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Astro adventurE 7/8

Grades: Grade 7 and Grade 8
Program Length:​ 60 minutes​​
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Curriculum Connection: Grade 7 - Planet Earth (Unit E)
Curriculum Connection: Grade 8 - Light and Optical Systems (Unit C)

​Your students will watch the spectacular and immersive full-dome movie entitled Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope. This movie covers the development of telescopes, starting with Hans Lippershey - the spectacle maker - and then on to Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton. Your students will learn about refracting telescopes and reflecting telescopes, and also about spherical aberration. They will also enjoy a live​ planetarium presentation entitled The Sky Tonight.

​If time permits, your students will have an opportunity to hold a rather large, museum quality, iron meteorite in their hands.
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Campo del Cielo Meteorite
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    • Space Exploration
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  • Main
  • AstroDome 2.0
    • Gift Certificates
  • Contact
  • School Programs
    • One World, One Sky
    • Astro Adventure (2/3)
    • Astro Adventure (4/5)
    • Look Up!
    • Astro Adventure (7/8)
    • Space Exploration
  • Astro Alerts for Teachers
  • Pricing
  • Special Offers and Discounts
  • Respiratory Illness
  • Booking Request Form 2
  • Service Area
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Planetarium Movies
    • Back to the Moon for Good
    • One World, One Sky
    • Two Small Pieces of Glass
    • Ring World
  • Map and Photo Gallery
  • Media Coverage
  • Testimonials