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Nano Exhibit
Experience all things small as you make your way through our new nanoscience exhibit, featuring hands-on activities and technology in a family friendly way!
Nano is produced produced by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network)
with funding from the National Science Foundation .
Opens May 11.
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Adventure Expeditions
Travel back to 1920's Egypt for the adventure of a lifetime! Part physical adventure and part mental obstacle course, in this exhibit, you must decipher hieroglyphics and find clues that will lead you to a pharaoh's lost tomb!
Recommended for ages 7 and up.
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Coming Soon: Kick It Up! New Exhibit
We are very excited to announce new changes that are
underway at Port Discovery! This summer, our former R&D Dreamlab exhibit on the first floor will transform into Kick It Up, a brand new permanent soccer stadium and fitness exhibit, presented by UnitedHealthcare !
Families will enjoy our brand new field, complete with electronic score board and goals. When soccer is not in session, our field will transform into a fitness arena, where families can participate in cool electronic based activities, like Dance Dance Revolution or traditional Street Games, like Jump Rope and Hop Scotch.
Our goal is to engage families in healthy, physical play in a fun and exciting way!
Opening Summer 2012!
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Exploramora: Down at the Farm
Learn about life on a farm by using our interactive hanging signs, brush a real horse's tail, plant vegetables, and milk a cow!
Recommended for all ages.
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Harvest Hill
Barter, sell or trade your new products at our roadside market! Use the giant crane to move your goods from the market to the train for transport to wherever your imagination takes them!
Recommended for all ages.
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KidWorks
Climb, crawl, jump, and slide through our three-story urban treehouse, KidWorks. Dare to cross a narrow rope bridge and who knows what you’ll find on the other side!
Please note: For your safety and comfort, KidWorks is a Sneaker Zone. Children and adults who plan to play and climb KidWorks must wear sneakers.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Please enjoy this social story, "How to Be Safe on KidWorks" that has been specifically created by Project ACT for the enjoyment of those attending Port Discovery Children's Museum.
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Miss Perception’s Mystery House
Miss Perception needs your help to solve the baffling case of the missing Baffeld family! Pick up clues left behind by Constance, Eubie, Abbie, and Ivy Baffeld using your detective-sharp research, literacy and problem solving skills.
Recommended for ages 6 and up.
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Nano
Nano is an engaging and interactive mini-exhibition about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology for family audiences.Explore hands-on activities to discover the importance of things too small for the eye to see in nanoscale science.
Build a Carbon Nanotube
Play “I Spy ” to discover nano in familiar places
Compare the relative effects of static electricity and gravity
and more!
Nano is produced by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network) with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Opens May 11.
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Royal Farms Convenience Store and Fill'er Up Station
Learn how to make healthy choices in a convenient world in this mini interactive convenience store! Pretend you are the customer or employee and stock and scan various foods. Check the items in your cart against the food pyramid to see how many healthy food items you selected. Be sure to fill the Royal Farms VW Beetle with gas and check its tire pressure before you leave!
The Royal Farms Convenience Store and Fill'er Up Station is generously sponsored by:
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StudioWorkshop
Everyone is an artist! StudioWorkshop is the space to express the artist in you! Programs change three times each year.
Current Program: FUNctional Art
Discover and create art you can use.
Functional Art uses upcycling to give newspapers a new use as a designer tote bag.
Make and decorate your own tote bag at Port Discovery!
Studio Workshop and visual arts programming are made possible in part through sponsorship of Baltimore County and the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences, and by the Howard County Arts Council through a grant from Howard County.
Recommended for ages 2 and up.
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The Oasis
Take a break in The Oasis, a quiet room where families can lounge on pillows and read a book together, play a game or solve a puzzle.
During the week, join us for Circle Times at 11:30 am, with singing and storytelling for our youngest visitors. Visiting on a weekend? Check the "Cool Things To Do" list posted inside the Museum on the day of your visit for special Circle Time events.
The activites in this exhibit are appropriate for children six-years-old or younger. ALL guests are welcome but we ask adults supervise older children as they share this area with our younger guests.
Circle Time is generously sponsored by:
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The Soccer Field
Have you ever wanted to play a game of soccer indoors? The Museum has an indoor soccer field that's just for you, so head down for a game with friends or one-on-one with mom or dad.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
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Tiny's Diner
In this realistic 50's style diner, kids can "cook" and serve food to their parents while using their math skills to ring up orders at the cash register.
Recommended for ages 2 and up.
Special thanks to the IKEA Baltimore store for its generous support of Tiny's Diner.
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Tot Trails
Infants and toddlers have a great new place to learn through play in a whimsical exhibit that celebrates Maryland's heritage!
Tot Trails was created as a learning environment where young children can explore and learn about their world, parents can learn about their children through interaction and observation, and the community to learn how innovative play educates our youngest learners.
While exploring some very unique landmarks and landscapes of Maryland, children and their caregivers will engage in hands-on exploration in a space that sparks imagination and inspires curiosity.
Children will delight in the joy of reading and singing, while building language skills as they engage in our Mother Goose on the Loose story times and Jingle Jangle Music Time with our Museum educators. Infants will develop their gross motor skills and balance coordination as they can crawl, roll, and wiggle through cushioned, mirrored "tidal pools" and "dune walk." Young toddlers will test their problem-solving skills as they maneuver their way through the Mountain Trail and Paw Paw Tunnel, while exercising their imaginations by digging for fossils and playing with puppets. Visit after visit, caregivers will be encouraged to play, interact, and observe their child as they discover new ways to connect learning and play.
Special Programs
Bring your infant and toddler to these special programs that take place in the Tot Trails exhibit!
Mother Goose on the Loose
Read … Rhyme … Sing… Dance… Laugh… Love… Enjoy!
You are your child’s first and best teacher. Join us for Mother Goose on the Loose, a research based, early literacy program for parents and children from birth to 3 years.
Wednesdays and Fridays: 10:30 am
Sundays: 1:30 pm
Jingle Jangle Music Time
Join us for a lively interactive music experience that teaches basic rhythm through singing, clapping, and shaking shakers!
Wednesdays and Fridays: 11:30 am; 12:30 pm
Sundays: 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm
Tot Trails is generously sponsored by:
The Tot Trails Book Nook is generously sponsored by: 
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Wonders Of Water - WOW!
Make a splash in this new wet and wonderful area of Port Discovery! WOW!, helps children understand human interactions with water in fun, exciting and interactive ways. Featuring: Earth Today (a real-time atmospheric display created by Animated Earth LLC featuring global data from NASA, NOAA and USGS), Water Chimes, Build a Fountain, Plumbers Park, Stream Table, Bubble Hoop and more!
Note: You will get wet in WOW!, but it's OK, there are slickers and crocs for everyone. You may want to bring a change of dry clothes.
*WOW! is closed on Mondays from 10 am until 12:30 pm for weekly maintenance.
Recommended for ages 2 and up.
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