-Orser. Go retro with the Throwback Film Festival.

KiSS 105.3 Ultimate Summer Throwback

You voted and we listened. Experience the fun and adventure all over again at IMAX.

Aug. 6 – Sept. 3

General Ticket: $11

Ultimate Ticket: $25

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Special Exhibition at Science North: Beyond Human Limits

How do you perceive risk? Do you seek thrill and excitement? What makes an extreme sport athlete? Do you have the personality and motivation?

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Beyond Human Limits takes you inside the minds and bodies of extreme athletes to explore the psychology, physiology, and physicality of some of the most extreme activities in the world.

In this high-energy exhibition, you’ll experience the thrill of extreme sports in exciting, interactive exhibits and immersive environments. Experience the technology, creativity, and innovation inherent in these sports. Meet passionate athletes, hear their incredible stories and take in the artistry, motivation, and thoughtfulness that goes into everything they do.

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Special Exhibition at Dynamic Earth: Engineering Earth

Learn how the future of green and clean construction has a quite literal dirty origin with Engineering Earth. The exhibition unveils the incredible potential of grains, soils, clay, mud, and sands for use in green construction. Learn how new technologies can turn the ancient medium of choice into the future’s fashionable and ecological building material for architects and artists around the world.

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Last chance for summer camps

This is your last chance to registration for Science North’s exciting, weeklong, science day camps. This year, we plan on making science a memorable part of children’s summer in more than 35 communities with programming available in English, French and French Immersion.

Save 10 per cent when two or more registrations are booked at the same time!

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Outdoor Science Park – now open

Weather permitting

Visitors of all ages will enjoy this outdoor experience. Park features: Large “molten slag” slide, authentic Scooptram® underground loader, climbing structure, Sand Pit Zone and a wave maker.

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Planetarium Show – We Are Stars

What are we made of? Where did it all come from?

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Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life. With expert input from leading scientists to leading cosmologists, astrophysicists, astro-chemists, planetary scientists and astro-biologists we present humanity’s current understanding of where everything, including us, came from.

All ages

45 minutes, includes live content delivered by a Bluecoat.

Visit sciencenorth.ca for general and member pricing

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IMAX movies

Playing at the Science North IMAX Theatre in August

The Science North IMAX Theatre is only one of five in Canada to host world’s most state-of-the-art advanced cinema technology IMAX with laser. The Science North IMAX Theatre now offers the best cinematic programming available, whether the film is in the classic IMAX or IMAX® 3D format for both documentaries as well as feature- length Hollywood films.

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The KiSS 105.3 Ultimate Summer Throwback

The Goonies

Aug. 6 – 12

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate’s ancient valuable treasure.

The NeverEnding Story

Aug. 13 – 19

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

Hook

Aug. 20 – 26

When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.

Independence Day

Aug. 27 – September 3

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind’s best weapon is the will to survive.

Pandas

Now Playing

Pandas are beloved around the world, and now they are coming to the big screen in the IMAX® original film “Pandas,” a breathtaking documentary adventure and amazing experience for the whole family.

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At Chengdu Panda Base in China, scientists are dedicated to protecting the species by breeding adult Giant Pandas in order to introduce cubs into the wild. This film follows one such researcher, whose passion leads her to initiate a new technique inspired by a black bear program in rural New Hampshire.

What starts as a cross-culture collaboration becomes a life-changing journey for an American biologist who crosses an ocean to join her; a scientist from Inner Mongolia; and a very curious female cub named Qian Qian, born in captivity.

Galapagos 3D

Now Playing

Part adventure, part scientific expedition, part personal quest, and part fantastic voyage, this unprecedented non-fiction film takes audiences on a journey with marine biologist Carole Baldwin, from the Smithsonian Institutions’s Museum of Natural History, on her first trips to the famed Galapagos Islands.

An amazingly immersive cinematic experience, Galapagos delves deep into the largely unknown waters surrounding the volcanic archipelago to explore the natural wonders of a realm that is truly a living natural science laboratory.

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