AURORA — If you think “science museums” are stuffy places filled with relics, delicate things you can’t touch, or exhibits that require advanced college degrees to understand, you haven’t been to one like the Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora.
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People hang out in the Discover-It Zone at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25. Many of the kids in attendance that day had been attending one of the many summer camps the center offers each year and were waiting for their parents to arrive before heading home.
Ryker Spellman plays mini-golf at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25. But this game isn’t your usual game of miniature golf, it’s a mash-up of pool and mini-golf.
Staff member Nicole Havlik demonstrates the flight simulator at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25. Havlik's official job title is "educator/mad scientist."
The Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora is one of 70 stops on the 2023 Nebraska Passport program sponsored by Nebraska Tourism. The hands-on science center is named after Harold “Doc” Edgerton, a world-renowned photographer and inventor who grew up in Aurora.
Haley Sandman, right, and her son, Myles Sandman, hang out at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25.
The Explorit Zone at the Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora features more than 30 hands-on science exhibits designed to make learning fun.
Sofia Spellman, left, and her brother, Ryker Spellman, play snatch-it at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25.
The newest resident at the Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora is Altair, a bald eagle. He arrived at the center in late March after a long permitting process that started after being rescued last fall after injuring a wing, probably by getting tangled up in a power line. He joins several other raptors at the center handled by Deb Miller, including a Swainson’s hawk, an American kestrel and an Eastern screech owl. The birds aren’t on display to the general public, but are considered “educational ambassadors” and are often part of field trips and outreach programs.
Tyla Erickson makes a giant bubble at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25.
Anna Juzyk, left, and Haven Jensen play on the rock-climbing wall at the Edgerton Explorit Center, 208 16th St., in Aurora on Thursday, May 25.
