- Pictures in the Sky
(Preschool-K)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, F. The Earth, B. Ecology,
J. Inquiry & Problem Solving
- Key Concepts presented:
day/night concepts, seasons, gravity, the sun, stars,
constellations, moon, planets, meteors,
weather--(clouds, rain, snow, lightning, rainbows),
sky creatures--(bats, owls, insects)
- ABC's of the Sky (K-2)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, F. The Earth, H. Energy
B. Ecology.
- LRC: Englis Language Arts:
A. Process of Reading.
- Key Concepts Presented: An ABC
book on Space and Astronomy. Each word is presented in
written form on the dome, along with many pictures to
illustrate the concept. Planets, stars,
constellations, the Sun, space flight, light, and
tools of astronomy are all discussed.
- Our Family in the Sky
(K-2)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy, B.
Ecology,
- Key Concepts Presented:
Order and characteristics of the planets, the sun,
stars, constellations, rotation & revolution,
motions of the planets about the sun, sun's energy and
it's effects on life (both plants and animals)
- Our Place in Space (1-2 &
Springtime Kindergartners)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy, B.
Ecology,
- Key Concepts Presented: Sun
as a star, gravity, rotation, day & night, order
and simple characteristics of the planets, near &
far, distances, galaxies & Milky Way
- Star Stories (1-2)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: M. Implications of Science &
Technology, G. Universe
- LRC: English Language Arts:
B. Literature & Culture
- Key Concepts Presented:
Legends and myths about the sky and constellations
from Native American and Greek sources,
constellations, shows how different cultures viewed
and understood sky phenomena, story telling
- World of the Dinosaurs
(1-3)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: A. Classifying Life Forms, D.
Continuity & Change, B. Ecology, F. The Earth, J.
Inquiry & Problem Solving, K. Scientific
Reasoning, L. Communication
- Key Concepts Presented:
Dinosaurs as an ancient life form, how we learn about
dinosaurs, fossils, dinosaurs versus reptiles,
different types of dinosaurs, how and what they eat,
how dinosaurs might have become extinct, extinction,
history of discovery, dinosaurs as compared to
mammals
- Follow the Drinking Gourd
(2-4)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, F. The Earth, H. Energy,
J. Inquiry & Problem Solving, L.
Communication
- LRC: Social Studies:
Geography: A. Skills & Tools, Human Interaction
with Environments; History: A. Chronology, B.
Historical Knowledge, Concepts, &
Patterns
- Key Concepts Presented:
Slavery, Who were the slaves? Where did they live?
What they knew about the sky? the sun and it's motions
through the sky in different seasons, constellations,
navigation by the north star and big dipper, music,
story telling
- Sandy, Pepper and the Eclipse /
Moon Witch (2-4)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy
- Key Concepts Presented:
Moon's motion around Earth, moon, earth & sun
relationship, phases of the moon, total & partial
eclipses, the sun, shadows, common misconceptions
about the moon--(the moon follows us, the moon changes
size & color), distances, rotation and revolution,
Apollo missions
- Birds in the Planetarium?
(3-5)
- LRC: Science & Technology:
A. Classifying Life Forms, B. Ecology, J. Inquiry
& Problem Solving, F. The Earth, G. The Universe,
L. Communication
- Key Concepts Presented: How
birds have adapted to different environments, How to
examine a bird and determine where it lives and what
it eats by studying beaks, claws, wings, eyes, and
tail. Color & camouflage, migration, navigation,
bird calls and sounds, bird constellations
- A Ride on the Space Shuttle
(3-5)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, M. Implications of
Science & Technology, J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving, I. Motion, L. Communication
- LRC: Career Preparation: C.
Integrated and Applied Learning
- Key Concepts Presented: The
Space Shuttle and it's technology, parts of the
shuttle and how they work, why go into space, what
astronauts do, the dangers of the space environment,
rocketry, gravity & weightlessness, orbits,
astronaut training, daily life for an astronaut aboard
the shuttle--(eating, sleeping, working, clothes, the
bathroom, excersizing, cleaning, etc.), experiments,
satellites
- The Wonderful Sky (3-6)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy, J. Inquiry
& Problem Solving, L. Communication
- Key Concepts Presented: The
sun as a star, stars, distances, brightness &
magnitude, star colors, constellations, visible
planets, meteors, comets, the moon,satellites
- Native American Sky Legends
(3-6)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: M. Implications of Science &
Technology, G. Universe
- LRC: English Language Arts:
B. Literature & Culture
- Key Concepts Presented:
Legends from Native American cultures that were
used to explain sky phenomena (such as star creation,
constellations, clusters, Milky Way, rainbows, etc.),
constellations, story telling
- A World of Sky Stories
(3-6)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: M. Implications of Science &
Technology, G. Universe
- LRC: English Language Arts:
B. Literature & Culture
- LRC: Social Studies:
Geography: B. Human Interaction with
Environments.
