Singapore Science Centre 30 Nov 2011

Be transported back in time to see dinosaurs come to life with the help of technology, lighting and sound effects at the "Dinosaurs - Live" Exhibition in Science Centre. With close to 50 dinosaurs from all prehistoric periods, this was an unforgetable experience, educational and entertaining - although the young ones might take some time to warm up to the colossal creatures and the dark surroundings.

Size matters! This was the largest dinosaur on display - the T-Rex!

The children were guided by the exhibition trail booklets, which were specially designed with questions, fun facts about dinosaurs and activities.
Fossils await discovery in the Dig Pit! Experience how palaeontologists search for fossil evidence and identify the dinosaur from the bones!

We spent a long time in Scientist For A Day!, a place where children can do various hands-on experiments with the help of facilitators. The facilitators were very helpful and patient to explain the questions from curious children, and also adults.
A fun, wet experience with water. At Waterworks, the children have gallons of fun learning about water.
Waterworks features a circular rainbow, water jet, a water maze and more!!
Science Centre is definitely a must visit in Singapore. The admission charges are still reasonable as compared to other attractions in Singapore, only that the location is a bit far away. We spent the whole day there from 10.00am to 6.00pm, covering most of the fun-filled shows (Above photo: Fire tornado show) and interactive displays.

This was our 2nd visit to the Science Centre, but also a very different experience from the previous one. We have more time to appreciate and understand the exhibits and shows and the children were able to explore a world of wonder and beauty of science.

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