Museum Of Discovery Offers Spooktacular Fun
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4)- It's the time of year when the favorite pastime is getting scared and grossed out, and now you can do just that with science.
That's what the Spooktacular GrossOut Science at Museum of Discovery and Science is doing, grossing you out with edible bugs, bats, mad scientist and more.
The Museum of Discovery and Science has some ghoulishly gross games in store for Halloween the weekend of October 28 to 30. Not only will visitors get creative, they will get grossed out by creepy creatures, crusty scabs and skunk spray jelly beans. Learn the ins and outs of your disgusting bodily functions and be "shocked" by their very own Mad Scientist.
Are you worried about all of that Halloween candy ruining your diet? Let the Museum help you to discover alternative goodies that are high in protein and low in fat like barbecue, cheddar cheese or sour cream and onion flavored insects. Explore the frightening fun of "All Hallows Eve" all weekend long.
Gross Out Halloween Activities are included in exhibit admission:
●Grossology Science
12 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Dissect a diaper, get sweaty, make a crusty scab, dig for ear wax, learn how to make fake vomit, get bad breath and play with snot!
●Gross-Out Mural
Help us create a gross-out mural by coloring a nose dripping with snot, an eyeball, a stinky foot, a bat or anything else that makes you queasy.
●Coloring Station/Story Time
Story Time at 2 p.m.
Relax in the Discovery Center while coloring the creatures of the night then join us for a reading of Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.
●Edible Bugs
Learn all about entomophagy by biting into these creepy-crawly insects. See how many you can stomach and discover a food that is high in protein, low in fat, easy to raise and good for the environment.
*Note: if you have allergies to shellfish, it is recommended you not eat any bugs during this presentation. The bugs on the menu and shellfish are relatives in the arthropod family.
●Human Organs Show
12:30 p.m.
Learn all about the digestive system and how or food is turned into energy and poo with this exciting and disgusting human body show.
●Snakes, Gators, Bugs
1:30 p.m.
Get a chance to touch some of the museums scariest and grossest looking animals while learning about their habitats, diet and behavior. That's what the Museum of Science and Discovery will be doing in Ft. Lauderdale this weekend.
●Bat Chat
2 p.m.
See how much you "gua-know" about bats with our museum animal handlers. Learn about echolocation and the only mammal that is capable of true and sustained flight.
●Mad Scientist Chemistry
2:30 p.m.
Join the museums mad scientist for this "potions show" that will blow you away with color changing liquids, bubbling mixtures and instant goo!
●Mad Scientist Electricity
3:30 p.m.
The mad scientist strikes again with a look at current and static electricity in this shockingly maniacal show. Your hair will stand on end with amazement!
●Jelly Bean Taste Test
Use your sense of taste to identify the delicious and grotesque taste of these tiny candies. Watch out for skunk spray, centipede and toothpaste!
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