If you have access to a planetarium for teaching about space science, astronomy, and other subjects, this series of books is for you. Designed for both experienced planetarium professionals and teachers using a planetarium for the first time, these volumes provide a wealth of field-tested strategies and practical suggestions for presenting entertaining and educationally effective programs for students.

The first four books provide a general orientation to astronomy and space science education with applications for both the planetarium and classroom settings. Each of the remaining volumes presents a complete planetarium program with related classroom activities.

Note: One set of the 13-volume Planetarium Activities for Student Success, as well as one copy Astronomy and More is included with a STARLAB system purchase.

This guide introduces the theory and practice of developing effective planetarium programs through a series of thought-provoking activities and discussions.

SL-721: Volume 1 $12.50

This volume provides a wealth of effective planetarium activities for elementary and middle school students.

SL-722: Volume 2 $12.50

This annotated guide has the best resources — school curricula, books, periodicals, films, videos, slides, professional organizations, planetariums, and telescopes for the elementary and middle school levels.

SL-723: Volume 3 $12.50

Primarily a “how-to” manual for setting up and using a portable planetarium, this guide has many suggestions useful for teaching school programs in any planetarium.

SL-724: Volume 4 $12.50

In this participatory version of a classic night sky planetarium program, students receive star maps and have an opportunity to use them to find constellations in the planetarium sky.

SL-725: Volume 5 $12.50

Students discover Mars three different ways during this program: with the naked eye; through a telescope; and via space probes. Classroom activities involve students in modeling the solar system, and creating creatures that could survive under different planetary conditions.

SL-726: Volume 6 $12.50

Students observe Earth’s moon and do a modeling activity that shows why the moon goes through phases and eclipses. They look at Jupiter’s four major moons on a series of nights and determine how long it takes to circle Jupiter. Finally, students see many moons through the “eyes” of modern spacecraft.

SL-727: Volume 7 $12.50

Using color filters and diffraction gratings, students learn about the stars and planets from their colors. Related classroom activities include making secret messages that can only be decoded with color filters, and using the filters to view nebulae and planets.

SL-728: Volume 8 $12.50

This program surveys distances and sizes of things in the universe from ordinary objects on Earth to progressively more distant astronomical objects.

SL-729: Volume 9 $12.50

Students learn how explorers discovered America, and more about the meaning of the term “discover.” Activities include determining the shape and size of the Earth to determine latitude, and modeling lunar eclipses.

SL-730: Volume 10 $12.50

Students see how some Native American cultures observe the sky to help them stay in tune with the harmonies of nature. Classroom activities include the Mayan and Aztec number systems, observing changes in real sunset positions, and learning how Venus can appear as either the “Morning Star” or “Evening Star.”

SL-731: Volume 11 $12.50

In this program, students learn what Stonehenge is and how it could have been used by its builders as a gigantic astronomical calendar. Along the way, they learn much about apparent solar motion, and the creation of the research field of “archaeoastronomy.”

SL-732: Volume 12 $12.50

Students observe and sketch aurorae, identify the places where they are best viewed, and model seasonal patterns of the Sun’s apparent daily motion. Classroom activities include selecting ideal locales on Earth for aurora watching, determining the altitudes of simulated aurora, predicting aurora on other planets, spectrum studies, and aurora mythology.