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How other people and/or organizations are using STARLAB:
STARLAB Reviews, Articles and Abstracts

http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/wilton/22895.shtml — Sep 20, 2007, Wilton Education Foundation unveils new Starlab planetarium

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1686&dept_id=41375&newsid=16818954&PAG=461&rfi=9 — Starlab Planetarium lights up Hillcrest kids' eyes.

http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v31n3/aas194/393.htm — An abstract of a paper presented at American Astronomical Society Meeting #194, Chicago, Illinois, May/June 1999 by William Herbst of Wesleyan University and Holly Garavel. "A Successful Approach to Involving Teachers in the Use of a STARLAB Portable Planetarium."

http://www.sagchip.org/tribalobserver/article.asp?article=17 — STARLAB Instructors Visit the Saginaw Chippewa Academy from The Tribal Observer.

http://www.astrofilibresciani.it/Planetari/Week_in_Italy/Winner_Week_Italy.htm — Winners of the "Week in Italy"

http://www.wesleyan.edu/pimms/newsletter/N18/N18.htm — Click on "STARLAB on the Move" in left column. PIMMS Newsletter, "STARLAB on the Move" by Holly Garavel.

www.berksiu.org/emphasis032102.pdf — Article on STARLAB in Emphasis the Berks County Intermediate Unit newsletter called "A hands-on approach to media & technology."

http://www.uvi.edu/pub-relations/pressRelease/rel05020.html — The University of the Virgin Islands is preparing to bring the universe to the Virgin Islands with public introductions of Starlab, a mobile planetarium recently acquired by UVI for use in the territory.
Activities for STARLAB

http://www.d261.k12.id.us/Technology/Goals%202000/WEB/natales/natalelp.htm — "Native American Star Stories", grades 8-10 from Jerome School District, Jerome Idaho.

http://www.northern-stars.com/teacher's_guides_download_.htm — Activities to prepare for STARLAB from John Meader of Northern Stars Planetarium, Fairfield, Maine.

http://www2.semo.edu/mast/starlab.html — Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO has many lesson plans for STARLAB catagorized by grade level such as: "Native American Mythology," "Stories That Stars Tell", "Stories Behind the Constellations", "The Bear Hunt Story" "Cells and Mitosis" and many more.

http://www.ouboces.org/MSTgrant3/ExploringSpace/Constellation.html — STARLAB activity "Exploring Space: Creating a Constellation" from the Orange-Ulster BOCES.
Museums and Science Centers

STARLAB is used by many museums and science centers for outreach to schools and the community. The following sites are excellent examples:

http://www.lensc.org/planetarium/StarLabs.aspx — This program is a fun and gentle way to introduce children to the planetarium experience and designed for our StarLab.

http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/outreach/se/starlab/index.html — Chicago, Illinois. Adler Planetarium (CARA Outreach). High school students (Space Explorers) take the STARLAB into Chicago grammar schools — a program that has been so successful, other school districts are replicating it.

http://www.mos.org/educators/classroom_resources/traveling_programs&d=887 — Museum of Science, Boston

http://fiske.colorado.edu/starlab.php — Fiske Planetarium & Science Center

http://www.northmuseum.org/ed_2.htm — Outreach from North Museum of Natural History & Science, Lancaster, PA

http://www.azchallenger.org/index.cfm?action=3&set=11 — Challenger Space Center in Peoria AZ use their giant dome for planetarium programs.

http://www.imaginarium.org/starlab.html — The Imaginarium Science Discovery Center, Anchorage, Alaska

http://www.oneida-boces.org/infotech/ppguide.htm or http://www.oneida-boces.org/planet/ — Oneida•Herikimer•Madison BOCES, Utica, New York. Extensive curriculum/program guidelines for STARLAB by grade level.

http://www.mdsci.org/educators/travelingscience/starlabprograms.html — Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, Maryland

http://www.starhop.com/STARLAB2.html — Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, New Hampshire. Outreach to schools with a STARLAB.

http://www.nscdiscovery.org/eo/outreachprograms/starlabs/progdescteachertrain.html — National Science Center, Augusta, Georgia. Teacher training/rental program.

http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/content.php?id=20 — Alamagordo, New Mexico. The Space Center. Description of STARLAB, its effects on science teachers, training program descriptions and cost.

http://www.omsi.edu/education/outreach/program.cfm?ProgramID=4 — Portland, Oregon. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Schools, School Systems, Colleges and Other Supporting Educational Institutions

Public and private educational institutions of all levels are using STARLAB to teach science. Following are a few examples:

http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/18/dome_has_st_george_pupils_seeing_stars19438/?print — Dome has St. George pupils seeing stars by Mindy B. Hagen, The Post and Courier, Thursday, October 18, 2007

http://www.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cu/starlab_e.html — Great photos!

http://www.atlanticava.org/starlab/starlab.htm — The Atlantic County AVA Technology Center has purchased a STARLAB Portable Planetarium System for circulation to member districts.

