Science On a Sphere: Solar System Science

Length

30 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

No minimum

Maximum participants:

No maximum, but for optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 60 students.

Primary Disciplines

Science, STEM

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Google Hang Out
Zoom

Booking Information

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For more information contact CILC by email info@cilc.org or by phone (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice.

About This Provider

 

Science Central

Fort Wayne, IN
United States

Science Central is a non-profit focused on STEM based learning. We provide hands-on programming in an exciting mix of demonstrations and labs beamed directly to your location!

We opened on November 5, 1995 and are located in a renovated Light and Power Plant. We are the only regional science and technology center in Northeast Indiana. We are also the only NASA Educator Resource Center in Indiana.

We are open throughout the whole year and are able to provide programming during the school year as well as during the summer.

Program Details

Format

1. Introduction and explanation of Science On a Sphere.
2. Sun
3. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Earth and moon
5. Mars
6. Jupiter
7. Saturn
8. Uranus
9. Neptune
10. Pluto
11. Sun with Planets
12. Wrap up

Objectives

In this particular demonstration, the audience will learn that the Sun is a star that is the center of our solar system that provides us with light and heat, there are eight different planets in orbit around the sun, and the definition and requirements to be termed a major planet.

Standards Alignment

State Standards

2-ESS2-3. Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
4-ESS2-2. Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.