Field Trip Experiences
The ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Coast College Planetarium is committed to providing an innovative, immersive, and illuminating experience for ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ County and beyond. The Planetarium offers field trip experiences for the Southern California school community from kindergarten through high school.
Field Trip Description
Field trips last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. We start off in the lobby where we talk about how Astronomers study space and we discuss our various exhibits. Currently, we have a fascinating collection of meteorites, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ County’s only Foucault pendulum, and NOAA Science on a Sphere. Next we take the students into our 50-foot dome theater where we begin with a pre-show that is based on the main theme of the feature film they are seeing. Please see our show library for a list of available shows and their NGSS codes. After the conclusion of the film, we do a tour through the constellations that can be seen on the night of their visit, and finally, a brief Q&A session with one of our Astronomy students. Our field trips are mostly run by current ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ students!
Note: Field trips for our youngest visiting Astronomers may last one hour or less.
Book a Field Trip!
Follow the link that best describes when you'd like to book a field trip.
** Note: Field Trips are booked differently based on the time of the year. Please read the entire webpage before booking a field trip.
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