What is our primary source of heat and light? How do the daily and seasonal cycles of the Earth affect everyday life? Students will answer these questions and more with a trip to the museum’s inflatable planetarium.

This free resource package will help you to share the wonders of the night sky with your students. Students can observe how the movement of our planet influences our daily rituals, the changing of

Read each of these posters which provide fast facts at-a-glace about a selection of the Museum’s astronomy-related artifacts.

Learn more about Astronomy with this series of short videos. These videos, created in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, showcase artifacts from our collection. Our Astronomy Virtual

What do swimsuits and sharkskin have to do with aircraft? Find out in the Museum’s Aviation and Technology school program.

Teach students some basic engineering principles through this entertaining hands-on exploration. In this program, students become budding engineers as they design a bridge able to withstand the physical forces acting upon it.

This program invites students to create a complex chain-reaction machine, using familiar materials in unusual ways. They will work in small teams as they experiment with the transfer of energy.

You don’t need a clear, country sky to get up close and personal with the stars. Use these fun constellation projectors to bring the magic of the night sky indoors! What you need Non-LED flashlight

Star finders, or planispheres, are used by stargazers all over the world to find stars in the night sky. Make your own – and you can explore constellations from your own backyard! What you need A

Through exploration with circuit blocks, students will design and build series and parallel circuits, including the addition of switches and various devices. They will also learn to assess the differences in these circuits, and draw circuit diagrams.