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Learn about polymers, molecules and more with this Last Minute Lesson to mix up some 'Mastodon Mucus' with your students!
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From StoryCorps, this animated video features Carl McNair telling the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars. On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart after liftoff, taking …
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by Merritt M. McNeely, Director of Marketing Adalissa’s Story of the Stars Her first glimpse of the night sky at the South Carolina State Museum Having a child diagnosed with Bardet Biedl Syndrome, or BBS for short, is something only a small portion …
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Easy to use and manipulate, working with sodium polyacrylate can lead to some pretty fun “super cool” science experiments for your classroom.
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December 7, is the anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. This special object in the State Museum’s collection is tied to the story of Columbia, SC native Jack Williams who served on the USS Arizona . On Dec. 6, 1941 Williams mailed five …
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By Pam Borawski, Volunteer Scheduler SC State Museum volunteers met early on the morning of September 26th to head to Florence, SC to visit the new Florence County Museum. The new museum building opened on October 12, 2014 and is located at 111 West …
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by Matthew Whitehouse, Boeing Observatory Manager Leiden Observatory, Leiden, Netherlands. Images: Matthew Whitehouse. One of the most fascinating things about astronomy is that it is an international field. Astronomy is global by its very nature: …
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By Matthew Whitehouse, Observatory Manager Teachers from across South Carolina pose with the Boeing Observatory’s 1926 Alvan Clark telescope. One of the key aspects of the State Museum’s Boeing Observatory is its capability to connect with …
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by Alyssa Constad, Curatorial Intern Take a closer look at the history of the bathing suit, from bloomer to bikinis, with some help from the State Museum's collection. In the mid-eighteenth century visits to the sea became a common leisure and …
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By Liz Klimek, Planetarium Manager As the New Horizons spacecraft races toward Pluto, we at the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium have been talking more about it during our live sky presentations. Some questions that commonly come …
