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Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope full-dome show follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party.
Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy.
Aiming to engage and appeal to audiences of all ages, the show explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.
Best Curriculum Fit:
Grade 2
Energy: Students investigate the behaviours of light and sound.
Scientific Method: Students examine investigation and explain how it is influenced by purpose.Grade 3
Scientific Method: Students relate investigation to building knowledge.
Grade 4
Space: Students investigate and describe objects in space in connection to daily life.
Scientific Method: Students investigate evidence and reflect on its role in science.Grade 5
Space: Students investigate and interpret astronomical phenomena.
Grade 6
Space: Students analyze and represent celestial bodies of the solar system.
Grade 8
Unit C: Light and Optical Systems
Grade 9
Unit E: Space Exploration
Where: Zeidler Dome
Age: All Ages
Entry: Included with public Science Centre Admission / School rates apply
Length: 23 minutes
Where: Zeidler Dome
Age: All Ages
Entry: Included with public Science Centre Admission / School rates apply
Length: 23 minutes