More than Meets the Eye

Deep Space Zoo: What can't we see with unaided eyes?

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Topics and Activities

• More Than Meets the Eye planetarium show (see below)
• Universal Address. May be done in the classroom (without slides) or in the planetarium (with slides).
• Solar System Detectives. Students chase two thieves throughout the solar system, gathering clues to solve this "space case" by recognizing scenes near each planet the thieves pass.
• Size and scale of the universe
• Orion Treasure Hunt: More light on Light Years
• Make a pocket guide to the universe
  • For grades 1-4, grades 5-9
  • What are some different types of stars?
  • What are nebulae?
  • What are galaxies?
    • What is the Milky Way?
    • What is the Milky Way galaxy?
    • What is the Andromeda galaxy?
    • What is the Hubble Deep Field of galaxies?
  • Planetarium tour of the deep sky

Resources

• Skywatching with binoculars
• Using a telescope
• Watch the Moon through a telescope after our Friday night shows.
• Science fiction
  • See the Mars links page
• Search for Extra-terrestrial life
  • See the Mars links page
• Deep sky web links

Bibliography

Juvenile non-fiction astronomy books are shelved under j522 and j523. Books published by Scholastic are marked [S]. General astronomy books are listed on the primary group index page. See Material Goodies list for other adult or teacher recommended items.

• How Far Is A Star? by Sydney Rosen
• Stars, Michael George
• The Telescope, Lisa Yount

Planetarium shows

	More than Meets the Eye A backyard tour through the night sky showing what you can see through binoculars or a telescope. This show is a perfect prelude to an evening skywatch with our telescopes! (30 minutes; Telescopic viewing is available after all Friday evening shows.) Created by Loch Ness Productions
Image coming soon	Starstruck Tonight Our seasonal star show, regularly updated. 30 minutes

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