Apollo/Saturn V Center at Kennedy Space Center. Photo Courtesy of Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism.
Central Florida (Orlando/Florida’s Space Coast/Tampa Bay) has a wealth of life, earth and space scientific resources awaiting your group. Its first-class science attractions, museums, zoo, aquarium and Kennedy Space Center will meet and exceed your classroom curriculum. Couple this with a Disney YES Program, and you have one of the best science tours in the U.S. Your group will engage in hands-on learning activities, meet an astronaut, feed giraffes, and experience one of the best museums of science in the U.S. – MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry). Designed to enhance your science curriculum and objectives, our Central Florida Science Tour will help your students gain a deeper understanding of earth, life and space sciences. Let the team at Kaleidoscope Adventures design a custom Central Florida Science Tour for your group.
The Central Florida Science Tour has many options from which to choose including the following:
Boggy Creek Airboat Rides
Glide through the wetlands on a beautiful Florida wildlife tour. These airboat tours start with a leisurely idle down a natural canal viewing exotic birds, turtles and Florida alligators in their own natural environment. Then your group will fly like the wind into the swamps experiencing the awesome feel of an airboat ride traveling up to 45 miles per hour. Boggy Creek Airboat Rides is the best way to experience the beautiful Central Florida Everglades. Photo Courtesy of Kissimmee CVB.
Disney’s YES Program
At Disney’s YES Program, your students can learn about G-force motion and test the laws of physics, learn and understand the science and physics behind some of Disney’s attractions, and learn about the oceans, wildlife and animal behavior. Your group will research the world of animals in a real, working science laboratory as well as in the field; test their skills in the art of animation, and so much more! Your group will remember and build upon these hands-on adventures for years to come.
Florida Aquarium
We think the ocean is amazing, and so will you! Located in Tampa, The Florida Aquarium’s exhibits are set up to show the journey of a drop of water from a Florida fresh-water spring to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. There are many exhibits including large simulated wetlands, a simulated beach, and a coral reef community housed in a 500,000 gallon tank. Photo Courtesy of Tampa Bay & Co.
Forever Florida
This 4,700 acre eco-ranch and wildlife conservation area encompasses nine distinct ecosystems, beautifully preserved just as nature intended. Your group will experience natural streams, forests, pastures, wetlands and learn about the wide array of Forever Florida’s wildlife including alligators, black bears, white-tail deer and the endangered Florida Panther. Photo Courtesy of Kissimmee CVB.
Kennedy Space Center
The Kennedy Space Center has told the story for over 40 years of how the United States built a space program that launched men to the moon, orbited satellites that have improved our lives, and sent probes into distant space to the solve the mysteries of the cosmos. Being the primary home for the Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavour space shuttles, Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are the country’s center of space operations. Your group will be able to see exhibits on space travel, walk through a space shuttle, view a movie at the IMAX theater, see the Astronaut Memorial, and visit the rocket park. Photo Courtesy of Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism.
Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, voted the best zoo in the U.S. by Parents Magazine, features over 2,000 animals, interactive exhibits, rides and shows. The zoo also has a Zoo School that is a 17,400 square foot hands-on learning facility that houses a Lecture Hall, 13 classrooms and a Resource Center. Zoo School programs are designed to be fun, innovative, imaginative and investigative for all ages. Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is dedicated to serving as an educational resource to your group.
MOSI – Tampa
Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry, affectionately known as MOSI, is the largest science center in the south at over 300,000 square feet. In addition to being home to Florida’s only IMAX Dome Theatre, MOSI also boasts Kids in Charge!, the newest and largest children’s science center in the United States.
A group trip to MOSI makes science come to life by providing hands-on learning experiences that are an extension of your classroom. Educational programs, IMAX films, interactive exhibits and the new Saunders Planetarium support your curriculum and enhance science knowledge while stimulating students’ interest in science and technology. Photo Courtesy of Tampa Bay & Co.
For additional experiences including attractions, dining, shopping, etc., in Central Florida, click here: Destinations: Orlando or Destinations: Tampa Bay.
The team at Kaleidoscope Adventures can customize a complete science travel package catered to your needs and curriculum. We will assist you with hotel accommodations, transportation, attraction tickets, meals, sightseeing, shopping, and special events plus more.