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Now Open - Eww! What's Eating You?

Did you know that the average human is known to host more than a million parasites? That if you don’t have at least one kind of worm residing in your gut, you’re in the minority? And speaking of worms, the largest tapeworm ever recorded was more than 60 feet long! (Yuck!)

Learn about these and other interesting facts in EWW! What’s Eating You?, a new exhibition at Science North. Just in time for Family Day and the March Break, EWW! What’s Eating You? digs into the history of human/parasite interaction. This exhibition takes you from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt to more modern times and tales of often sinister critters that live to hitch a ride on human hosts.

The exhibition is set in an arcade-like atmosphere where learning about parasites can actually be fun! See if you could jump 200-times your height to put you in the same league as a flea! Discover the different kinds of parasites and how their life cycles work with ours.

Supported by Reliable Cleaning Services.  See it now in the Special Exhibits Hall.  

Included with science centre admission - FREE for Science North Members.

Coming April 2012 - BODY WORLDS Vital

BODY WORLDS Vital, The Canadian Premiere

The human body is built for action and experience. Intricately formed for optimal functioning, the living body is designed for survival, striving, and achievement.

BODY WORLDS Vital celebrates the potential of the human body and the body in motion. Featuring authentic human bodies, the exhibition shows the body in health, distress, and disease. These detailed anatomical studies, compositions, and representations allow visitors a penetrating gaze at what lies beneath the skin. In this collaboration between donors, anatomists, and visitors, the donors having given legal consent during their lifetimes to participate in BODY WORLDS - act as guides and teachers on this scientific journey. Don’t miss the latest chapter of the BODY WORLDS saga, the trailblazing anatomical exhibitions seen by more than 33 million visitors worldwide.  

It will change the way you look at life.

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Wildfires! A Firefighting Adventure in 4D

Adrenaline rushes through your body as you witness the unfolding drama of Wildfires! A Firefighting Adventure in 4D.  Feel the excitement as a ground crew, transported by helicopter into the remote wilderness, tries to contain the rapidly spreading fire   Ride along with the Air Attack Officer as operations are directed from a seat high above the blaze.  Be the co-pilot in a CL 415 water bomber as it undertakes the difficult and sometimes dangerous mission of controlling a major forest fire from the air, swooping down to pick up a load of water and dropping it at the centre of the action. Experience Wildfires! in the Science North Vale Cavern.

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TD Canada Trust Toddler's Treehouse

Avast ye matie! Your toddler will have a swashbuckling good time on our Pirate Ship climber. Dress up as a pirate and go on a treasure hunt. 'Shiver me timbers' - just make sure you don't end up walking the plank!