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Engage all your senses in our Touch & See Lab with 10,000-year-old fossils, living plants and animals, and more. Wander outside on our green roof and observation deck, and explore the learning landscape of native plants, geology gardens, and solar station.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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