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== Permanent exhibits == {{Tilden Park map |side=left}} <gallery mode="packed" widths="220"> </gallery> * [[Science on a Sphere]] β interactive globe displaying real scientific data from Earth. Scientific data displayed on the globe includes Earth's weather patterns, ocean temperatures and currents, [[climate change]], day and night views of the [[Earth]], and [[tsunami]] and [[hurricane]] patterns. Science on a Sphere was developed by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). * Forces That Shape the Bay β outdoor science park, which explores the seismological forces that created and still affect the entire [[San Francisco Bay area]]. * Sunstones β an 18-foot granite astronomical sculpture, created by David Cudaback and Richard O'Hanlon and installed outside the Hall in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Robert |title=Avid astronomer, teacher David Cudaback has died |url=https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/08/03_obitcudaback.shtml}}</ref> Sight lines in the piece allow visitors to view northern- and southernmost setting of the sun at the [[solstices]] and many other important astronomical events. * Young Explorers Areaβ a multi-sensory play area for children in kindergarten and younger. *Ernest O. Lawrence Memorial β devoted to the life and research of [[Ernest O. Lawrence]]. This exhibit features a biographical film on Lawrence's life and a pair of "Dee" electrodes from one of the first [[cyclotrons]]. *Insect Zoo β See hermit crabs, Indian walking sticks, a tarantula, and hissing cockroaches. *The Animal Discovery Zone β where children learn about animals. Many homeschool and other classes are held in the Animal Discovery Zone and provide the opportunity for children to observe and interact with animals. * Ingenuity Challenges β A different design challenge each month allows kids to think critically and explore real world engineering problems. * Pheena the Fin Whale β a life sized model of a juvenile [[fin whale]] residing on the plaza. * An eight hundred million-to-one scale model of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule on the plaza is another favorite place for young visitors to play. This sculpture was designed by Michael Jantzen of Valencia, California.<ref>{{cite web |title=DNA Model, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=16Y44131I392U.13488&profile=ariall&uri=full=3100001~!332727~!0&ri=5&menu=search&source=~!siartinventories |website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> It was put in place in the spring of 1992.
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