Earth Day
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The Earth is what we all have in common!
On Monday, April 22nd, we are celebrating Earth Day with activities and shows for our guests of all ages. Let's learn how we can care for our Earth and its precious resources together.
Join us and explore the following:
- Touch Tank encounter (10:45am)
- Conservation conversations with our aquarist (11:45am)
- Seed germinating/planting activities (11:00am -12:00pm & 1:00pm -2:00pm)
- Other activities can be found on our Plan Your Visit page
Planetarium Show Schedule for this day
$5 per person, per show. Free for CSCA annual members. Tickets must be purchased in addition to general admission.
* Shows are subject to change, please call to verify the schedule. *
| 1:00 PM | One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure |
| 2:00 PM | Night Skies Above the Palm Beaches |
| 3:00 PM | Habitat Earth |
| 4:00 PM | Dynamic Earth |
Theater Movie Presentation Throughout the Day
“Paradise Polluted – Pacific Plastic,” about kids protecting the ocean.
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Preview the movie that shifts your view on plastic!
The video features a group of young students who are fighting back, educating their communities and urging their neighbors to reduce their use of single-use plastic. Viewers are invited to join Nico and a group of adventurous local "Wild Kids" as they explore the situation and study the science of the habitat and the marine life to understand the impacts of plastic on their beaches and in our oceans. The 16-minute video will be shown at the Cox Science Center & Aquarium theater continuously.
“Paradise Polluted – Pacific Plastic” is the first in a series of three films about marine conservation and plastic in our oceans to be produced by the award-winning local film production company, Schoolyard Films, which can be discovered at schoolyardfilms.org.
“Soon we will be home to one of the largest aquariums in the state,” said Cox Science Center and Aquarium President and CEO, Kate Arrizza. “This film is a great prelude to our current and coming aquarium -- educating viewers on the importance of sustainable practices and protecting critical bodies of water.”
Both the production and the disposal of plastics pollute our environment and can harm human health. Exposure to the chemicals used in plastics, including PFAS (“Forever Chemicals”), bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, have been associated with diabetes and obesity, asthma, and several kinds of cancer. In the ocean, wildlife such as seabirds, whales, fish and sea turtles mistake plastic waste for prey, and can die of starvation as their stomachs become filled with plastic.
“Plastic is everywhere including the ocean depths and even one of the largest marine protected areas on the planet -- the vast and paradisical Papahānaumokuākea archipelago of Hawaii,” said CSCA board member and filmmaker, Katie Carpenter. “In this film, the kids will also showcase how plastic debris is harming birds and wildlife in one of the most remote places on earth, Midway Island smacked between California and Japan. An earthly cry for help if you will as even the most remote places can be a target for plastic.”