Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to footer content

Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum

Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum event flyer

Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum

Event Type: Feature Shows

Theme: Earth and Space Sciences

Run Time: 60 Minutes

Age Level: Grades 4 & Up

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): Earth's Place in the Universe | Energy | Waves | Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation | Waves and their Applications...Information Transfer | Waves: Light and Sound

Show Description

Discover why the sky is blue, Mars is red and why things appear the colors they do.

Then step into the invisible universe to investigate the electromagnetic energy all around us from the infrared light of a roaring fire to the x-rays emitted by a black hole.

Accessibility

Open captioning is available for this pre-recorded program upon request. Captioning is not available for the live spoken portion of the program.

Teacher's Guide

This downloadable teachers’ guide is provided by the Great Plains Planetarium Association. Over the next few months, the staff of the Cernan Center will begin updating and customizing these resources for Illinois residents. If you should find faulty internet links or have suggestions, please address your comments to cernan@triton.edu.

Cosmic Colors Teachers Guide

Movie Trailer

 

See More Shows