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Title
Grade
Length (minutes)
Teacher Guide?
Synopsis
Exploring the Sky
1st - 5th grade
60
No
Stars, planets, moon, constellations; earns badge for young scouts
How Do We Explore Space?
1st grade
50
Yes
Exploring space by using our eyes, telescopes, and spacecraft
Introduction to the Planetarium
0/Kdg - 1st grade
45-50
Yes
Introduces the planetarium and the day and night sky
Our Star, the Sun
4th - 5th grade
60
Yes
About stars and the sun; how the sun affects our planet
Sun and Earth, The
2nd grade
55
Yes
Stars; Earth orbits the sun; cause of day and night, seasons