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Up, Up & Away - Astronomy & Outer Space Fun

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For other themes: All About the Arts, Animal & Nature Lovers, Dinosaurs, Junior History Detectives,
Knights & Dragons, Mad About Science, Planes, Trains, Autos & Ships,
Princesses & Fairies,  and Superheroes

Upcoming Events

Super Science Saturday - on May 4 from 10 am to 4 pm at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton; special stuff includes a Mad Science program, planetarium shows, dinosaurs and more

Special Exhibits & Programs

Space & Aviation - hands-on exhibit at the New Jersey Children's Museum in Paramus
Pearl Observatory (Gillette) - earth & space science enrichment programs, including a fossil dig & be a paleontologist for the day, Starlab (a portable planetarium) and scope night; programs for schools, scouts, camps & libraries
Aviation Hall of Fame (Teterboro) - historic air & space equpiment & artifacts, photos & an extensive model collection;  programs including "Dare to Fly" for 8 to 15-year-old groups
Visit our Kids' Camp Page for spring & summer programs
for your child's special interest

Special Events & Exhibits

_Space & Aviation - hands-on exhibit at the New Jersey Children's Museum in Paramus
Pearl Observatory (Gillette) - earth & space science enrichment programs, including a fossil dig & be a paleontologist for the day, Starlab (a portable planetarium) and scope night; programs for schools, scouts, camps & libraries
Aviation Hall of Fame (Teterboro) - historic air & space equpiment & artifacts, photos & an extensive model collection;  programs including "Dare to Fly" for 8 to 15-year-old groups

Courses & Classes for Kids

Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg) - youth programs include spring and summer offerings such as creative writing, art, science, computers and a sports camp; offerings for children 6 to 16 years old; classes include Space: Infiniti & Beyond (ages 7-12)

Planetariums

Essex County
Dreyfuss Planetarium (Newark) - at the Newark Museum; family programs

Gloucester County
Fredric & Jean Edelman Planetarium(Glassboro) - at Rowan University; public & family shows

Mercer County
Planetarium (Trenton) - at the New Jersey State Museum; planetarium shows on Saturdays & Sundays

Morris County
CCM Planetarium (Randolph) - at the County College of Morris; under renovation

Ocean County
Robert J. Novins Planetarium (Toms River) - at Ocean County College; under renovation until Fall 2010

Somerset County

Planetarium - at Raritan Valley Community College; offers special events & shows just for kids

Online

Ology - American Museum of Natural History's website for kids in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, earth & more; targeting children in grades 3-8
Kids Astronomy - nice pictures and detailed articles for youngsters with fun facts about the planets, solar system and more
Sky Events - interesting events happening in our sky and out in space on this page from the Fredric & Jean Edelman Planetarium at Rowan University
365 Days of Astronomy - each day read or listen to a podcast about astronomy from people from around the world
South Jersey Skies - a column published in the Gloucester County Times & reproduced online
NASA Kids Club - designed for children in kindergarten through Grade 4 by NASA with games, puzzles & information on the solar system, rockets & more
Astronomy & Space - list of sites for children of varying ages compiled by the Newark Library (their link for NASA kids did not work so just go to our link above)
Astronomy Links - provided by the Dreyfuss Planetarium at the Newark Museum
Astronomy - activities, projects & information from the American Museum of Natural History for children of various ages
National Geographic - more detailed articles and information on the planets than the National Geographic Kids but designed for high school level or higher
National Geographic Kids - their space & science page has articles for older children; their gift shop has science-related products

Discovery Science - special Outer Space section with space videos and photos; check the schedule for when episodes of How the Universe Works will air on the Science TV Channel

Books

Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy - gives a realistic portrayal of what it takes to be an astronaut with great artwork
Stars: All Aboard Science Reader Station Stop 1 by Jennifer Dussling - an informative book offering the basics of the constellations and the sun's properties (Pre-K to Gr 1)

Astronomy Fun

Enchanted Learning - Astronomy craft projects for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school
Preschool Education - features various songs about space
DLTK - astronomy crafts, coloring pages and more

Outside New Jersey

Journey to the Stars - special space show at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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