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Planetarium Shows

Shown in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

With a fulldome screen and state-of-the-art technology, our immersive planetarium shows connect your students with topics ranging from dinosaurs and butterflies to our solar system and beyond.

Click here to see a full list of our planetarium shows.

Cost: $8.00 per student & chaperone

Available to Grades: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Program Type: Planetarium Shows   Subject: Art, Math, Science as Inquiry, Life Science, Physical Science, History & Social Studies, English & Language Arts, Earth & Space Science, Science & the Environment
Cost: $8 per student & chaperone

Robot Design Challenge

1.5-hour experience that includes content-specific instruction and related hands-on activities.

Students sharpen their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build modular robots. Working in teams, they will use the Science and Engineering Practices to develop inventions that sense, compute, and act upon the world around them. As students design their robots, they actually build a program through hands-on coding. This class culminates in a race that challenges each group to create the smartest and fastest robot.

Cost: $8.00 per student & chaperone

Available to Grades: 2nd, 3rd

Program Type: Classes   Subject: Math, Physical Science
Cost: $8.00 per student & chaperone

Robot Design Investigation & Challenge

1.5-hour experience that includes content-specific instruction and related hands-on activities.

Students sharpen their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build modular robots. Working in teams, they will use the Science and Engineering Practices to develop inventions that sense, compute, and act upon the world around them. As students design their robots, they actually build a program through hands-on coding. This class culminates in a race that challenges each group to create the smartest and fastest robot.

Cost: $8.00 per student & chaperone

Available to Grades: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Program Type: Classes   Subject: Math, Physical Science
Cost: $8.00 per student & chaperone

Solar System Gallery Guided Tour

30-minute guided tour

Explore the history of our universe, from astronomy to paleontology in the Solar System Gallery. Students will encounter interactive displays that allow them to virtually travel to the Moon, learn about gravity, and more. An exhibition of minerals and fossils, including a 65-million-year-old authentic Triceratops prosus skull, will teach students about our aging planet.

Cost: $2.00 per student & chaperone

Available to Grades: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Program Type: Guided Tours   Subject: Life Science, History & Social Studies, Earth & Space Science, Science & the Environment
Cost: $2.00 per student & chaperone