What

Museum Staff-led

When

Terms 2 and 4, Monday to Friday

Duration

45 minutes in the Planetarium

Year level

Years 9 to 10

Minmum student numbers

Minimum 15 students

Maximum student numbers

Maximum 150 students

Cost

$9 per student + education service fee

Booking information

Bookings 13 11 02

School visit information

The session makes full use of the Planetarium’s distinctive technology to present scientific data from astronomical organisations around the world. The result is a journey through the most complete and accurate 3D atlas of the universe ever made.

These datasets, which have been compiled by the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium with support from NASA, clearly show the different scales and structures of the Universe, such as:

• the satellites surrounding our Earth, including the GPS system
• the Solar System and a better understanding of Pluto and the other dwarf planets
• the distances between our Sun and neighbouring stars
• the structure of the Milky Way galaxy
• the types and distribution of galaxies throughout the universe
• and the far-away echo of the Big Bang.

As well as travelling to the outer edge of the universe and back, the presentation also includes a look at the night sky. Discover which planets, stars and constellations are easily seen from a Melbourne backyard and how our view of the sky changes, night by night.

 

Victorian Curriculum links

Science 

• The Universe contains features including galaxies, stars and solar systems; the Big Bang theory can be used to explain the origin of the Universe (VCSSU129) 
• Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries (VCSSU115)