Sports games offer a fun and engaging way to challenge students to use STEM concepts they’ve learned in class. We’ve put together a list of in-person and virtual STEM field trips to get you thinking about where your next trip might take your students.ġ. In those cases, virtual STEM field trips might be the best option. 50 minutes Laser Beatles (Grades 1-8)Ĭelebrate the most famous musical group in history using high-tech lasers.While in-person field trips are exciting, they’re not always feasible for schools with funding or geographic challenges. Using lasers and music to provide an uplifting expeience. Using lasers to tell the story of Orion, Canis Major and Canis Minor. Using lasers to tell the story of Perseus, Andromeda, Medusa and Pegasus. 50 minutes EDUCATIONAL & FUN LASER SHOWS Perseus & Andromeda (Grades 1-5) Have mythology come to life with an in-depth tour of the nighttime sky. 50 minutes Stories in the Sky (Grades 6-12) Instead of going OUT, journey INTO the amazing “universe” of a living cell. 50 minutes Journey into the Living Cell (Grades 6-12) 50 minutes The Explorers (Grades 3-8)ĭiscover how Polynesian sailors navigated between the tiny islands in the South Pacific stars, waves and birds to find their way. 50 minutes ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS TO EXTEND YOUR VISIT Follow the Drinking Gourd (Grades PK-2)ĭiscover how, in the 1800’s, escaped slaves in the Underground Railroad used astronomy to find their way to freedom. Light, Color & Astronomy makes a perfect compliment to any of our planetarium programs. Gee takes the students on an adventure through the electromagnetic spectrum and how light reveals the hidden secrets of the cosmos. Light, Color & Astronomy is a new classroom program created and presented by Barlow Planetarium Director Dr. 50 minutes INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM SCIENCE PROGRAM Light, Color, Astronomy! (Grades 3-12) Each program ends with a tour of the constellations, stars and planets that are in the current nighttime sky. How large is the universe? How old is the universe? Universe not only answers these questions, but also explorers the spectacular methods astronomers used to find the answers. When discussing the universe, the facts can be truly amazing and mind-boggling. Galactic Quest tours your student past the most interesting objects in our galaxy – stars, nebulae, star clusters – to learn how stars are born, how they are classified, and the amazing ways they end their lives. Our home galaxy, The Milky Way, is filled with 200 billion stars. Students will see some of the latest images of the Sun, planets, moons and dwarf planets. The solar system is a truly amazing place filled with fascinating worlds just waiting to be discovered. 50 minutes Solar System Exploration (Grades 3-5) Our Place in Space handles the earliest science questions that students about their world: What causes day and night? How does the Moon change shape? What causes the seasons to change? Each program ends with a tour of the constellations, stars and planets that are in the current nighttime sky. Science is all about asking questions and investigating answers. 50 minutes Our Place in Space (Grades 1 & 2) Students use their imaginations and the stars to play a celestial game of connect-the-dots. The Friendly Sky is designed to be the best possible introduction to astronomy and the planetarium environment for the youngest of students. INTERACTIVE PLANETARIUM EXPERIENCES The Friendly Sky (Grades PK & K) MAXIMUM CAPACITIES – Please note that the Barlow Planetarium has a max capacity of 98 people per show and the Weis Museum has a max capacity of 60 per tour. PRE-PAY DISCOUNT – Pay four (4) weeks in advance to receive a $1 discount per student per program.
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