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Did you know that there are over 60 types of lemurs in #Madagascar? Learn more about these amazing and playful creatures in #IslandofLemurs: Madagascar. Now playing at the Fleet! #FleetScience #DomeTheater #Lemurs #IMAX #ScienceForEveryone (at Fleet Science Center)

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My #KaileeRen meets #kyloren at @fleetscience and we just stumbled into a world of video babes from past to present. #gamers #arcade #sandiego #fleetscience #gamemastersexhibition

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Only two weeks left! Challenge your powers of observation and deductive reasoning as you work to solve a baffling mystery in Sherlock Holmes and the Clocktower Mystery.

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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

 Now playing!

Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big: Engineering Our World will transform how you think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots and solar cars, Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small, and shows how engineers push the limits of innovation in unexpected and amazing ways. With its inspiring stories of human grit and aspiration and extraordinary visuals for the world’s largest screens, Dream Big reveals the compassion and creativity that drive engineers to create better lives for people and a more sustainable future for us all.

Travel from Nepal to Dubai and Australia to Haiti, then to Seattle, San Francisco and Phoenix, Arizona, in this new giant-screen film.

Find out the secret that has kept the Great Wall of China standing for centuries.

Learn how engineers help keep buildings safe during earthquakes.

See an underdog robotics team try to beat the odds in a NASA-sponsored competition.

Director and two-time Academy Award nominee Greg MacGillivray says that Dream Big is "an entertaining, visually spectacular film full of stirring human stories that reveal the impact engineers have on our society. We hope it energizes kids of all ages, especially girls, to think about engineering as a meaningful way to help others and leave a positive mark on the world."

Dream Big is locally presented by The Shiley Foundation. Dream Big is a MacGillivray Freeman film produced in partnership with American Society of Civil Engineers and presented by Bechtel Corporation.

Rave Reviews

"... it’s the sort of majestic educational film that every adult will want their child to see—and, in all likelihood, will want to see themselves." —Variety

"Along with the fascinating factoids it assembles, Dream Big poses many questions—all of them grist for the problem-solving mill. ... Its what-if mix of physics, imagination and goodwill is an exhilarating conversation starter." —The Hollywood Reporter

"[Dream Big] explores human ingenuity through 'wow' moments … while hooking viewers with personal stories of inspiring characters." —Sandra Barrera, Los Angeles Daily News

"We had no idea how creative and fun being an engineer can be!  An entertaining, inspiring, informative and fun film."  5 Stars —KidzWorld

"Majestic shots … Hopefully many future engineers will be sitting in the front row, inspired by the 50-foot-tall engineers on the screen in front of them." —Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics

"... Dream Big packs quite a punch and, particularly for girls, is an inspiring example of why we need to invest in STEM education." —Common Sense Media

For Educators

Bring your class to see Dream Big! Watch this educators' trailer to find out how this film can help you inspire your students. Dream Big explores how we use science and technology to build, invent and shape our world. Curriculum addressed in the film include: Engineering, Science and Technology, Mathematics, Social Studies and Geography. You can find the educator guide, lesson plans and activities here. To book a field trip to see this film at the Fleet Science Center, email [email protected] or call [phone] x 806.

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So aMAZE-ing! Having fun using our math and engineering skills at the Tinkering Studio. 📦✂️📐 #FleetScience #STEAMlearning #Maze #Puzzle #TinkerSD #ScienceforEveryone (at Fleet Science Center)

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Impossible Science is airing now on Comic-Con HQ!

The Fleet's own Curator of Impossible Science, Jason Latimer, is breaking new ground with the Impossible Science original series on Comic-Con HQ.  

The 10-episode show debuted on September 8 and explores how breakthrough innovations in technology and science all came from ideas once thought only possible as science fiction and fantasy. On Impossible Science, Jason first brings concepts like invisibility, levitation, and telepathy to life through mind-bending illusions performed with everyday people right here in Balboa Park. He then meets with experts at companies like Argonne National Laboratory, Google Brain, NASA Space Works, Hyperloop and others to learn about the applied sciences that make extraordinary feats of fantasy possible in real life. Impossible Science dares to explore the possibilities when the most curious minds seek to answer the biggest questions. Watch the first episode on YouTube.  The complete series is available on Comic-Con HQ.