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A Hitchhiker’s Tour Through the Universe
A Hitchhiker’s Tour Through the Universe is an exciting opportunity for your students to explore the world’s most extensive and accurate three-dimensional mapping of the contents of the universe.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Physical Science, Earth & Space Science
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Ancient Egypt Gallery
The Ptolemaic period (323–30 BC) comes to life in the Ancient Egypt Gallery. Students learn about the ancient Egyptians’ civilization, beliefs, and customs, along with how these people interacted with their Greek and Roman neighbors. Enter a recreated tomb which houses an authentic 2,300-year-old mummy, and learn how modern technology revealed some of this mummy’s secrets.
Program Type: Guided Explorations, Guided Tours Subject: Science as Inquiry, History & Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Cost: Guided Tour: $1.25 per student & chaperone; Guided Investigation: $4.75 per student & chaperone
Beetles, Bugs, & Butterflies
This artful approach to science motivates students to explore the world of insects while learning about adaptations, physiology, and the role insects play in their daily lives. Colorful, take-home art projects creatively reinforce scientific concepts.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Art, Science as Inquiry, Life Science
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Body Basics
Human torso models and life-size skeleton puzzles enable students to explore the components of the human body, with special emphasis on the functions of the digestive and skeletal systems. MyPlate guidelines and activities reinforce the relationship between positive eating habits and the importance of maintaining a healthy body.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Science as Inquiry, Life Science
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Dinosaurs Alive!
See the earliest creatures of the Triassic period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in this life-sized, fulldome presentation. Join some of the world’s preeminent paleontologists as they uncover evidence that the descendents of dinosaurs still walk (or fly) among us. Realistic and scientifically accurate computer-generated animation brings dinosaurs back to life in a big way. Dinosaurs Alive! is narrated by Michael Douglas.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Science as Inquiry, Life Science, Physical Science, History & Social Studies, Earth & Space Science, Science & the Environment
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Dream Big: Engineering Our World
Travel through Earth’s greatest man-made wonders and discover the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Math, Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, Science & the Environment
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Earth, Moon & Sun
Explore the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions. Your students will discover solar and lunar eclipses along with the Moon’s orbit, craters, and phases.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Earth & Space Science
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Exploring Abstract Art
Works by famous twentieth-century artists such as Picasso are used to introduce the concept of abstraction. Students then enjoy the creative challenge of expressing themselves through self-portraits.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Art
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Flight of the Butterflies
Follow the monarchs’ perilous journey, join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico, and discover the compelling true story of an intrepid scientist’s 40-year search to find the monarchs’ secret hideaway in this beautiful scientific adventure.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Science as Inquiry, Life Science, History & Social Studies, Science & the Environment
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Forces of Nature
Follow scientists on ground–breaking quests to understand what triggers earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes.
Program Type: Educational DVD Film Subject: Earth & Space Science, Science & the Environment
Cost: $3.25 per student & chaperone