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Exploration Dome School Field Trips and Private Group Shows The Exploration Dome seats up to 70 visitors and uses both high technology and personalized presentations to make the wonders of astronomy and other wonders of science and technology real for everyone. Your group can visit the Exploration Dome Tuesday through Friday between 10 am and 3 pm. Special arrangements for additional times can be made upon request.
School Groups Teachers and adult chaperones for every 6 students receive FREE admission. Additional chaperones will pay the admission fees. Ways to Reserve a Show: Call 541.682.7888 to reserve your group visit show, or Download the registration form [pdf] and email it to info@sciencefactory.org. We will confirm your Field Trip visit by mail. Field Trips/Private Groups Exploration Dome Show Options   We have a variety of show subjects available. If time allows, teachers can expect, regardless of program content, a live and interactive segment, allowing students to participate by asking and answering questions.See our registration form [pdf] for specific times. We are happy to accommodate the needs and interests of your students wherever possible. Please inform us prior to your visit so we can adjust our content specifically to your class. Programs: Live Live shows are best suited for groups of 10 or more. Tonight's Sky A guided tour of the current night sky identifying the bright stars and major constellations, as well as the moon and planets when they are visible. Bring your questions to this live, interactive program as it adapts to the needs and interests of your group and can range from the mythology behind some of the constellations to the science of star birth and star death, or include a trip to one or more of the planets in our solar system.30 - 50 minutes. Suitable for any age group. Our Solar System This live and interactive program begins by identifying any planets that can be seen in the current night sky and then flies out into the solar system to visit the planets, dwarf planets and some of the many moons in our solar system.30 - 50 minutes. Suitable for children in grades 2 through 6. Hubble's Universe Since its launch into space in 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope has amassed an amazing amount of data and given us some of the most stunning views of our universe. Join us as we explore the cosmos through the discoveries of this wonderful telescope and learn about the birth and death of stars and the awesome majesty of the galaxies through the astonishing images the Hubble has captured during its career. 50 minutes. Suitable for children in grades 5 and up. Our Changing Sky The Sun moves across the sky, the Moon changes its phase, the planets move across the backdrop of the stars and even the stars shift their positions with the night and the seasons. We will explore these celestial movements and discover their causes. 45 minutes. Suitable for children in grades 5 and up. Full Dome Videos Seasonal Star Gazing This 20-minute show gives audiences a wonderful introduction to the night sky: the stars and constellations visible during the current season. By the end you’ll be able to host your own star-gazing parties and identify all the major sky players! 20 minutes. Suitable for children in grades 1 and up. Space Shapes Designed especially for our younger visitors, this show takes us on a voyage of discovery as we watch the Sun set and the Moon rise, then blast off into space to explore our solar system. Once in space we discover different round shapes in space - is the Moon round like a ball or round like a pancake? 12 minutes. Suitable for children ages 3 - 8. Legends of the Night Sky: Orion This program takes a light-hearted look at the legends associated with the constellation Orion, the great hunter of the winter sky. Accompanied by narrators Aesop the owl and Socrates the mouse, we follow Orion's adventures as he grows to manhood, battles mythical beasts, foils the plot of an evil king and wins the heart of Artemis, the beautiful moon-goddess. By the end of the story, we learn how the constellation Orion was placed in the sky, forever turning overhead throughout the seasons. 25 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 - 10. Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda This is a light-hearted tale of high adventure immortalized with some of the constellations of the night sky. Follow our heros as kingdoms are threatened, Princess Andromeda is sacrificed to save the people and Perseus battles terrifying monsters to save the princess. 25 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 - 10. Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure Impeccably narrated by Dame Judi Dench, this fascinating movie draws you close into the intimate world of insects. Viewers are invited to see how the jungle in Borneo looks from an insect's vantage point, and to "...imagine a place where raindrops fall like cannon balls and a blade of grass soars like a skyscraper..."1 Although you'll see many amazing close-ups, such as male rhinoceros beetles battling over a female and a leopard gecko stalking his prey, the movie primarily chronicles the lives of Papilio, a butterfly, and Hierodula, a praying mantis, from hatching through adulthood, and their eventual dramatic encounter in the rainforest.40 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 and older. Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure What lived in the water during the dinosaur age? Narrated by Liev Schrieber, "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure" takes audiences on a remarkable journey into the relatively unexplored world of reptiles that lived beneath the water. The film weaves together photorealistic animation with standout finds from paleontological digs around the world — treasures that shed light on the film's incredible cast of characters. From fossil digs to larger-than-life visions of predatory chases in shallow seas, the film immerses audiences in a rarely explored environment during the dinosaur age. 45 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 and older. S.E.T.I. - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence The prospect that we may not be alone in the universe is taken as a fact by the movies, writers, and a great many scientists. as yet, we have no hard evidence of another living thing outside Planet Earth. This show explores all sides of this topic, from the planets we are finding around stars, to the feasibility of traveling to the stars, and what aliens might actually be like, to the possibility that UFO's have been visiting and the various methods that scientists are using to get in touch. Will we make contact in our lifetimes? This stunning immersive show guides you through the myriad of ideas to a surprising conclusion. 30 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 and older. Festival of Dome Film Shorts A collection of scientific short films designed for the full-dome environment. The films range from astronomy programs to films that explore our perceptions to films that combine music with flowing colors. Expect to be surprised. 45 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 and older. Astronaut Astronaut, takes you from earth into outer space, and beyond. What training do astronauts need? What dangers do astronauts face? What is it take to live on the space station? Presented in stunning high-definition 180-degree full dome video and explosive surround sound, Astronaut takes you out of this world! Astronaut is a production of the National Space Center, distributed by SkyScan, Inc. 30 minutes. Suitable for children ages 6 and older. Two Small Pieces of Glass In 1610, Galileo Galilei became the first person to look at the heavens through a telescope and record his findings. What he saw changed our understanding of the universe forever. Since that time, telescopes have made it possible for us to explore our universe and discover amazing things. This program not only examines how telescopes work, but also unveils some of the discoveries made possible by the telescope — a tool originally made of a metal tube and two small pieces of glass. 30 minutes. Suitable for children ages 8 and older. Seven Wonders This 30-minute show invites audiences to turn back the pages of time and witness the ancient wonders of the world as they have not been seen for thousands of years. Seven Wonders investigates the theories of how these wonders were created, and then gives the audience a tour of what are considered some ofthe universe's greatest wonders as well. Seven Wonders is produced by Evans & Sutherland Digital Theater and narrated by British actor Sean Bean, best known for playing Boromir in the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings.30 minutes. Suitable for children ages 8 and older. Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity Narrated by Liam Neeson, this show features immersive animations of cosmic phenomena created in order to bring the science of black holes to the dome screen. Encounter spectacular cosmic wonders as you wander deep space - the beginning of the universe, the formation of stars, a collision of two galaxies - then experience a breathtaking journey as you are drawn inside of a simulated super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy! Produced by Thomas Lucas Prodcutions in collaboration with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, NOVA and the National Center for Supercomuting Applications. 30 minutes. Suitable for children ages 8 and older. Spirits in the Sky: Thunder on the Land To the Pawnee, the sky over their homeland of the Great Plains is sacred. The traditional calendar of their lives is predicated upon the stars at they have a rich tradition of skylore with constellations that are both similar and yet very different fromt he constellations that our culture uses today. 35 minutes. Suitable for children ages 8 and older. Double Feature Full Dome Videos Planets of the Solar System & Moon Dreams 25 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 - 12. Planets of the Solar System: This short 13-minute program introduces the planets that we can see with the unaided eye, demonstrates how planets rotate and orbit the sun, and finishes with a brief tour of all the planets in our solar system. Moon Dreams: In this 12-minute program, visitors will learn about the origin of the Moon and its effect on the oceans and life on Earth, the many other moons in our solar system, the Apollo moon landings, and humanity's future plans for the Moon. Sizing Up Space & Planets of the Solar System 26 minutes. Suitable for children ages 5 - 12. Sizing Up Space: explores the scale of the universe. We begin here on Earth, then travel into space to learn about distances in space and how we measure them. On the way, we visit the nearest star beyond our solar system. Orion Nebula, and the Ring Nebula, then we leave the Milky Way and look back at our home then turn our attention even farther out into space. Planets of the Solar System: This short 13-minute program introduces the planets that we can see with the unaided eye, demonstrates how planets rotate and orbit the sun, and finishes with a brief tour of all the planets in our solar system. |
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