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Animal Grossology

  • February 05, 2011 - September 05, 2011
  • Location: South Carolina State Museum
  • Address: 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
  • Times: Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm
  • Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for children (ages 3-12) in addition to general admission
  • Phone: 803-898-4921
  • Email: PublicRelations@scmuseum.org
  • Venue: South Carolina State Museum
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Explore the disgusting side of science with some of the slimiest, stinkiest and downright yuckiest creatures on earth in this new blockbuster exhibition. Featuring sophisticated animatronics, interactive learning games, and imaginative animated characters adapted from the best-selling Grossology children's book series by author/science teacher Sylvia Branze. Oozing with disgusting science and interactive learning games, this exhibit is sure to provide a unique perspective on the animal kingdom.

Fifteen hands-on stations feature such gross subjects as "Dung Ball Rally," "Blood Sucker Blow-up" and "The Slime Game" that teach lessons such as how the waste of some animals actually helps others survive, ways to avoid diseases such as Lyme or West Nile, and that slime serves many important functions for animals, from facilitating motion to digestion to defense.