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The Bay Area has a long and varied history of technical innovation. So it's not surprising there are several excellent facilities that make science fun and interesting for children.


Fujitsu Planetarium ~ Cupertino
Planets, galaxies, clusters and more await your visit through the astonishing, immersive visualization power of the Fujitsu Planetarium. Open daily for school and group field trips of all ages.

BizSmart Global - Innovate This! ~ Mountain View, March 17
Teen Invention Convention for 12-19 yr olds, by founders of CampBizSmart; premiere global business, entrepreneur camps. Winners launch product on Kickstarter.com. Fast prototype team design competition to innovate a mystery product announced before the event. Winning team receives full color design rendering, creates prototype with designers. Be inspired by Innovation Gurus from companies like Facebook, Apple, etc. Saturday, March 17, 2012, 8:30am-5:00pm at Microsoft Limited Space. Register: www.bizsmartglobal.com $295

Science & Technology
Bay Model - San Francisco
Computer History Museum - Mountain View
California Academy of Sciences - San Francisco
Children's Center of Art and Science - Oakland
Exploratorium - San Francisco
Fremont Earthquake Exhibit - Fremont
Intel Museum - Santa Clara
Junior Center of Art and Science - Oakland
Lawrence Hall of Science - Berkeley
Lawrence Livermore Labs Discovery Center - Livermore
Learn to Discover - Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
Math Science Nucleus - Fremont
Nasa Ames Visitor Center - Mountain View
Stanford Linear Accelerator - Stanford
The Tech Museum - San Jose
U.S. Geological Survey - Menlo Park
Wizbots - Belmont, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos
Youth Science Institute - Los Gatos

Planetariums & Observatories
Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Oakland
College of San Mateo Planetarium - San Mateo
Foothill College Observatory - Los Altos Hills
Fujitsu Planetarium De Anza - Cupertino
Holt Planetarium at Lawrence Hall of Science - Berkeley
Lick Observatory - San Jose
Morrison Planetarium - San Francisco
Rosicrucian Planetarium - San Jose

Aviation Museums
Hiller Aviation Museum - San Carlos
Moffett Field Historical Museum - Mountain View
Pacific Coast Air Museum - Santa Rosa
Wings of History - San Martin