StarLab Portable Planetarium                             home

         dimensions:    21’x21’x10.5’H
 

    Ordering Information

 Morris County Media Services Center
 
                                                                                                  

 

StarLab Portable Planetarium is available for a one week loan to any MC Media Center member school with at least one trained and certified StarLab User on staff.  Circulation will only be allowed to schools with a certified SL User.

 

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Please note-the StarLab components fit in a small car but there are 2 large boxes and 1 large duffle bag containing the StarLab.  The cylinders are stored in large “ice cream” containers.  Make special arrangements to pick up the StarLab if your courier cannot lift heavy items
 
                                                                                                                                   

        *courtesy Learning Technologies
 
           

·        StarLab may be ordered with up to five program cylinders at a time.

Please only order cylinders you have definite plans to use.
Cylinders are expensive and bulky, we do not have duplicates of any cylinders.

·        Ordering is by telephone only.  To schedule delivery call 973.884.0980.

·        The teacher ordering StarLab does not have to be certified – but there must be at least one
StarLab Certified User on staff in the building.  Identify the certified person when ordering.

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Text Box: StarLab Training Sessions are held each Fall and Spring. Watch for announcements and arrange with your building principal for an “administrative” release day to attend the session.  
Text Box: Curriculum Guide Books: · Guide Book with Grade K-6 & 7-12 Activities plus 72 slides sent 2 weeks prior to your StarLab date (order #:C1600) · PASS 12 Volume Curriculum Guide (order #: C1601) Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS) PASS updates/info: http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/pass · Third Grade Curriculum (order #: C1602) This curriculum was given to the Media Center by a teacher who currently uses it in NYS. It can be adapted to other grades.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cylinders

 

 

Starfield  Shipped with all orders. Simulates the Night Sky; over 3,000 stars.

Constellations Shipped with all orders. Displays 48 major constellations.

Celestial Coordinates Teach system for locating celestial objects, spherical geometry,
telescope use and navigation.

 

Earth Science:

Plate Tectonics Shows plate boundaries, active ridges, faults, slip lines, spreading centers & volcanic activity over the past 1 million years. Clearly shows the Pacific Ring of Fire.

 

Ocean Currents Shows both warm and cold currents in world’s oceans. Study weather patterns, El Nino, influence of currents on exploration, discovery, trade, whaling and pollution.

 

Weather   Global projection of earth with longitude and latitude lines. Depicts air circulation patterns, jet streams and pressure systems.

 

Biology:

Biological Cell Take your class inside a one million times magnification of a

one celled organism!

 

Mythology:

Ancient Egyptian Mythology The sky as seen in 2500 BC. Guide includes legends behind many figures and an investigation linking stars with the architecture of the pyramids.

 

Ancient Chinese Legends Over 30 constellations as interpreted by the Ancient Chinese.

 

Native American Mythology  Figures such as Long Sash, the Great Bear, First Man and more.

 

African Mythology  Constellation figures from many African cultures; Dogon, Bushman, Masai & Egyptians. Appearance of certain star groups marked the planting season.

 

Greek Mythology  Combination of traditional artwork and folklore for 45 Greek constellations.

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