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Olympics
Olympics
Wednesday, July 25 at 11:30am Celebrate the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Discover the men and women from Pennsylvania that have participated in the games. Explore the science behind the summer sports. Create your own celebration symbol. Family programs are included with general admission and designed for all ages.
Family Gallery Tour: Ecology Hall
Family Gallery Tour: Ecology Hall
Thursday, July 25 at 1:30pm Tour Ecology Hall and learn more about Pennsylvania’s major ecosystems and some of the wildlife and plants that are found in each. Family gallery tours are included with general admission and designed for all ages.
Exploration Earth
Exploration Earth
Designed for our youngest viewers. Join Astrid, a scientist, as she explores the 4 major features of Earth: Land, Water, Sky, and Life. See how these features work together to keep Earth a habitable world. While observing, Astrid will be exploring landforms, ecosystems, and the Water Cycle. A production of the Planetarium at The State […]
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Magnets & Magnetism
Magnets & Magnetism
Friday, July 26 at 11:30am Join us in Nature Lab to explore magnets and magnetism. What are magnets and how does magnetism work? Through a series of self-exploration experiments visitors will be able to use magnets in a series of challenges that explore how magnets work. Family programs are included with general admission and designed […]
Virtual Program: PA’s Caves Time Capsules of the Past
Virtual Program: PA’s Caves Time Capsules of the Past
Friday, July 26 at 12:15pm Join Rose-Anna Behr, the Karst and Sinkhole Specialist for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resource’s Pennsylvania Geological Survey, to learn how Pennsylvania’s caves preserve a record of the past. Fossils, from giant wooly mammoths to tiny grains of pollen, reveal information about the past climate, ecosystems, and wildlife that […]
Giant PA Map
Giant PA Map
Join us to explore Pennsylvania topics while walking on the Giant PA Map! Family programs are included with general admission and designed for all ages.
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Exploration Earth
Exploration Earth
Designed for our youngest viewers. Join Astrid, a scientist, as she explores the 4 major features of Earth: Land, Water, Sky, and Life. See how these features work together to keep Earth a habitable world. While observing, Astrid will be exploring landforms, ecosystems, and the Water Cycle. A production of the Planetarium at The State […]
Black Holes
Black Holes
Black Holes uses the latest discoveries and observations to help us view the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated lighting to the super massive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Narrated by Liam Neeson Educational content designed for Grade […]
Exploration Earth
Exploration Earth
Designed for our youngest viewers. Join Astrid, a scientist, as she explores the 4 major features of Earth: Land, Water, Sky, and Life. See how these features work together to keep Earth a habitable world. While observing, Astrid will be exploring landforms, ecosystems, and the Water Cycle. A production of the Planetarium at The State […]
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Exploration Earth
Exploration Earth
Designed for our youngest viewers. Join Astrid, a scientist, as she explores the 4 major features of Earth: Land, Water, Sky, and Life. See how these features work together to keep Earth a habitable world. While observing, Astrid will be exploring landforms, ecosystems, and the Water Cycle. A production of the Planetarium at The State […]
Apollo 11
Apollo 11
Experience one of the most momentous times in history. Discover the small steps and giant leaps made by the astronauts of Apollo 11 as they land on the Moon’s surface for the first time. A Production of the Jenks Planetarium Educational content designed for Grade 4 and up. For ticket pricing and details visit the […]
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Parachutes
Parachutes
Wednesday, July 31 at 11:30am Discover the lifesaving parachute. Explore how this innovation was used for the military and recreation over the years. Test the science by creating and launching your own parachute. Family programs are included with general admission and designed for all ages.
Family Gallery Tour: Mammal Hall
Family Gallery Tour: Mammal Hall
Wednesday, July 31 at 1:30pm Black bear, beavers and deer…oh my! Touch furs, hold antlers, view skulls and ask questions during a tour of Mammal Hall. Family gallery tours are included with general admission and designed for all ages.
Exploration Earth
Exploration Earth
Designed for our youngest viewers. Join Astrid, a scientist, as she explores the 4 major features of Earth: Land, Water, Sky, and Life. See how these features work together to keep Earth a habitable world. While observing, Astrid will be exploring landforms, ecosystems, and the Water Cycle. A production of the Planetarium at The State […]