Sixth Stop: Planetarium

The sixth stop is going to be great because were going to see the Planetarium. The Planetarium is a place where you can feel like you are in outer space. You can see the sky in a different light and experience things you only dream of. Everyday they have a new set up for what they show you in the Planetarium. It's great for all students and allows them to learn lots about whats outside the world.

Here are some handouts I want you to read and write what you feel about them:

http://www.alicesastroinfo.com/

http://www.pacsci.org/planetarium/Starmaps.html

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx

Seventh Stop: Laser Show

Now sadly we are almost done with our exploration field trip, but we have two more stops to go. The seventh stop is to the amazing laser show dome where they place famous musicians music on the ceiling of this huge dome. From great sellers like Queen to Pink Floyd they play these shows that will make your mind go crazy. From the pictures and video at the bottom you can see that this show is something spectacular to watch.

Here is a break down of a few of there shows:

Laser Floyd: The Wall
Fridays and Saturdays at midnight

Seattle's longest running late night laser tradition shines on.
Tear down Laser Floyd's Wall brick, by brick, by BRICK! A favorite of many first time laser fans, if you've never been to the Seattle Laser Dome then the Laser Floyd shows are a great way to experience just what our Laser Artists are capable of. Laser Floyd: The Wall is performed LIVE, every Friday & Saturday at the ultimate Laser Floyd time... the stroke of Midnight!

Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Fridays and Saturdays at 9:15 p.m.

Explore Pink Floyd's immortal album in its entirety, featuring digitally re-mastered sound and brain tingling visual laser effects. A favorite of many first time laser fans, if you've never been to the Seattle Laser Dome then the Laser Floyd shows are a great way to experience just what our Laser Artists are capable of. Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon is performed LIVE, exclusively on Friday and Saturday nights at 9:15 PM.

Laser Queen
Sundays at 8:00 pm

There can be only one... Laser Queen! Since its World Premiere at Pacific Science Center, Laser Queen has been an instant favorite for audiences of all ages. Created originally, just for our laser fans here in Seattle, Laser Queen has since been featured at venues across the United States. Laser Queen is performed LIVE, in the Seattle Laser Dome, every Sunday night at 8:00 PM.

Laser Beatles
Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.

A classic favorite for laser fans of all ages, the Seattle Laser Dome presents Laser Beatles, featuring classic Beatles songs choreographed live in brilliant laser light. All of the newest Laser Beatles imagery was created right here, on site by our very own PSC Laser Artists, using the newest in state of the art, laser programming technology. You cannot see this show anywhere else in the world except at Pacific Science Center. Laser Beatles is performed LIVE, every Thursday night at 8:00 PM.

Eighth Stop: IMAX Theater

The last stop is on our virtual field trip is to the famous IMAX theater. The only one found in Seattle. This theater shows not only recent new movies out in regular theaters, but also educational films that are also very interesting.

About the Theaters
The Boeing IMAX Theater is the Ultimate IMAX Experience on Seattle's biggest screen! Immerse yourself in a cinematic experience like no other as spectacular films come to life on a screen six stories high (60 feet) and 80 feet wide, with 12,000 watts of stereo sound. Our 3D films take advantage of our state-of-the-art IMAX 3D® technology, putting you right in the action. The 405-seat theater features plush, comfortable seating, a full-service concession stand, and an enthusiastic staff trained to make your IMAX experience great.

The Eames IMAX Theater boasts a screen measuring 35 feet in height and 60 feet from side to side. In operation since 1979, the theater seats 350 people. See for yourself the difference in clarity, color, and movement brought to you by IMAX®!

Sources Used:

http://www.pacsci.org/

Pacific Science Center's website where I got most of my information and worksheets for my students to use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Science_Center

Wikipedia was another source I used just to get some basic information and some fun facts about the history of the Center and what is was like back in history.

http://www.pacsci.org/animation/

Animation site where I got all the information about the exhibit.

http://www.pacsci.org/schools/field_trips/pdf/dino_pre_visit.pdf

This is the worksheet the students got for the dinosaur exhibit.

http://www.alicesastroinfo.com/

This is the Facing Mars information that I used throughout the field trip.

http://www.pacsci.org/butterflies/butterfly_house_faq.html

This is the information for the Butterfly exhibit.

http://www.pacsci.org/schools/field_trips/pdf/insect_pre_visit.pdf

The worksheet that everyone got to do some research with for the insect exhibit.


http://www.pacsci.org/planetarium/Starmaps.html

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx

http://www.pacsci.org/facingmars/

All of these websites were to help the students be able to understand the sky better.

http://www.seattlelaserdome.com/

The resource for the information on the Laser Show.

http://www.pacsci.org/imax/

The information on IMAX theater.

Conclusion

Hey students!

Overall I hope you had an amazing time on your adventure today and learned a lot of different information that you will be able to use for other things we are working on in this class. Hoped you liked the pictures and videos that you saw throughout the virtual field trip. I know I had a great time and hope that all of you did the same. Now I also hope everyone wrote in the journals and read over all the worksheets and readings that I gave you.

Glad you guys had a good day searching through on your virtual field trip!

See you guys on monday!

Miss Kaitlin :)