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Week of Events
Sunday, August 14, 2016
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August 14, 2016 -Earth, Moon, & Sun
Earth, Moon, & Sun
Earth, Moon, & Sun is a fast-paced full dome demonstration of lunar phases, eclipses, day and night, the sun and other puzzling events with the help of a confused coyote. This program beautifully illustrates basic concepts like moon phases and seasons. Based on the trickster of Native American lore, Coyote is constantly corrected in his misunderstandings […]
Monday, August 15, 2016
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
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August 17, 2016 -In My Backyard
In My Backyard
With song and colorful animation it is an adventure to explore a backyard like this one with children’s song writer, Fred Penner, of Nickelodeon fame. His excitement and love of nature takes visitors on a tour of daytime discovery and then the wonders of the night sky. The changing seasons, rainbows, constellation patterns, planets and […]
Thursday, August 18, 2016
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Friday, August 19, 2016
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August 19, 2016 -Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way students learn how telescopes work, traces the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of NASA’s Hubble […]
Saturday, August 20, 2016
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