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The Solar System Live!

Grades 2 - 12

Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $3.50 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 emphasized.


Michigan Curriculum Framework Guidelines
"Solar System Live!"
Science IV. Motion.
Science V.3 Weather on the planets.
Science V.4 The Solar System. Compare the planets, origins of the solar system, motions.
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