Just about every exhibit and program at Carnegie Science Center is appropriate for a middle school audience, so you’ll have no shortage of choices for your students. Our experiences are designed to teach specific scientific concepts that relate to your school’s curriculum, offering open-ended experiences that allow students to discover the science hidden behind the fun.
FEATURES
BODIES
Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair
Future City Competition
ChemFest
SciTech Days
FOCUS: Biology & the Environment

Environmental Stewardship
Explore! Field Trip
Power Planet in the Works Theater
Hurricane on the Bayou in the Rangos Omnimax Theater
Time required: 3.5 hours
Students: $9
Required adults: $7
Species Living Together
Explore! Field Trip
Adaptations at the SeaScape Aquarium
Dinosaurs Alive! in the Rangos Omnimax Theater
Time required: 3.5 hours
Students: $9
Required adults: $7
FOCUS: Physical Sciences

Chemistry Three Ways
Explore! Field Trip
SciQuest
It Came from Outer Space in the Works Theater
Meringue Madness in the Kitchen Thetaer
Time required: 3 hours
Students: $9
Required adults: free
Want more to explore? Try Science on the Road: The Great Color Caper.
Freaky Physics
Explore! Field Trip
SciQuest
Exploration Station
SportsWorks®
Time required: 3.5 hours
Students: $9
Required adults: free
Want more to explore? Try Science on the Road: Fractured Physics.
FOCUS: Astronomy

Astronomy in Pittsburgh
Explore! Field Trip
Digital Universe in the Buhl Digital Dome
Time required: 2.5 hours
Students: $7
Required adults: free
Want more to explore? Try an Allegheny Observatory Tour
Mission to Mars
Explore! Field Trip
A Traveler’s Guide to Mars in the Buhl Digital Dome
Roving Mars in the Rangos Omnimax Theater
Time required: 3.5 hours
Students: $10
Required adults: $7
Want more to explore? Try Science on the Road: Unisphere planetarium.
FOCUS: Engineering & Technology

Getting Around Through History
Explore! Field Trip
Miniature Railroad & Village
USS Requin
Navigating with Lewis and Clark in the Buhl Digital Dome
Time required: 3 hours
Students: $8
Required adults: Free
Want more to explore? Try Science on the Road: Fasten Your Seatbelts assembly.
Space Exploration
Explore! Field Trip
It Came from Outer Space in the Works Theater
Roving Mars in the Rangos Omnimax Theater
Time required: 3.5 hours
Students: $9
Required adults: $7
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