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Check out Fiske's K-12 Dome to Home video series - FREE planetarium shows with lessons designed to compliment your school’s science objectives. Watch the promo!
Recorded episodes can be found on our YouTube K-12 Dome to Home playlist so you can go back and watch it anytime! Looking for accompanying activities? Visit our Virtual Teaching for K-12 Educators resources.
We recognize some school districts restrict the access of YouTube on student devices. If you would like us to email you a recorded version of our livestream each week, contact our Education Team.
Patterns in the Solar System
April 13 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- Motions of the sun, moon, and stars (1-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2)
- Moon phases (1-ESS1-1)
April 15 - Secondary - Watch the Video
- Patterns of motion of the planets (MS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-4)
- Formation of the solar system (MS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS1-6)
Exploring the Climates of Venus, Earth, and Mars
April 20 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- Our place in the Solar System (1-ESS1-2, 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-3, 5-ESS1-1)
- Important characteristics of planetary atmospheres (K-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2, 5-ESS2-1)
April 22 - Secondary - Watch the Video
- Our place in the solar system (MS-ESS2-6)
- Climates at Venus and Mars (MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-4)
- Exoplanets and habitable zones (HS-ESS2-7)
30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
April 27 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- Why we put telescopes into space
- What we've learned from Hubble discoveries
April 29 - Secondary - Watch the Video
- Why we put telescopes into space (MS-PS4-2)
- What we've learned from Hubble discoveries
- Transitioning to the James Webb Space Telescope
Tour of the Solar System
May 4 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- Introductory tour of the planets
- Moons around other planets
May 6 - Secondary - Watch the Video
- Recent discoveries from the planets and moons
- Upcoming missions
Our Sun and the Stars
May 11 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- What is the sun?
- How do stars form? (MS-ESS1-2)
- Distances to other stars (5-ESS1-1)
May 13 - Secondary - Watch the Video
Galaxies and the Universe
May 18 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- What is a galaxy?
- Introducing the Milky Way galaxy
- Explore other nearby galaxies
May 20 - Secondary - Watch the Video
- The Milky Way galaxy (MS-ESS1-2)
- Types of galaxies in the universe (MS-ESS1-2)
- Tour to the edge of the visible universe (HS-ESS1-2)
Black Holes
May 26 - Elementary - Watch the Video
- Basics of gravity (3-PS2-2, 5-PS2-1)
- What is a black hole?
May 27 - Secondary - Watch the Video
- Gravity (MS-ESS1-2)
- What is a black hole?
- How we can detect black holes
