Planet Pioneers Camp > Rising 1 & 2 Graders
Set your sights on the planets! Use astronomy tools and skills to explore the planets and moons in our solar system and discover planets orbiting other stars. What can these distant planets teach us about Earth?
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Themes Explored:
• Astronomy tools and skills
• The solar system, including moons, planets and stars
• Formation of rings and objects in the solar system
• Exoplanets
Camp Activities Include:
• Building astronomy skills and trying out tools used to study space.
• Creating a model of the planets in the solar system
• Engineering a Mars rover
• Experimenting landing a ship on an orbiting planet
Highlights:
• Visiting Discovery Place’s state-of-the-art planetarium
• Designing and building an alien spaceship
• Exploring Discovery Place’s traveling exhibition, OceanXperience, and comparing how traveling and working in space is like exploring the depths of the ocea
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Organization:
Discovery Place Science - Charlotte, NCLocation:
168 W. 6th Street
Charlotte, NC, 28202United States
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Phone:
704.372.6261Contact name:
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Dates:
06/23/2025
08/04/2025
Time:
9:00AM
Price:
$405.00
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