Science Community Center - Coming Fall 2011
Features
- Largest of the Measure E projects
- 70 million dollar project budget
- Over 100,000 square feet
- Green building technology
- Planetarium, observatory, helical staircase, foucault pendulum
- Water feature demonstrating math and physics concepts, outdoor theatre with scientist names engraved in benches
- Outdoor education area: Native American dwelling, granary, and grinding stone, native plant garden, aquatic ecosystem pond and a wildlife enclosure
- Large lecture halls to hold community forums, MAPS presentations and Science Colloquiums
- Serves as a natural history and regional science museum addressing the growing need for science education in our community with emphasis on the Central Valley
First Floor - Great Valley Museum, Division Offices, Large Lecture Hall
Second Floor - Life Sciences - anatomy, biology, botany, microbiology, zoology
Third Floor - Physical Sciences - earth science, chemistry, physics, geology
Roof - Observatory platform
