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Dynamic Earth

Children looking for gold Explore another world underground! An innovative mining and geology centre that lets you explore the planet beneath your feet and its precious cargo of minerals. The home of Sudbury’s famous Big Nickel is a “blast” for everyone on the third planet from the sun.  Open during daytime hours, seasonally, from March to October.


Adress: 122 Big Nickel Mine Drive, Sudbury, ON, P3C 5T7
Telephone: 705-522-3701
Website: www.sciencenorth.ca/dynamic-earth/


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Included with Dynamic Earth admission!

Captivating new stories in dinosaur science are about to unfold in Dinosaurs Unearthed: Secrets Revealed at Dynamic Earth.

The exhibition invites you to challenge what you think you know about dinosaurs and see your favourite prehistoric creatures in a new way. The spotlight shines on a Tyrannosaurus rex juvenile sporting a coat of heat-regulating feathers; Sinosauropteryx, the first feathered theropod ever discovered; plus, the inside scoop on the ancestors of Triceratops.

Dinosaurs Unearthed: Secrets Revealed offers a compelling look at the remarkable story of feathered fossils, a discovery which led paleontologists to believe that dinosaurs are the prehistoric ancestors of modern day birds. A life-size, feathered animatronic T.rex juvenile and a feathered Deinonychus serve as the visual centerpiece of the exhibition, roaring and thrashing and exciting you with their scales and feathers.

SAVE on Admission
with a Dynamic Duo Passport! Includes admission to Science North and Dynamic Earth, Home of the Big Nickel. Two full-day experiences plus… admission to an IMAX® film and the digital Planetarium.  Passports are available online or at Science North and Dynamic Earth, and may be used for up to three consecutive days. Other packages are available.  For more information, visit sciencenorth.ca or Call 1-800-461-4898 or 705-523-4629. Stay at a partner hotel and save even more! Book your Sudbury Family Getaway now!


 
People using the modelsFun Stuff for the Kids: Let the little ones play in a three-level model mine using tools and equipment that are just their size. They can also collect and exchange rocks and minerals in the Rockhound Lab, and pan for gold like a Yukon prospector.  Don’t forget to take their picture with the famous Big Nickel.

Mining Command Centre: Try your hand at the big machines. Manipulate a remote-controlled rock breaker located in Dynamic Earth’s underground mine or try out the Caterpillar excavator simulator. You can also track the movements of visitors underground.

Atlas Copco Theatre: The 125-seat Altas Copco Theatre features exciting films projected on a 12 m (38 ft.) wide by 7 m (22.5 ft.) high screen with “next generation” high-definition digital images and resolution.  For current film descriptions and showtimes visit: dynamicearth.ca

Rocks to Riches: A Science North Production, A multimedia presentation in the Xstrata Nickel Gallery
With one visit you’ll never see your kitchen sink or plumbing pipes the same way. This walk-through theatre features state-of-the-art presentation technology that takes you step-by-step through the processing of nickel and copper, from the “mill” to the “smelter” and then on to the “refinery”.

Nickel City Stories: A Science North Production
Take a seat and experience Nickel City Stories, an engaging object theatre presentation about the discovery of nickel, and Sudbury’s connections with the likes of Thomas Edison and the Apollo Astronauts.

CellphoneDownload the Discover Sudbury App
 
The Discover Sudbury tour is a GPS-enabled smart phone tour of the geological, glacial, mining, and cultural history of the City of Greater Sudbury. Travel through time with family and friends as you visit real geological and cultural landmarks and discover the secrets of our past. Find out when the first mine was built in Sudbury and how mining has affected our cultural and environmental history.
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