Come visit the engaging exhibits that explore the ecological and economic value of local bays and estuaries. The Bay Education Center exhibit hall is free and open to the public, Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 1 until 4 p.m.

Visitors are invited to experience Science on a Sphere® to learn more about Earth’s oceans, land, atmosphere, and planetary neighbors. Science on a Sphere® is a spherical display system created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that helps visitors see how global patterns, such as ocean circulation, weather, planetary movements, and climate affect our world. Science on a Sphere® presentations are offered free to the public. The following is this month's schedule for Science on a Sphere Presentations.

February Schedule

(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 2 p.m.)

Dates            Presentation Feature
February 2     Tracking a Tropical Storm
February 3     Ocean Acidification
February 4     Mission-Aransas Estuary
February 5     Rising Waters
February 6     Trip to the Moon
February 9     Rivers go with the Flow
February 10     Frozen
February 11     Mission-Aransas Estuary
February 12     Solar Energy
February 13     Marine Debris and Wildlife
February 16     Tracking a Tropical Storm
February 17     Ocean Acidification
February 18     Mission-Aransas Estuary
February 19     Rising Waters
February 20     Trip to the Moon
February 23     Rivers go with the Flow
February 24     Frozen
February 25     Mission-Aransas Estuary
February 26     Solar Energy
February 27     Marine Debris and Wildlife