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SM Science Discovery Center

The SM Science Discovery Center is a P313-million worth, more than 389,000 square meter science center having futuristic display of new technology, astronomy, robotics, marine life and many other scientific facts and breakthroughs which recently opened last October 10 at the SM Mall of Asia.

The center currently has 11 attractions, whic includes the Digistar Planetarium, a 15-meter, I60-seat Theater with a dome-like screen. It provides its viewers a three-dimensional view of the stars, planets, and galaxies through very amazing shows and documentaries; the Life Clock, gives information on Planetarium show schedules. Image Port lets visitors to play around with the latest in photo technology by having their photos taken from a slew of interesting backgrounds; the Media City showcases computer software, PC games, and trends in computer graphics, animation and special effects. Visitors can interact and play in computer kiosks and stations that produces blazing speeds and dazzling effects; the Transportation Nation, shows the latest in transport technology: planes, trains, ships, and cars. It has flight simulators and “build-a car” kiosk stations and many more. SM Science Discovery Center is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Attractions

Digitar Planetarium
Complete with star field and astronomical capabilities plus digital surround sound, the dome-screened 158 seating capacity Digistar Planetarium creates environment that completely plunge you in images that educate through fun.

Currently, Digistar Planetarium presents "The Search for Life: Are We Alone?" narrated by Harrison Ford.

The Search for Life: Are We Alone? Synopsis

For ages, people have looked to the stars with curiosity and dreaming minds. Sailors and farmers have found guidance in them; poets and lovers, inspiration; scientists and scholars, answers. But everyone who has ever looked heavenward has also found questions in the cosmos. Perhaps the most common question reflected over thousands of years is, "Are we Alone?"

Visit the 180 degrees planetarium screen! Usually the planetarium shows are shown 40 minutes apart. So there is plenty of opportunity to watch the show. I would not recommend it for toddlers.

Media City
Experience the latest in software and trends in digital information and computer graphics, including the Gesture Xtreme Virtual Games.

Bring yourself into a basketball game and play interactively with virtual players.
Virtual Soccer perhaps?
The drums!

Grossology Exhibit
Other than entertaining features that reveal how burping occurs ("Burp Man") and how the kidneys work ("Urine: The Game"), Grossology also offers games involving educational Q-and-A's about gross things and identifying different bodily odors.

This is fun to play with friends. Check out the sample questions below...

answer is 3. Guts!

This is gross and you need to smell and distinguish morning breath, stinky feet or stinky armpit.

"Sniff Sniff. Peeeeee Yuuuuuu! People stink. Human bodies are habitat to some very stinky creatures called bacteria. They love to eat sweat. Armpits and feet are covered with oozing sweat pores. Once the bacteria munch on -- stink city. What causes the stink? It's the bacteria's waste products. Inside your mouth live millions of bacteria. When at sleep, your mouth stays quiet while bacteria feast on food particles, reproduce, and make wastes. The result is slimy "Morning Mouth." Bacteria also make some toots smell bad. Inside your large intestine or colon, bacteria gobble leftover food and make two very stinky chemicals -- indole (IN dohl) and Skatole. "

Mr. Burp Man! What happens if there is too much gas pressure in the stomach? Pump up the gas and see!
Or maybe Urine: The Game is your kind of game? You can't find this in Timezone.

Transportation Nation
Have a complete look and experience inside the engines that will drive tomorrow's vehicles and experience the operation of power and the complex technical processes that is happening within the objects that have literally brought us to where we are today.

The Flight Stimulator.

He can be in the cockpit of the planes and fly it!

Imageport by Digi Print
Image Port displays the latest in green screen technology. This allow guests to be suerimplied on various backgrounds with the help of computer editing through available software programs. Photos may be downloaded and printed on specially themed Science Discovery Center merchandise.

You can check out this cool greencast technology from digiprint. The cheapest photo would cost you P70.

These are the different backgrounds you can select from. It would be fun to have a shot with the entire family.

Scienterific by Toy Kingdom
Worth mentioning also is the Toy shop in the entrance of Science Discovery Center.

There are collection of science related toys.

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