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From Fossils to Field Trips: How Hands On Discovery Center Keeps Science Alive in Northeast Tennessee

Heather Watson is President and CEO of Hands On Discovery Center in Northeast Tennessee, a hands-on science museum shaped by decades of growth from its 1987 beginnings in downtown Johnson City to its partnership with the nearby Gray Fossil Site. She reflects on how an unexpected road construction project revealed an Ice Age fossil trove that expanded the museum’s direction and helped turn it into a continually evolving space for science learning across all ages. https://visithandson.org/ Sponsors OutPost Roasters https://www.outpostroastersjc.com/ Theme Music: “Bag of Bones” by Fight For The Users. Used with permission. https://linktr.ee/fightfortheusers

From Fossils to Field Trips: How Hands On Discovery Center Keeps Science Alive in Northeast Tennessee