November Skies Tonight
November 13th
1:00-1:30 PM CST1:45-2:15 PM CST
Grades 3-8
$75.00 per site
Ever wonder what wondrous objects you can see in the night time sky in November? Join Linda Krouse as she shares star stories for some of constellations visible right now. Your students will also learn how to best to enjoy the night sky, what planets are available for us to look at, and how to use tools besides your eyes to view the night-time sky. She will teach your students how to use a simple tool of science, a star chart, to make their night time sky viewing even more exciting.
Pluto Revisited
November 14th
9:00-9:30 AM CST
9:45-10:15 AM CST10:30-11:00 AM CST
Grades 3-8
$75.00 per site
Just what is a small round thing beyond Neptune that orbits the sun and has lots of rocky neighbors? Well as of June 11, 2008, they have a new name: a "Plutoid". So much has happened to Pluto over the past few years! Learn more about the decision to name Pluto a dwarf planet and from Linda Krouse, Director of the Noble Planetarium at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. During this presentation your students will learn about other dwarf planets in our solar system and and what may happen to Pluto in the future. Registration deadline: November 7, 2008.
These programs are FREE for Texas schools that are Title IID Cooperative members and/or RUS grant sites in Region 11. Click here to see if your district participates. SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER ASAP!