From the fiery furnace of our sun to its icy edges embark upon a thrilling voyage through our solar system!  Join us as we investigate the secrets of our cosmic neighborhood! Play comet golf, gaze upon the surface of a star, and build a three dimensional model of the planets in this out-of-this-world adventure!

Solar Science - Our Sun is the heart of our solar system and provides nearly all of its heat and light.  Children discover the size of our closest star, the sun, and investigate the nuclear energy that keeps it shining.  After constructing a Sun model complete with erupting solar flares, the children get their very own protective glasses and observe the Sun’s surface for sunspots and other signs of dynamic activity.

Inside a Planet - All planets are round on the outside and orbit the Sun, but what lurks beneath their surfaces?  The children become planetary geologists and uncover the hidden structure of inner, outer, and dwarf planets while making sand art cross-sections of each.  Magnetism, volcanism, and mineralogy are the keys to this journey to the center of three very different worlds.

Solar System Inner Planets - Clustered tightly around the Sun, the inner planets are small, rocky places warmed by the Sun’s heat and light.  Children explore Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, learning what make these worlds special as they design three-dimensional planets for their Solar System mobiles.    

Solar System Outer Planets - Beyond the asteroids, majestic giant worlds cruise in stately, regular orbits around the Sun.  The children discover the enormous gas giants that make up the outer planets as they design the remaining four planets to be connected to their Solar System mobile. They build a K'Nex frame to hang all their planets and discover what makes each planet unique.  

A Comet's Tail - Comets orbit at the edges of the outer solar system with majestic brilliance. These dirty snowballs of ice and dust are a rare spectacle in a clear nighttime sky.  Children make a model comet while they explore what comets are made of and where they come from. Then, with a special bouncy comet, the solar system is reviewed in an exciting game of comet golf.