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One of the very few field trips I remember going on when I was in school was to the Planetarium. So when I saw that our homeschool group had a field trip planned to the Planetarium I was excited! Wow, have they changed since I was a kid! Today we went to see "The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket". It was more like a mini IMAX show than what I remember a Planetarium show being.Here is the description of the show:
Two children turn an old cardboard box into a rocket and blast-off on an awesome adventure with a close-up tour of each planet - including landings on Venus and Mars, a trip into the stormy clouds of Jupiter and the thrill of dodging partical swarms in the rings of Saturn. See what makes each planet unique and why Earth is such a special place to live. At the story’s end, you’ll discover the "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket."
This show has state of the art graphics and an outstanding soundtrack with spectacular sound effects created at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. Produced in 2001..
This is a show that is put on all over the US at Planetariums, so you might want to check in to one near you! The show is recommended for ages 3 -10. I was amazed that it actually held the interest of my 3 year old. Happily, my 12 year old like it also!
Here is a online study guide I found for this program:
http://www.craigmont.org/skymedia/SCR.pdf
Of course now we want to do a Space Lapbook. I am thinking it would be fairly easy to make a file folder look like a Rocket Ship if we added a couple extensions....I'll let you know what we come up with!
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