{"id":14567,"date":"2021-02-02T21:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T21:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-lawrence-hall.pantheon.berkeley.edu\/?p=385"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:29:28","slug":"science-on-a-sphere","status":"publish","type":"exhibits","link":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/exhibits\/science-on-a-sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Science On a Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Explore Earth & Beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wondered about global weather patterns or where earthquakes happen around the world? Science On a Sphere\u00ae creates stunning visual animations from real planetary data and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Step up to the control panel and discover data about our solar system\u2019s climate, seismic activity, and other planets. Explore independently, or join us for a free guided interactive show!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Stormy Sun – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

15-minute sphere show<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the Sun\u2019s dynamic magnetic field and how it produces sunspots and solar storms. This interactive program\u2013with props\u2013reveals how the Sun changes over time in a predictable cycle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Science On a Sphere at the The Lawrence, and visit sos.noaa.gov<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Age 3+: $27<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planetarium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explaining Eclipses – 12:00 & 4:00 p.m.<\/strong>
Occasionally the Sun disappears from Earth’s daytime sky when its light is blocked by the Moon. This 15-minute Science On a Sphere demonstration, including kid-powered props, explores how solar eclipses occur and where and when you can see them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Explaining Eclipses – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

15-minute sphere show<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get ready for a partial solar eclipse on April 8! Learn about the science behind eclipses and why they happen in this interactive show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Science On a Sphere (SOS)\u00ae is a three-dimensional video projection of our planet. This six-foot globe hovers in the air and displays stunning visual effects, like weather patterns, that are based on actual scientific data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18347,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7,14,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14567","exhibits","type-exhibits","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-earth-space","category-exhibit","category-featured-exhibits","category-science-today"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibits\/14567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibits"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exhibits"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibits\/14567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41366,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibits\/14567\/revisions\/41366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}