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I remember when I was younger I came to the Ontario Science Centre for the first time, & boy was it fun! Finally, instead of studying, tests & reading, science was explored through hands on experiments & arcades!
Ontario's largest educational attraction, the OSC is dedicated to promoting science to the public in a fun & exciting environment. It is the ideal place to have a fun day with kids, for there is so much for them to do! : )
The OSC is divided into major sections, including Sports, space, communication, a question of truth, kidspark, the Living Earth, Technology & Transportation, Science Arcade, Human Body, and Matter, Energy & Change.
There are also many demonstrations, including the Starlab show, electricity ( touch the Van de Graff Generator & watch your hair fly up), Foundry, Chemistry & papermaking. Be sure to check showtimes!
My favourite exhibits at the OSC include riding and controlling a rocket chair @ Mars, the bobsled, the ritcher scale detector (tests your strength), the rainforest, the mini tornado, the bikes (pedal to light a light bulb), the bouncing bridge, the x-ray photo imprint and the skyriding simulator. There are also many seasonal exhibits at OSC, like one time where they had a candy exhibit... so many free sweets...
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In addition to the Science Exhibits, there is an Ominax Theatre, a giant IMAX dome that envelopes you with sound and image. Personally I prefer this over conventional theatres, for it feels like you are part of the action! I have been to many IMAX theatres, and have to say this is one of my absolute favourites.
The Ontario Science Centre is open seven days a week, 364 days a year, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Click here to see the latest admission prices. Leave a Comment Address: 770 Don Mills Road, TorontoPhone: (416) 696-3127.Directions: Car: From downtown Toronto, take DVP North and follow the signs from Don Mills Road North. TTC: Yonge Street subway line to Eglinton station and transfer to the Eglinton East bus. Get off at Don Mills Road.Website: www.osc.on.ca
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I've been driving past the Science Centre for the past couple of weeks and realised that I needed a picture or two of it, and a tip to suggest that this is a great place to take kids of all ages.
Its been a few years since I was there last, and was without children, but I think I was missing part of the fun of it all. However, I must admit when the volume gets too loud and my head starts pounding, I head for the patch of serenity and silence - a little "tunnel" which is absence of sound. BLISS!
My pictures were taken from the bus as I went by. Leave a Comment Address: Don Mills Rd just south of EglintonDirections: One block south of Eglinton on Don Mills Road. If going by transit - can get off at the corner of Don Mills & Eglinton on any of the Eglinton buses, or #25 bus which runs from the Pape Subway station to Steeles Ave (including the Don Mills subway station)
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If you traveling to Toronto with children then the Ontario Science Centre is a must-see. This is one of the most interactive museums you will ever visit with a large number of hands on displays that will thrill you kids.
Importantly the OSC keeps up to date with technology and exhibits are always updated. There are lasers that be shot off, insect exhibits and so on. I have visited a lot of similar museums but I have yet fine an equal to OSC for hands-on displays.
Furthermore there are things that will keeps adults interested. This include Omnimax Theatre and a recreated rain forest exhibit. Leave a Comment Address: 770 Don Mill RoadPhone: 416-696-3127Directions: Don Mills and Eglington East. Not too far from downtown Toronto.Website: www.osc.on.ca
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Kids will have a ball interacting with different science demonstrations. Everything from lasers to meteorology, electricity, sound, light, gravity, biology, space, computers, communications, and....well there's lots. Expect to spend a whole day there. Admission is $14 for adults, and $10 for kids. Hours are 10-5 daily.
There is also the Omnimax Imax theatre. Visit the website to see what will be playing over the next few weeks. Omnimax tickets are sold separately, and are not include with Center admission. Leave a Comment Address: 770 Don Mills Road at Eglinton Ave.Directions: By Public Transit: Eglinton East bus (#34) from Eglinton Station, or Don Mills bus (#25) from Pape Station. Buses leave approx. every 5 mins. from each station. Travel time is about 20 mins.Website: www.ontariosciencecenter.ca
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The Toronto Science Center has similar exhibits to many of the other science museums around the world, but it’s housed in a very unique building. It’s only after you’ve in the building that you realize that the building is built along the side of a hill. Each exhibit hall has a different theme, but when you move to the next hall you’ll be taking an escalator further down the hill each time. My favorite exhibit is at the bottom of the valley where golf balls can be released to wind their way around Escheresque tracks, clanking and ringing bells on their appointed routes. Leave a Comment
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There is so much to do and see here. It sure is very interesting and worth a visit. There is for example:
The Omnimax theatre:
There is this giant 24 metre domed screen with over 13,000 watts of digital wrap-around sound. They have several movies you can see. We saw 'olympic Glory' which was brilliant.
There are also over 800 interactive exhibits to do with food, space, human body, sport, earth etc. etc. etc. You will be busy a whole day long.
They also have demonstrations like they take a photo from a kid and you see it change in how she/he will be in 50 years time. Leave a Comment Address: North York, 770 Don Mills RoadOther Contact: Infoline: (416) 696-3127 www.osc
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This is a great place to bring kids, though as an adult I still like it. Shows exhibits on science and technology and also has an IMAX theatre to watch some amazing movies. If you suffer from motion sickness you might want to take a pill for it before watching the movie, depending on what it is. This is a popular place for school outings, so be prepared for hundreds of rugrats running around and frenzied teachers trying to control them.
You can buy a regular admission ticket for $14 (adult) and IMAX tickets for $10 or both a combined ticket for $20. Children and youth tickets are cheaper. Leave a Comment Address: 770 Don Mills Rd .Phone: 416-696-1000Directions: South of Eglinton, take the Don Mills bus which will drop you off in front. It's just down the road from my workplace!Website: www.ontariosciencecentre.ca
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A fun, interactive museum of science and technology. Children will have a great time here exploring Space, Sport, Rain Forest and the Human Body (to name a few) with the hair-raising electrical ball, wobbly bridge, and bobsled simulation. The Center also has the OMNIMAX movie theatre, which is a screen that spans the entire dome ceiling. I watched Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man here and it was incredible. Leave a Comment Address: 770 Don Mills RoadPhone: (416) 696-3127
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Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Rd.
Toronto , M3C 1T3
Telephone: Infoline: (416) 696-3127 , Fax: (416) 696-3161
Don't think you have to be a kid to enjoy the Ontario Science Centre. Since opening its doors in 1969, the centre has fascinated 30 million visitors, including more than 200,000 students per year, with the wonders of science and technology. If you talk to anyone who has visited the centre, they'll rave over the hair-raising electrical ball, lasers burning through wood and flowers shattering into icy shards. Leave a Comment
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This was a lot of fun as most of the exhibits are hands on and there are over 800. I seem to remember my favourite being the talking psychiatrist computer. Leave a Comment Address: Eglinton Avenue
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