Space authors and Ontario Planetarium presenters/admins Rick Stankiewicz and Peter McMahon are proud to present an exclusive new show based on Peter’s upcoming 2015 book with Kids Can Press, “The Space Adventurer’s Guide”
In this new show, participants will get to explore the past, present, and future (including humanity’s future) on Mars.
LIVE interactive narration by journalists actively involved in reporting on missions to Mars combine with stunning CGI visuals to take participants on the voyage of a lifetime, from Earth, 50 million km further from the Sun, to the surface of the Red Planet.
Highlights of this show include interactive tours of:
canyons, such as the vast Mariner Valley- the mountains of Mars, such as Olympus Mons (the Solar System’s tallest mountain)
- ice caps & glaciers
- ground-level fly-overs of some of the craters and ridges explored by NASA’s Mars rovers Opportunity and Curiosity
- the moons of Mars, which we’ll travel to and orbit around
To top things off, we’ll join a crew of 6 astronauts for a fictional first human mission to Mars in the year 2025.
Optional add-on: For longer versions of this show, some participants may have an opportunity to drive a simulated Mars rover across the Red Planet in realtime.
AVAILABLE FOR GRADES: 1-12
AVAILABLE LENGTHS:
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
CURRICULUM LINKS:
– Space exploration and the Solar System
– Formation, evolution, structure and nature of the Solar System
– Canadian contributions to efforts in space-based science experiments, astronomy, cosmology, and aerospace
BOOK IT!
Educators, groups, institutions and individuals interested in booking our mobile facility for this or any other shows we present can call or email:
bookings@ontarioplanetarium.com / 905.885.9471
*** The above presentations, presentation titles, descriptions, and ideas are the copywritten © 2014 intellectual property of Peter McMahon and noticemyscience.com Reproduction and/or performance without written permission is strictly prohibited ***
*** please note, due to the time commitment required to set-up and disassemble the planetarium, we can only book by the day – we recommend that teachers or groups looking to bring us in for a single class, Scouting meeting, etc… identify other classes/groups/etc… that might be interested in participating in shows while we’re at your school/meeting venue to provide maximum value for you and your colleagues***