6 Fifteen Minute Programs
Grade(s) Intermediate
Curriculum: Science

Objectives:

1. To serve as a science resource unit for astronomy.
2. To compare and contrast information gained from Earth based observation throughout history with recent knowledge acquired from inter-planetary spacecraft exploration:

The programs "tell" the story of the solar system with host narrator, Duncan Teague, Director of the Craigmont Planetarium, using models and film to describe Mars, Venus, Saturn, the Earth's Moon, the Pioneer-Venus Mission, the Voyager Spacecraft and the Space Shuttle.

Program Titles:

1. A Trip to the Moon
2. Invasion of Mars
3. The Pioneer-Venus Mission
4. Voyage Toward Infinity
5. Saturn, Gateway to the Stars
6. The Age of Space