- Key Concepts Presented:
Legends and mythology from around the world as it
relates to constellations in the night sky,
constellations, the moon, Earth, day and night, story
telling
- Heroes, Gods & Monsters
(35-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: M. Implications of Science &
Technology, G. Universe
- LRC: English Language Arts:
B. Literature & Culture
- Key Concepts Presented:
Greek mythology as it relates to constellations in
the night sky, constellations, story telling
- Exploring Our Solar System
(3-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy, J. Inquiry
& Problem Solving, L. Communication
- Key Concepts Presented:
More in depth characteristics of the planets,
rotation & revolution, the sun, solar energy,
gravity, planetary motions, constellations
- Mars Magic! (3-7)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving, M. Implications of Science &
Technology
- Key Concepts Presented: An
in-depth look into our understanding of Mars,
rotation, revolution, retrograde motion, telescopic
views, space probes, life on Mars, history of
exploration
- The Great Moon Adventure
(4-6)
- LRC: Science & Technology:
G. Universe, J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving
- Key Concepts Presented:
Lunar features--(craters, mountains, maria,
rilles, etc.), phases, rotation & revolution,
eclipses, apparent motion in the sky, Apollo missions
to the moon
- Earth, The Ocean Planet
(4-6)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: F. The Earth, G. Universe, H. Energy,
I. Motion, J. Inquiry & Problem Solving, D.
Continuity & Change
- Key Concepts Presented:
Water cycle, earth's water: where is it found,
historic exploration of the oceans, waves, tsunamis,
tides, ocean currents, gravity, the moon and sun, deep
sea creatures
- Volcano! (3-7)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: F. The Earth, G. Universe, H. Energy,
D. Continuity & Change
- Key Concepts Presented:
Continental drift, layers inside the earth,
faults, types of volcanoes and why they are different,
lava and volcanic rocks, volcanoes on other worlds
- Asteroids, Comets & Meteors
(3-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy, I. Motion, E.
Structure of Matter J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving
- Key Concepts Presented:
Characteristics of asteroids, comets, and meteors,
revolution and orbits, locations in the solar system,
how the sun's energy effects these objects, how they
interact with earth
- Discovering Geography with
Columbus (3-6)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: F. Earth, J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving
- LRC: Social Studies:
Geography: A. Skills & Tools, B. Human Interaction
with Environments; History: A. Chronology, B.
Historical Knowledge, Concepts, & Patterns;
Economics: D. International Trade & Global
Interdependence
- Key Concepts Presented: Who
was Columbus? Where was he from? What did he want to
do? Why did he want to do it? Why were spices and
eastern goods so valuable? Early views of earth
through maps, Eratosthenes and the discovery of a
round world, Discovery of America, navigation, compass
& magnetism, routes to the east, Columbus'
journal
- Biology of the Cell
(5-7)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: A. Classifying Life Forms, B. Ecology,
C. Cells, D. Continuity & Change, H. Energy, J.
Inquiry & Problem Solving, K. Scientific
Reasoning, L. Communication
- Key Concepts Presented: The
basic needs of life: food, shelter (a safe
enviroment), and reproduction. Kingdoms of life.
Simple and complex life forms. Organs and their
purposes. The cell, its parts (organelles), and their
functions. The microscope.
- Ideas and Discoveries
(5-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: F. Earth, G. Universe, H. Energy, I.
Motion J. Inquiry and Problem Solving, K. Scientific
Reasoning, L. Communication, M. Implications of
Science and Technology.
- Key Concepts Presented:
Light Pollution--the problems of it and the solutions
to it. How we discover planets going around other
stars. Red shift and Blueshift of spectra and how that
relates to stellar motion. Classification of planets,
asteroids, comets and other solar system objects as we
discuss whether Pluto is really a planet.
- Stars (5-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving
- Key Concepts Presented: Sun
as a star, working of the sun, sunspots, flares,
prominences, birth and death of stars, black holes,
fusion versus fission, supernova, constellations
- Telescopes: More Than Meets the
Eye (4-7)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. The Universe, H. Energy, I. Motion,
J. Inquiry and Problem Solving, L. Communication, M.
Implications of Science and Technology.
- Key Concepts Presented: The basic
working of a telescope, its parts, its functions.
Understanding magnification, resolution, and light
gathering. Exploring how celestial objects appear in
different sized telescopes.
- Weather and the Seasons
(5-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: F. Earth, H. Energy, G. Universe, J.
Inquiry & Problem Solving
- Key Concepts Presented:
Revolution of earth about the sun, tilt of earth
and seasons, sun's apparent path across the sky during
different seasons, basic weather systems, high &
low pressure, clouds--(kinds & formation), fronts,
wind, storms, forecasting, instruments
- Listening to Space: Radio
Astronomy (4-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, H. Energy, J. Inquiry
& Problem Solving
- Key Concepts Presented:
Electromagnetic spectrum, wavelengths, energy,
light, radio waves, galaxies, planets, stars,
telemetry, the limit of our eyes
- The Sky Tonight (6-8)
- LRC: Science &
Technology: G. Universe, J. Inquiry & Problem
Solving
- Key Concepts Presented: The
sun as a star, stars, distances, brightness &
magnitude, star colors, constellations, visible
planets, meteors, comets, the moon,nebulae, galaxies,
telescopic views
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