Information and Technology Division

Portable Planetarium Services

Lindarae Bauer, Coordinator
Theresa Chesebro, Instructor
502 Court Street
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 793-8512
FAX (315) 793-8554
 lbauer@oneida-boces.org
tchesebro@oneida-boces.org

Program Guidelines

A review of STARLAB Planetarium requests and usage found the following programs to be well suited for the listed grade level. These guidelines are provided solely for teacher information. With sufficient advance notice, a program can be tailored to meet specific teacher/student need irrespective of suggested grade level.

Kindergarten and First Grade

  • Boehm Concepts
  • Star Patterns

Second Grade

  • Directions: N.S.E.W.
  • Sky Patterns
  • Star Patterns

Third Grade

  • Big Dipper
  • Geography Lesson from Space
  • Moon Phases
  • Seasonal Constellations

Fourth Grade

  • Indian Legends
  • Moon Phases
  • Sun and Seasons

Fifth Grade

  • I'm a Star Finder
  • Longitude and Latitude
  • Planets
  • Seasonal Constellations
  • Weather

Sixth Grade

  • Greek Mythology
  • Ocean Currents
  • Poetry in the Planetarium
  • Planets
  • Multicultural Legends
  • Zodiac Constellations
  • Weather

Seventh Grade

  • Art in the Planetarium
  • Biological Cell
  • Multicultural Legends
  • Poetry in the Planetarium

Eighth Grade

  • Art in the Planetarium
  • Earth Science Sky
  • Foreign Language
  • Optics (limited to small groups)
  • Physical Science
  • Seasonal Constellations

Ninth Grade

  • Earth Science Sky
  • Foreign Language
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Stellar Altitude - Latitude Relationships
  • Sun and Seasons

Tenth Grade

  • Biological Cell
  • Foreign Language
  • Multicultural
  • Seasonal Constellations

 

 

 

 

 
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