If you’ve ever said to yourself, “If chocolate is wrong, I don’t want to be right,” you’re going to love the “Sweet Science of Chocolate” lecture at Tellus Science Museum on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:15 PM. The Sweet Science of Chocolate presentation by Tellus Director of Education Cantey Smith is part of Tellus’s Lunch and Learn series. […]
Tellus — the insanely cool science museum where you actually get to play with stuff — has rocks brought back from the moon by the Apollo 15 astronauts. Please Note: No, you cannot play with the moon rocks. Thank you. This is the largest moon rock display in all of Georgia and is the centerpiece of […]
Let’s just face it. When it comes to the latest and greatest “in” thing that kids like, most of are dorks. That’s why Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville is so dang valuable to help us connect with our kids and grandkids. If not for Tellus, how would we EVER know that we should take all the kids […]
There weren’t many Kodak cameras around when dinosaurs roamed the earth, so scientists make educated guesses about what the behemoths, leviathans and other seriously spooky critters might have looked like. Every now and then, sci-geeks say “Ooops!” and recalculate their designs, just as we do after we say to ourselves, “Sure, disco outfits are out of style […]
Family Science Night at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville will light up with interactive laser exhibits, Mad Scientists and a unique planetarium laser show during LaserFest on Friday, November 2nd. The exhibits — developed by Georgia Tech’s Research Institute (GTRI) — are shining examples of the global celebration of the laser’s 50th anniversary in 2010. GTRI […]
Here’s a weather forecast that you can count on: Glenn Burns from Atlanta’s Channel 2 will be at Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 2 PM. He’ll be speaking on “Weather Matters” and how the Channel 2 Weather Center comes up with accurate weather forecasts. Here’s your big chance to […]
Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum gets better and better. Tellus’ popular Night at the Museum returns on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 from 6 – 10 PM. Night at the Museum IV will rock your kids into loving science! Imagine! No more pleading with them to study science and math that you and I could not possibly understand. […]
Lake Allatoona is more than a lake! But even if you-know-who cannot muster the effort not to be grumpy at such a beautiful place, there’s more to do nearby than merely fishing, swimming, camping, boating, flying a kite, walking in the woods, picnicking, relaxing, hiking, finding cool bugs and/or bunnies in clouds, dancing squirrels, fireflies that flash […]
Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum will help you keep your eyes on the skies with its latest imaginative planetarium shows. If you’ve ever dreamed of riding roller coasters on other planets, you should 1) stop eating spicy foods before bedtime and 2) plan to watch “Planetary Thrill Rides II” — sequel to Tellus’ most popular planetarium presentation. […]
Story Musgrave — a 30-year NASA astronaut who flew on six space missions — will be the guest speaker at Tellus Science Museum at 7 PM, Friday, May 12, 2012. You’ll hear of the amazing missions of this American hero: Performing the first shuttle spacewalk on Challenger’s first flight Pilot of an astronomy mission Conducted two classified […]