Space Fun & Education at Riverfront Park:

Posted by Exploring Families on March 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Space Fun & Education at Riverfront Park:

Hubble IMAX movie, moon phases in Oreos, and a model of our solar system

Tuesday, April 17, 10:45 am – 2 pm

Location: Riverfront Park, downtown Spokane

Phone: 509.625.6601

Website: http://spokaneriverfrontpark.com/index.php/RFP/page/327/

Map/Directions/Parking: http://spokaneriverfrontpark.com/index.php/RFP/page/436/

Description: If you didn’t visit the Planetarium, you don’t want to miss this Hubble movie! If you went on the Planetarium field trip in November, you will really enjoy this movie! The pictures of our universe from the Hubble are spectacular. We will begin our space adventure by watching the IMAX movie about NASA’s Hubble Telescope. Learn more about the film at http://www.imax.com/hubble/, including downloadable educational activities under the Education tab.

After the movie we will head outside for a picnic lunch.

Then we will create a scale model of our solar system. We’ll walk around the park and label the items we will use, starting with a large exercise ball to represent the sun. Guess which planet will be represented with a poppy seed?! How far away will it be from the exercise ball sun? Come estimate our solar system and discover how vast its been created.

Finally we’ll learn about the moon and its phases, using my favorite representative item, the Oreo cookie!

What to bring: lunch, camera, comfortable walking shoes, weather appropriate clothes, jacket and hat, water bottle, sunscreen.

Ages: All. The IMAX movie is designed for grades 3-8

Cost: $5.50 per person age 3+. Kids 0-2 are free.

Tour limits: 100 max. We must have at least 60 people for the movie.

Registration: Send an email to ExploringFamilies@gmail.com that includes the number of kids aged 3+, the number of adults, and your phone number(s) by April 10. If your registration request has been received, then Exploring Families will send an email back to you confirming whether there is space for your family or not. If the tour/trip/event is full, Exploring Families will email back to you to let you know you are on the wait list. If you don’t get an email back from Exploring Families about that tour/trip/event, then assume there has been an email glitch and Exploring Families didn’t get your first tour/trip/event request. Please resend your email or call Kelly Clark at Exploring Families at 509-999-7614. If you don’t get a confirmation back from Exploring Families, please don’t just show up.

Payment: Please pay in advance.  Your space is secured when payment is received.

  • If you have a PayPal account, you can pay with funds in your PayPal account or your bank account into my PayPal account via my email address kellyRclark@hotmail.com.  If you use PayPal to pay by credit card, please pay the additional amount of the PayPal credit card fee (2.9% + $0.30).  Once you are signed in to your account, click on the Send Money tab, then click on the Personal tab, then click on the Payment Owed circle. Don’t yet have a Paypal account?  PayPal is free and really easy to use.  Go to https://www.paypal.com/ and just click Sign Up.
  • You can mail a check made payable to Kelly Clark, 415 E. Rhea Rd, Colbert, WA 99005

  • If I see you before April 10, you can give me cash or a check.

What to do the day of the trip:  

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Please contact Kelly Clark at Exploring Families (exploringFamilies@gmail.com or 509-999-7614) as soon as you can if you have to cancel. There is usually a waiting list of families wanting to participate. Or we may have to cancel the tour/trip/event if we cannot meet the minimum number of required students. There are no refunds for this trip. If you cannot attend, please find other people to take your spots and they can pay you.

Questions? Contact Kelly Clark at 509-999-7614 or ExploringFamilies@gmail.com

 

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