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This exhibit is recommended for grades 3 and up.
Our group packages help make planning easy! Simply choose the package that
best fits your field trip needs and call us to make your reservation. We
recommend that you allow a minimum of 3 hours to a maximum of 5 hours for
your visit to include time for lunch and travel between activities.
For more information or to book your group trip today call 313.577.8400,
Option 5.
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Recommended Exhibit Tour Time: 1.5 hours |
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SHIPWRECK! Pirates &
Treasure will take you on an amazing journey 1,700
feet below the surface of the Atlantic to the wreck site of the SS
Republic�, the greatest shipwreck treasure of the
Civil War era. More than 50,000 gold and silver coins, and 14,000
artifacts, were recovered from the *Republic�s watery resting
place by Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2003.
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Odyssey�s Ocean Classroom |
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Upper Elementary and Middle School |
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Introduction |
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1. Buoyancy
� What Floats the Boat |
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2.
Displacement � Watch the Water
Rise |
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3. Ship
Design � Ship Shape |
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4.Hurricanes
� Eye of the Storm
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5. Map
Skills � Tracking the Treasure |
Download |
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6. Side-scan
Sonar � Ping |
Download |
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Photomosaic --
Picture This |
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8 Marine Archaeology � CSI Ocean
Floor |
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9.
The Life & Times of the SS
Republic � Time Travel |
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Shipwreck Quest |
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Upper Elementary and Middle School
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Paddlewheel
Express (Paddlewheel Steamers) |
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Hurricane Hunters
(Hurricane Tracking) |
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Hot Shots
(Recreating a Shipwreck Photo-mosaic |
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Coin Crazy
(Conserving Coins) |
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Field Trip Guidelines |
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Self-guided tours last 1.5 hours.
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Minimum school group size: 10
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One chaperone is required for every 10 students.
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NO REFUNDS- All tickets sales are final.
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Please advise students that there will be no food, drinks, backpacks,
cell phones or cameras allowed in the Exhibit.
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Parking & Directions |
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The Detroit Science Center parking lot will close
in early April. Choose from these nearby parking lots and facilities when
visiting the Detroit Science Center. Hours and rates vary by location.
1.
Cultural Center Lot
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Enter on John R Street, north of Farnsworth
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Open Mon-Thu, 7am-7pm; Fri, 7am-10pm; Sat, 8am-10pm; Sun, 9am-6pm
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Cultural Center Garage (DIA Underground Lot)
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Enter at Farnsworth, East of Woodward
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Mon-Sat, 7am-12am; Sun, 9am-9pm
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WSU Lot
(Parking
Structure # 3)
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Enter at westbound Warren, between John R & Woodward
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Open Science Center
public hours
4.
WSU Lot (Parking
Structure # 6)
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Enter at Putnam, between Cass and
Woodward
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Mon-Sat, 5:30am-12am; Closed Sundays
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$3.75 to enter; $4 after 4pm
Click
here for directions.
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SHIPWRECK! Group Packages |
School Group Packages
$12 Pirate Package
This package includes all of the
features of the Explorer package plus the blockbuster exhibition
Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure.
$16 Treasure Package
This package includes all of the
features of the Explorer package, the blockbuster exhibition Shipwreck!
Pirates & Treasure plus your choice of an IMAX� Dome Theatre
film, Dassault Syst�mes Planetarium show or Hands-on Interactive Program.
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Adult Group Packages
$13.95 Pirate Package
This package includes all of the
features of the Explorer package plus the blockbuster exhibition
Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure.
$18.95 Gold Package
This package includes all of the
features of the Explorer package, the blockbuster exhibition Shipwreck!
Pirates & Treasure plus your choice of an IMAX� Dome Theatre
film, Dassault Syst�mes Planetarium show or Hands-on Interactive Program.
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To book your passage today, call Group
Reservations at 313.577.8400, Option 5.
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