Merrillville Community Planetarium
Bringing the Universe to the Merrillville Schools and Northwest Indiana

GLPA Workshop - Star Light, Star Bright

Starlab
  • presented by Jeanne Bishop, Dayle Brown, and Susan Button
  • 90 minutes
  • maximum of 20 participants
  • no fee

Participants in this hands-on workshop will experience a variety of activities and demonstrations inside and outside of the dome. The activities are designed to increase understanding of the nature of light and how it is used to learn about space. Participants will examine the eye's reaction to light and color, demonstrate the function of rods and cones, experiment with colors of light, make their own "Color Analyzers", create "Secret Messages", examine star colors, and explore invisible colors in the electromagnetic spectrum.