Grade Level(s):  6 - 12

Program Length:  40 minutes

Program Description:
Come along on a fantastic voyage to the edge of all we know. This dynamic 30-minute show takes the audience on a journey to a black hole, galaxy clusters, and to the birth of the universe. With telescopes expanding our view, the pieces of a cosmic puzzle are falling into place, promising answers to once unanswerable questions: Find out more in Journey to the Edge of Space & Time.

Program Objectives:
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Describe how the universe got started;
2. Explain how astronomers can look back in time with telescopes;
3. Explain how to use supernovae to measure distance;
4. Describe which stars can become black holes, and that process.

For a complete Teacher's Resource Guide to this show, please click HERE.

Michigan Content Standards and Benchmarks
More information can be found at the Michigan Department of Education website at: www.michigan.gov/documents/MichiganCurriculumFramework_8172_7.pdf

The Detroit Science Center and the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium are dedicated to assisting all educators in building and utilizing curricula based on the above-mention standards and benchmarks. Each of our shows for school groups keeps you and your students needs in mind. For Journey to the Edge of space and Time, the Standards & Benchmarks addressed include:

Elementary School:
Motion of Objects III, 1-3
Matter & Energy IV. 2-7
Waves & Vibrations IV. 4-3-6
Solar System, Galaxy & Universe V. 4-1-3

Middle School:
Motion of Objects III, 1-3
Matter & Energy IV. 2-7
Waves & Vibrations IV. 4-3-6
Solar System, Galaxy & Universe V. 4-1-3

High School:
Motion of Objects III 1-2
Matter & Energy IV. 2-5
Waves & Vibrations IV. 4-4
Solar System, Galaxy & Universe V. 4-2,3