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Seasonal Exhibit

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Currently on display through April 13, 2008

Families become explorers as they dig for pirate treasure

and investigate the history of Earth's most exotic islands in

Galapagos Sands: Exploring the Centuries!

Exhibit components include:

Darwin Research Station ~ How many animals you can find inside the tent? Dress up as a research biologist as you sort and classify Iguana and Tortoises.
Ships ~ How many different ships, and their associated occupations, traveled through the Galapagos Islands? Discover and learn about the different types of ships used in the Galapagos Islands throughout the centuries.
Tortoise Nest ~ Dress as a Tortoise and experience how it must feel to have a shell on your back! Then crawl through the "Tortoise Tunnel" and learn how Tortoises lay eggs in their nest.
Dig Site ~ Can you find a pirate sword, an explorer's map or Darwin's magnifying glass? Explore and see if you can locate buried objects, both treasure and trash, left behind by humans throughout the centuries!
Post Office Bay ~ Learn how a barrel was used as a Post Office! Be sure to write your own letter about what you saw or what you liked best in the Galapagos Sands exhibit.
Sand Sculpture ~ Cleveland's own Carl Jara, one of the nation's top sand artists returns to create another of his one-of-a-kind masterpieces.