Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre – planetarium
Introduction
Students visit the first full-dome digital planetarium in New Zealand. High-definition videos are played on a world-class definition ceiling dome.Video programme
- Mount Cook Space Traveller (20 minutes) is a virtual space tour of planets, stars and galaxies.
- Infinity Express (25 minutes) follows man's quest to understand the universe, from our own origins to life beyond the solar system.
- Black Holes (30 minutes) brings to life the latest scientific information about these unusual features of outer space.
- Tycho to the Moon (22 minutes) engages young students in learning about night and day, space travel, phases of the moon and features of the moon's surface.
Level
Year groups: 1-13
Curriculum levels: 1-8
Learning areas
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Learning Area* |
Discipline |
Strand/AO |
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Arts (Visual) |
Developing practical knowledge |
Apply knowledge of elements and selected principals |
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Media Studies |
Communicating and interpreting |
Critically reflect, respond and evaluate A.S. 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 |
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Science |
Planet Earth and Beyond |
Earth Systems – Investigate structure of geosphere |
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Astronomical systems (multiple AO) |
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A.S. 1.15, 1.16, 2.2, 2.6 |
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Technology |
Nature of Technology – characteristics of technology – understand development expands human possibilities A.S. 1.8, 1.9 |
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*If you have another learning area you wish to explore let us know, we can adapt
Learning objectives
Students will:
- gain confidence with the meanings of astronomical terms
- features of the solar system and their orientation
- begin to rationalise the scale and complexity of galaxies
- understand the key developments in space technology.
Key competencies
Thinking, using language, symbols and text
Details
Location: Hermitage Hotel - via activities desk
Duration: Movies are various lengths
Hazard level: Minimal
Cost: $8 per person (total cost for as many movies you wish to watch in 24 hours)