Check out our upcoming summer events!

Come check out our booth at the Fresno Home Remodeling and Decorating Show. We will have some of our favorite exhibits on display, including samples from our rock and mineral and fossil collections. We will also be featuring some of our most beautiful baskets from our Yokut Indian Basket collection. Come by the booth to meet some of our more amazing animals, and enter to win a free membership to The Discovery Center in our daily drawing!

June 21st - Insectmania: Beetles, Spiders and Worms, Oh My!
Learn the difference between six and eight legged creatures. Visit tarantulas, millipedes, and hissing cockroaches!

July 12th - A Trip To the Stars!
The stars come to you with our portable Star Lab. Children will make seltzer rockets and experience different types of telescopes.

August 2nd - Prehistoricmania: Dinosaurs and Volcanoes!
Journey backward to the age of the dinosaurs. Learn about the world of volcanoes and hot lava!

This year, The Discover Center will be hosting the following fun activities at the Hanford Mall:

June 13th - Animal Mania June

July 11th - Structures

July 18th - Tops

20th - Earthquakes & Volcanoes

July 25th - Weird Science

Every "clear" Friday night the Discovery Center will welcome local astronomers and stargazers. There will be numerous telescopes set up that can be viewed by the public. Please come out and join us as we take a closer look at the night's sky. Have you ever wondered how the universe was formed, our what happens in a black hole? Or maybe you want to hear about Orion the hunter, or learn how to find the Big Dipper every night. We can find the answers to your questions and more every Friday night, so please come on out and bring the family for a night of exploration.

Nature Kids Camp: June 11th through the 14 th, 9:30 am to 12 pm
Nature Kids Summer Camp helps foster a love of nature through knowledge, creativity, and play. We provide a safe and enriching environment for young children to explore, learn, and create using all their senses! Nature studies, nature play, and nature crafts are all a part of each camp day. Parents are invited to join their camper on the last day of camp as Mother Goose engages all with The Princess and The Pea. Then stay for a picnic and exhibition of your child's work!

Summer Science Camps: Weekdays in June, July and August
The Discovery Center has been providing camps to the Central Valley for over 30 years. Over the years we have developed an interesting, age-appropriate summer science curriculum. This year The Discovery Center will be offering ten fun-filled weeks of summer camp, with four fun themes that are sure to spark an interest in every camper!

Weird Science

6/18/07 - 6/22/07 & 7/23/07 - 7/27/07

Come experience the wilder side of science at The Discovery Center's weird science camp. During this hands on fun packed week campers will explore unusual phenomena and the science behind it. Electrifying experiments and simple chemical reactions are just some of the fun things your campers will participate in.

Wilderness Adventure

6/25/07 - 6/29/07 & 7/30/07 - 8/3/07

Discover the wonders and adventure of the great outdoors in the setting of The Discovery Center's wilderness oasis. Your camper will embark on a journey on learning how to survive a hot central valley summer. Campers will learn how to make shelters and tools from things found in nature and will keep their own field book. Also, learn about plants and animals in local ecosystems and what campers and their families can do to help preserve the environment.

Skybound

7/16/07 - 7/20/07 & 8/13/07 - 8/17/07

Come for some supersonic fun at The Discovery Center's aerodynamics camp. Discover the amazing science behind everything that flies from kites to space ships. Campers will explore the exciting history of flight while making their own planes, gliders, hot air balloons and more.

Dinomania!

7/9/07 - 7/13/07 & 8/6/07 - 8/10/07