Wonderful Rocket
Grades 1 - 3*

Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Pre-recorded with live portion
Price: $4.00 per person

Our popular solar system show for younger children. Join Rachel, the Wonderful Rocket, on an exploration of the planets. Each show looks at the current night sky and covers bright stars, constellations and planets. Mythologies and interesting astronomical objects are included.

* By spring, third graders might be too mature for this program - ask us.

Sun, Earth, and Moon
Grades 2 - 12

Length: 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Cost: $4.00 per person

This program teaches sky motions, seasons, rise and set, simple Moon phases, and eclipses (if requested) of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

Recently revised as part of a doctoral project on early childhood learning in astronomy, the program is now more interactive, and focused on state benchmarks. In the words of a second grade teacher, “It was a great show and right on for second grade!”

The Solar System Live!
Grades 2 - 12

Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $4.00 per person

This program walks students through the solar system with age-appropriate content. Current images of the planets are included, and we use the planetarium instrument to see how the planets move over time. The location of any planet visible in the current night sky is emphasize

Stories My Ancestors Told
Grades 3 - Adult

Sky Legends of the Three Fires
Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Pre-recorded with live portion
Price: $4.00 per person

This program is available from mid-November to mid-March only, out of respect for the Native American tribes who traditionally tell stories only when animals are hibernating. Tales related to the night sky and how it formed are included, and come from the “Three Fires” people, the Ojibwa, Odawa, and Bodewadimi of Michigan. A night sky discussion is included. We recommend that this program be accompanied by our tour, Anishinabek: People of the Great Lakes, but each is available separately.

Mix and Match
Grades 1 - Adult

Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $4.00 per person

This live program is designed around your needs. The Planetarium Director contacts you and together you decide on four or five topics to be covered in the program to create the perfect program fit.

Seasons Lab
Grade 4 and up

Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $4.00 per person

The learn-by-doing measurement lab has your students recording the movement of the Sun during a “year” in the Planetarium. It provides data your students need to take back to school to calculate sun-hours, number of hours of daylight, rise and set positions, and the Sun’s noon altitude at the start of each season. An explanation of the lab with details and the worksheets can be downloaded [Here]

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Musical Sky
Grades Preschool through Kindergarten

Length: approximately 30 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $3.00 per person

This show incorporates star pictures and children's astronomy songs with a look at the night sky. We learn about rockets, astronauts, and what we can see in the night sky.

The Sky Tonight
Grades 1 - 12

Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $4.00 per person

Each show looks at the current night sky and covers bright stars, constellations and planets. Mythologies and interesting astronomical objects are included.