Exhibit S.P.A.C.E. Gallery

Due to COVID-19 this area is not available at this time, as we follow the guidelines set out by the Alberta Health Services.

For the summer months we will have The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Exhibition, theIMAX Theatre and Gift Shop opened.

S.P.A.C.E. (Stars, Planets, Astronauts, Comets, Etc.) Gallery - Boldly go where no one has gone before and blast-off on an action packed adventure through the universe as you:

• Unravel the mysteries of our solar system and beyond
• Command a lunar lander and travel to the surface of the moon
• See the Aurora Borealis and more!

Get ready for a journey of discovery when you step into the Destination: Moon 3D theatre and are swept away into the past as you relive the story of how a piece of the moon made its way to earth and the science centre.

S.P.A.C.E. (Stars, Planets, Astronauts, Comets, Etc.) Gallery -

Let your students boldly go where no one has gone before and blast-off on an action packed adventure through the universe as you:

• Unravel the mysteries of our solar system and beyond
• Command a lunar lander and travel to the surface of the moon
• See the Aurora Borealis and more!

Get ready for a journey of discovery when you step into the Destination: Moon 3D theatre and are swept away into the past as you relive the story of how a piece of the moon made its way to earth and the science centre.

Best Curriculum Fit

Grade 1

• Topic C: Building Things
  1-7: Construct objects and models of objects using a variety of different materials.
  1-8: Identify the purpose of different components in a personally constructed object or model, and identify corresponding components in a related object or model.
• Topic B: Seasonal Changes (planet models, magic planet)

Grade 2-3

• Construct, with guidance, an object that achieves a given purpose, using materials that are provided.

Grade 4

• Topic C: Building Devices and Vehicles that Move

Design and construct devices and vehicles that employ energy-storing or energy-consuming components that will cause motion.

• Topic D: Light and Shadows
  4-9: Identify sources of light, describe the interaction of light with different materials, and infer the pathway of a light beam.
  

Grade 6

• Topic A: Air and Aerodynamics
  Expectation 6-5: Describe properties of air and then interactions of air with objects in flight.
• Topic B: Flight
  Expectation 6-6: Construct devices that move through air
  

Grade 8

• Unit D: Mechanical Systems
• Unit C: Light and Optical Systems (Observatory Connection)

Grade 9

• Unit E: Space Exploration