Search: Sara Stern Gallery

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Dinosaurs Come to Life in the Search Gallery!

Come meet STAN the T. rex™, a 65-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex—the fifth-most-complete T. rex fossil in the world. In this super-interactive space, you can touch and manipulate bones, complete puzzles, and help a seed lift off and float through the air. You’ll get lost in the many things to see and do here. Ooh and ahh over a stick insect, touch a thousand-year-old tree, climb into a beavers’ den, or discover the unique properties of everyday metals. Reward your curiosity with the calm marvels of nature, big and small!

Metal Matters

Presented by Teck, Everyday Metals is a Geology exhibit that explores metals, their properties and their human application.

Everything around you is made up of tiny particles called atoms—including metals! Everyday metals like silver, aluminum, and copper have atomic structures that give them a unique set of properties not found in other elements. This makes metals incredibly useful in our daily lives.

Metals are malleable (We can bend and change the shape of aluminum foil without destroying it); metals conduct heat easily (We can safely cook food in metal pots); and many metals have high tensile strength (We can bend and flex metals to capture strong winds in aerospace vehicles).

Can metals kill bacteria?

Yes! Many metals have antimicrobial properties—they release ions or charge particles that can kill bacteria. Copper can kill up to 99.9% of microbes on high-touch areas to prevent disease from spreading. 

Are metals ductile?

Yes! Ductility means that metals can be pulled into a long string. Metals can be drawn out into wires or cables for electronics.

Wanna learn more about the unique properties of metals? Check out Everyday Metals presented by Teck in the Search Gallery!

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Survivors

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Egg BB

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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Comet Crisp

Artist: Jeff Kulak

Jeff is a senior graphic designer at Science World. His illustration work has been published in the Walrus, The National Post, Reader’s Digest and Chickadee Magazine. He loves to make music, ride bikes, and spend time in the forest.

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T-Rex and Baby

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Buddy the T-Rex

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Geodessy

Artist: Michelle Yong

Michelle is a designer with a focus on creating joyful digital experiences! She enjoys exploring the potential forms that an idea can express itself in and helping then take shape.

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Science Buddies

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Western Dinosaur

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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Time-Travel T-Rex

Artist: Ty Dale

From Canada, Ty was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1993. From his chaotic workspace he draws in several different illustrative styles with thick outlines, bold colours and quirky-child like drawings. Ty distils the world around him into its basic geometry, prompting us to look at the mundane in a different way.

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