Solar System and Constellations:
(our most popular program).
Learn about the Milky Way Galaxy, the Sun, and the planets. Then head
to the Starfield and view the night sky, and the different
constellations that are in our night sky, such as the Big Dipper, the
North Star, Orion the Hunter, and Leo the Lion.
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Cellebrate Good Health:
Through music, songs and dance and a trip inside the planetarium
students explore a human cell and discover how important good
nutrition and exercise are to a healthy body.
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Native American Mythology:
Native American legends and folklore come to life through the
constellations as students sit by the “campfire” and watch the night
sky. The constellation stories are drawn from the Navajo, Shoshoni,
Blackfoot, Cherokee, Tewa, Hopi, and Algonquin tribes.
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African Mythology
This program relates constellations to many African cultures such as
the Dogon, Bushmen, Masai, and Egyptians. The appearance of these
constellations in the night sky marks key events such as the beginning
of planting season, and signified important moral lessons.
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Plate Tectonics:
Journey to the center of the Earth as we explore volcanoes,
earthquakes, “hot spots”
California is going to fall into the Pacific Ocean.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition:
Learn how Lewis and Clark navigated the Northwest in the early
1800’s using the stars and constellations.
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Bird Migration:
Why do Birds migrate? How do birds find their way? What is the fastest
flying bird? Which bird is the long-distance migration champ? We
uncover how birds use prevailing air currents, land formations, the
Earth’s magnetic field to help (or sometimes hinder) them on reaching
their seasonal destination.
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Weather:
Inside the planetarium students view the Earth’s atmospheric
circulation patterns including location of the wind systems and jet
streams, as well as high and low pressure masses.
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