LASC Mobile Programming
MOBILE PLANETARIUM
Thank you for your interest in booking a Mobile Planetarium through The Living Arts and Science Center.
We have updated our packages and are offering more in the mobile planetarium experience! We have exciting shows and fun crafts all ready to come and meet your students.
Please see the additional attachments for more information and pricing.
Please reach out to ghoss@lasclex.org for further questions and booking opportunities.
We operate the mobile planetarium within a 75 mile radius of The Living Arts & Science Center. Please send us a request at least 2 weeks before requested date of booking.
We offer the following shows for our Mobile Planetarium Experience:
If you are interested in any of our other showings, please plan a visit to come and see us in-person!
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This planetarium show explores the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions who has many misconceptions about our home planet and its most familiar neighbors.
His confusion about the universe makes viewers think about how the Earth, Moon and Sun work together as a system. Native American stories are used throughout the show to help distinguish between myths and science.
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Plunge below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in deep ocean ecosystems; dig beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive; and soar to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks.
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Long before dinosaurs' massive extinction 65 million years ago, many individual species simply disappeared. Visit dinosaur graveyards, study their bones, and reconstruct how these creatures lived and died to solve four famous cold cases from the age of the dinosaurs in DINOSAUR PROPHECY.
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High Energy Astrophysics plays a key role in understanding the universe. These radiations reveal the processes in the hot and violent Universe. This science also probes hot gas in clusters of galaxies, which are the most massive objects in the Universe. It also probes hot gas accreting around supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. Finally, high energy radiation provides important information about our own Galaxy, neutron stars, supernova remnants and stars like our Sun which emit copious amounts of high energy radiation.
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EARTH'S WILD RIDE is like many tales shared by grandparents over the centuries, except "the old country" is really another planet, always visible from the moon base, but totally unlike the granddaughter's world. While learning about eclipses, the ice age, Earth's water cycle and differences between the Earth and Moon, the audience is taken on a roller-coaster-like ride through canyons of raging rivers and hot flowing lava. Adventure and appreciation for home fill this 20-minute journey back to the Earth.
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Discover the science of flight through the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they explore how birds, kites, planes and models fly. Learn about the history and future plans of flight and how NASA is discovering new and safer ways to travel with the help of future engineers and aviators - like YOU!
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Explore the changing Arctic landscape with a curious little polar bear! This show offers a charming story about the adventures of Lars and his friends, and explores the habitats of their real-life counterparts in the Arctic. What happens when a frisky little polar bear named Lars ventures out on the first day of spring? He explores his Arctic home, meets new friends, and saves some endangered whales.
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Imagine the ultimate space vacation. Discover our solar system through a different set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Fly over the surface of Pluto, our best known Dwarf Planet. Dive over the ice cliffs of Miranda.
Sail through the rings of Saturn. Feel the lightning storms at Jupiter. And walk on the surface of Mars. Which destination would you choose? This is the solar system journey for space travelers of all ages.
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Follow two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. Aiming to engage and appeal to audiences of all ages, the show explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.
MOBILE FIELD TRIPS
Bring The Living Arts & Science Center to your classroom with a mobile field trip!
Contact Gabriella Hoss with questions - ghoss@lasclex.org
Please send requests 2 weeks before requested date of booking.
Mobile Field Trip Packages:
Kentucky Encounter
Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Immerses your students in a science-based exploration of Kentucky’s ecosystems, allowing them to create projects on local wildlife and habitats while meeting a live Kentucky native animal.
Kentucky Encounter
Kentucky Encounter Outcomes
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans change the environment to meet their needs).
Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive
Kentucky Encounter Includes
1 LASC EDUCATOR
30 Minute Guided Art Lesson & Project
30 Minute Guided Animale Educator Meet and Greet
Cost Breakdown
$150 Per Class
$.65 Per Mile for Mileage Reimbursement
Space Explorers
Space Explorers
Kindergarten - 5th Grade
By the end of this unit, students will understand the basic history and importance of the Moon landing and identify key features of the Apollo Mission. They will apply what they’ve learned by creating their own model of the Moon landing that demonstrates creativity, comprehension, and hands-on problem solving.
Space Explorers Includes
1 LASC EDUCATOR
30 Minute Mood Landing Project
30 Minute Consteallation Building Project
Cost Breakdown
$150 Per Class
$.65 Per Mile for Mileage Reimbursement
Space Explorers
Middle School & High School
By the end of this unit, students will understand how Mars rovers explore the Red Planet and use that knowledge to design and build their own working rover model. They will show growth in engineering skills by testing, improving, and explaining how their rover meets its mission goals.
Space Explorers Includes
1 LASC EDUCATOR
30 Rover Engineering Project
30 Minute Consteallation Building Project
Cost Breakdown
$150 Per Class
$.65 Per Mile for Mileage Reimbursement
Craft Lab
Craft Lab
Our traveling art studio brings high quaility materials and guided instruction straight to your classroom, allowing students of all ages to experiment with diverse art mediums. This program provides a flexible, on-campus field trip that enhances creativity while supporting educational goals.
STEAM POWER HOUR
Middle School - High School
Students dive into a focused STEAM Power Hour mobile field trip where they take on a real- world engineering design challenge and craft visually engaging collage pieces in a creative workshop.These two experiences offer an ideal blend of critical thinking, innovation, and artistic expression for learners ready to stretch their skills.
Craft Lab Outcomes
Students will develop confidence and creativitu by experimenting with a variety of art mediums, enhancing their ability to express ideas visually and adapt to new artistic techniques.
Students will strengthen fine motor skills and problem solving abilities as they engage in hands-on art activities.
Craft Lab Includes
1 LASC EDUCATOR
1 Hour Workshop and Supplies
Cost Breakdown
$150 Per Class
$.65 Per Mile for Mileage Reimbursement
Steam Power Hour
STEAM POWER HOUR Includes
1 LASC EDUCATOR
1 Hour Art Workshop
1 Hour Engineering Workshop
Cost Breakdown
$150 Per Class
$.65 Per Mile for Mileage Reimbursement
STEAM POWER HOUR Outcomes
Develop a model to generate date for itervative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Media arts ideas, works and processes are shaped by the imagination, creative processes and by experiences both within and outside of the arts.