14. Creative Writing in the Dome (English/Art)
Length: ~45 minutes
Description: Students experience abstract visuals, fractals, and natural imagery projected on the dome, then respond with poetry, prose, or journaling. This session will be customized per session.
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-12.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences.
- Visual Arts Standards: Respond to and interpret artistic media.
15. Storytelling Under the Stars (ELA/History)
Length: ~45 minutes
Option A: Two Small Pieces of Glass – 🎥
- Film (20 min): Students learn how telescopes have helped us observe the sky and deepen our understanding of the stars.
- Live Segment (10–15 min): Explore constellations in Uniview as seen by different cultures (Greek, Ojibwe, Maya, Chinese).
- Classroom Connection: Writing prompt: “Imagine you lived long ago without modern science. Looking at the stars, what story would you tell to explain them?” Students create their own constellation myth, short story, or poem. Assignment is introduced in the session, and rubric is provided and teachers extend lesson after the visit.
Option B: Legends of the Night Sky: Orion – 🎥
- Film (25 min): A lively, animated retelling of Orion’s myth introduces constellations through storytelling.
- Live Segment (10–15 min): See Orion in today’s sky and compare how different cultures interpreted the same stars using Uniview star cultures.
- Classroom Connection: Research assignment: Each student/group selects a constellation, investigates myths from at least two different cultures, and presents a comparison of how the stories reflect each culture’s values. Rubric is provided and teachers extend lesson after the visit.
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2: Analyze theme development in literature.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-12.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences.
- HS-ESS1-1: Use observations of celestial patterns to connect cultural and scientific perspectives.
16. Art & Light: Visualizing Music (Art/Music)
Length: ~45 minutes
Description: Dome laser and visualization show exploring color theory, abstraction, and visual storytelling.
Standards:
- National Core Arts Standards: Analyze, interpret, and respond to visual and performing arts.
17. Math in Motion: Patterns of the Universe (Math/Art)
Length: ~45 minutes
Description: A live dome program exploring fractals, Fibonacci spirals, tilings, and symmetry, with laser and visualization art.
Standards:
- HS Geometry/Algebra Standards: Apply mathematical concepts to artistic and natural patterns.
- Mathematical Practices: Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
18. The Unknown Between (Art/Science film) – 🎥
Length: ~45 minutes (short film + Customized Segment)
Description: A poetic, artistic exploration of space and human perception, designed to provoke reflection and interpretation.
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7: Analyze multiple interpretations of artistic work.
- Visual Arts Standards: Interpret meaning in media art.
19. We Choose Space – 🎥
Length: ~45 minutes (25 min film + Customized Segment)
Description: Focuses on the history of human spaceflight and JFK’s famous “We choose to go to the moon” speech.
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6: Analyze an author’s use of rhetoric.
- HS-ETS1-1: Analyze global challenges for engineering solutions.
20. AI Think, Therefore AI Am (Technology/Philosophy)
Length: ~30–40 minutes (short film + discussion/demo)
Description: A short dome film exploring artificial intelligence, ethics, and self-awareness, paired with guided discussion.
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1: Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
- ISTE Standards: Analyze the societal and ethical implications of technology.