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

The Solar System

RingWorld

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
6th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Written to coincide with the arrival of the Cassini probe at the Saturn System.

Comet Called Halley, A

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
6th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
The history & science of comets; results of Halley's 1986 visit

Inner Solar System, The

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
5th and 6th grade
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and the asteroid belt

Outer Solar System, The

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
5th and 6th grade
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and comets

Comet: From Ice to Fire

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
6th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Comets in history; the nature and study of comets; recent comets

Magellan: Report from Venus

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
8th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Results from the Magellan probe which used radar to map Venus

Through the Eyes of Hubble

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
8th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
The discoveries made by Hubble since being successfully repaired

Destination Mars!

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
5th and 6th grade
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Follow astronauts on a journey to explore Mars based on NASA plans

Mars Show, The

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
6th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
Historic views, recent Mars probes, and future exploration

Exploring Our Universe

Length (minutes):
60
Age Category:
6th grade and up
Teacher Guide:
No
Synopsis:
How humans' view of the universe has changed throughout the history
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