The Dome at Home

Science World's doors are currently closed but the experimentation, curiosity and fun can continue right in your living room.

We can't wait to welcome you back to Science World when circumstances allow it but in the meantime we'll be here to ignite wonder and curiosity from our dome to your home.

As we think of everyone in Vancouver and around the world in this exceptional time, we invite you to experience Science World online by sharing some of our favourite resources and at-home activities.

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Upcoming Events

Weekly Livestream

We are hosting weekly livestreams of your favourite Centre Stage shows!

Where: Facebook
When: Every Wednesday at 2:20pm

Missed it live? Don't worry, check out the action from past livestreams below or on YouTube.

Online Films

Lower the blinds, shut the curtains, and watch some of your favourite OMNIMAX films and Science Theatre shows right at home!

At-Home Science Activities

Pre-K

K–3

4–7

Tech-Up Student Challenge

Big Science for Little Hands at Home

When you do science with your children, you can share their sense of wonder about the natural world. These free activities are meant to serve as a starting point for early-childhood scientific exploration. We've put together several that are available to download and easy to do at home!

For Learners in Kindergarten to Grade 3

Explore properties of water through hands-on play!

Learn about local plants with these fun activities!

For Learners in Grades 4–7

Build models to investigate water's role as part of our environment:

Learn about mass, volume and density and their relationship to each other.

What can you make out of a tin can, an egg carton or other recycling?

Tech-Up Student Challenge

Tech-Up Student Challenges help students to dig into computational thinking. Grade 4-7 students will explore problem solving methods and share their solutions through weekly offline and online activities.

#ShowUsYourScience

While our science facilitators are home, they continue to share their passion for discovering the world around them. Watch the scientific demonstrations you know and love, using everyday items you can find in your home. Then, try it yourself! Share your own version of your favourite activity on social media using #ShowUsYourScience.

Fieldnotes

Is time travel really possible? What would it take to regenerate the world's diminishing rainforests? Which predictions from the 1980s turned out to be right? And what is up with earwax?

Fieldnotes is where we delve into curious topics you've always wanted to know more about.

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Science World's doors are currently closed but the experimentation, curiosity and fun can continue right in your living room.

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Upcoming Events

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Weekly Livestream

Online Films

At-Home Science Activities

Big Science for Little Hands at Home

For Learners in Kindergarten to Grade 3

For Learners in Grades 4–7

Tech-Up Student Challenge

#ShowUsYourScience

Fieldnotes

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Our dome is closed, eliminating our main revenue source. As a non-profit, your donation supports our transition online so we can continue delivering science outreach across BC.