Great Lakes Science Center

About Great Lakes Science Center

The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The center's exhibits focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) concepts. Opening in July 1996, the facility includes signature (permanent) and traveling exhibits, meeting space, a cafe, and the Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater. Science center staff conduct daily science demonstrations. The Science Center is also home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, one of only 11 such Visitor Centers in the country.Throughout the school year, the Science Center provides STEM education to field trip students each year with programs and exhibits supporting classroom curriculum by meeting Ohio Revised Standards in Science.

Great Lakes Science Center is partially funded by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, grants, funds, and corporate and individual gifts.

Throughout the school year, the Science Center provides STEM education to field trip students each year with programs and exhibits supporting classroom curriculum by meeting Ohio Revised Standards in Science. During the summer and winter school breaks, the Science Center hosts Camp Curiosity, educational and fun camps for children in grades K-6. through 12th graders that occur in various locations throughout Northeast Ohio.

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  6. Representative Shontel Brown, Administrator Bill Nelson, GRC Center Director Jimmy Kenyon pose for a photo together with solar eclipse glasses on (GRC-2024-C-03529)06Representative Shontel Brown, Administrator Bill Nelson, GRC Center Director Jimmy Kenyon pose for a photo together with solar eclipse glasses on (GRC--C-)NASA Glenn Research Center / NASA/GRC/Sara Lowthian-Hanna · Public domain

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