http://lima.osu.edu/academics/Outreach/PLANETARIUM.htm — The Ohio State University at Lima’s K-12 Outreach Office brings the Universe’s best and brightest to your classroom. The inflatable dome will accommodate 25 to 30 people.

http://www.wesc.k12.in.us/star/ — Charlestown, Indiana. The Wilson Education Center maintains 3 STARLABs for use in member schools.

http://www.raritanval.edu/rvcc/frameset/search.html — Somerville, New Jersey. Raritan Valley Community College holds 4-day STARLAB workshops for educator in grades K-8. They are then eligible to rent the STARLAB for their schools.

http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Epdlee/public2_html/StarLab.html — Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University holds one week summer STARLAB institutes for teachers. In addition they lend the STARLAB to trained teachers to use in their schools.

http://www.glam.ac.uk/roccoto/planetarium.php — University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~starlab/planetarium.html — St. Andrews University, Fife, Scotland

http://schools.lapeer.org/isd/ciss/mathsci/starlab.htm — Lapeer County Math/Science Center, Attica, MI

http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/profdev/starlab.html — Lawrence Hall of Science teacher training.
Camps, Parks, Scouts and Resorts

STARLAB can be found just about anywhere. See how some camps are utilizing STARLAB in their programs.

http://www.ecscience.org/programs/ — Emerald Coast Science Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Webelo and Girl Scout Workshops. The staff can work with you to tailor a program of your choice from STARLAB and space exploration to badge workshops.

http://www.cpsb.org/resources/spacetechcamp/starlab.htm — Space Tech Camp at the Calcasieu Parish Public Schools in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

http://www.spaceedventures.org/edventures/ — Edventure Camps at The Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

http://www.montshire.org/programs/camp-in.html — "Camp-in" at the Montshire Museum of Science, Vermont.
Traveling Planetarium Businesses

Some individuals purchase a STARLAB to start up their own educational business. Examples:

http://www.northern-stars.com/index.html — Fairfield, Maine. John Meader of Northern Stars Planetarium was the first to purchase a STARLAB to start his own planetarium business to schools.

http://www.place4space.net/ — Brackin Kirkland of The Space Place utilizes a STARLAB for “immersive educational programs” across the Southeastern states. In addition to the standard STARLAB equipment, these programs utilize special effects including: surround sound, video projectors, and laser beams. Visit The Space Place online!

http://www.skyandearthscience.com/ — Ron Woodland of Sky and Earth Science located in Western Massachusetts brings brings astronomy and the earth sciences to your school or library using the STARLAB Portable Planetarium.

http://www.north-cat.com/starlab.htm — North Coast Astronomy Tours brings the STARLAB Portable Planetarium and astronomy education and entertainment to the North Oregon Coast, southern Washington and any rural area within reach.

http://www.amtec.co.cr/planetario/ — AMTEC Planetarium in Costa Rica has run a very successful program for 11 years. Their STARLAB planetarium has supported more than 300.000 students throughout Costa Rica. They began with an Astronomy program, aided first with analog audio and slideshows, later with multimedia presentations and now with DVD productions made by their parent company, AMTEC Multimedia.

They have recently expanded their program to Nicaragua and plan to improve regional coverage in Central America as well. For more information contact Marco Avalos, Director, at mavalos@amtec.co.cr or visit the Web site above.

http://www.starsnorthwest.com — Rod Roberts of Grandview, Washington serves the Eastern Washington region. One of his goals is to help underserved, mostly rural school districts meet the new standardized science tests implemented in Washington. He's been an active amateur astronomer since high school and has 32 years of classroom experience in AV production, mathematics, and science teaching.

http://www.gis.net/~mtf/starlab.htm — Mike Francis of Night Skies (Massachusetts).

http://www.hereford-starlab.co.uk/ — Steve Watson of Hereford Starlab, U.K.

http://www.gospelfossils.com — Pastor Thomas Baird is the first pastor to purchase a STARLAB for Bible-based evangelistic teachings to Christian schools, churches and home school groups.

http://www.starlab-astronomy.co.nz/ — Astronomical Services, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, New Zealand

http://www.planets.org/ — Algonquin, Illinois. The Planetary Studies Foundation is a non-profit educational corporation with a mission to promote the study of planetary science and astronomy, and to sponsor, encourage and assist study in the physical, astronomical, earth and environmental sciences so as to broaden knowledge of all phases of the universe. The Planetary Studies Foundation's Acton STARLAB Traveling Planetarium is used for outreach to school children.

www.questacon.edu.au/html/star_lab.html — STARLAB down under!

http://www.stargazingforeveryone.com/Default.htm — Stargazing for Everyone, Arizona
STARLAB Donations

http://www2.ifa.hawaii.edu/newsletters/article.cfm?a=79&n=9 — Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, received donation from Victoria Ward, Limited to purchase a STARLAB.

http://www.bgu.ac.il/html/dover/news/1010996794.shtml — STARLAB — A mobile Planetarium donated to BGU (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) by William Blitzer of Rye, New York.

http://www.theacorn.com/News/2000/0720/Schools/82.html — "STARLAB gets liftoff from GTE donation"