Preble County District Library – Digital Dome Coming to Preble County – May 10

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Digital Dome Theater coming to Preble County

Preble County District Library is bringing the feeling of the digital dome-shaped theater to Bruce Elementary on Saturday, May 10.

Shows will range in topic from outer space to oceans to dinosaurs, each entertaining and educational. The theater will begin showing at 11 a.m. and will run half-hour shows until 6 p.m. All shows are free to attend. There will be a lunch break between 1-1:30 p.m.

The Dome is a mobile digital theater featuring highly innovative, immersive, and educational programs. With the Dome Theater, Kramer Edu-tainment brings the excitement of the museum-quality shows, presenting a wide range of educational topics, in a state-of-the-art mobile digital theater system to Preble County children. Shows vary in recommended age groups, but range from kindergarten to 8th grade.

The full schedule of shows is as follows:

11 a.m.: Into the Deep: Explore the depths of the ocean! Dive with the pioneers of deep-sea research on their journeys of discovery. Ride on the most famous submersibles in history to come face-to-face with the fascinating creatures that survive where no life was ever expected – Into the Deep! Recommended grades: 5-8.

11:30 a.m.: Saturn, The Ring World: The Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn proved a resounding success, providing a greater knowledge of the gas giant and its spectacular moon, Titan. Learn how the sophisticated instruments on Cassini gathered vital data to assist scientists in understanding this vast, mysterious region. Recommended grades: all.

12 p.m.: Future Moon: We are taken back to the Apollo mission and man’s first wondrous steps on the Moon! What could a lunar colony look like? How would it feel to live on the Moon? Learn all about NASA’s amazing plans as we follow along through our past, the present, and what the future may hold! Recommended grades: 4-8.

12:30 p.m.: The Dinosaur Prophecy: Join paleontologists in excavating bones and wondering what killed the mighty dinosaurs. Be amazed as your favorite giants come to life and meet their catastrophic deaths. Find out how NASA scientists monitor the Earth for potential disasters! Recommended grades: 2-4.

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1-1:30 p.m.: lunch break, no show.

1:30 p.m.: Earth’s Wild Ride: What would it be like to live on a lunar colony and to dream of visiting Earth? Experience the heart-pounding exhilaration of a water canyon ride and an erupting volcano. Venture through an Ice Age scene with a giant Wooly Mammoth and to the time of the dinosaurs during a major meteor shower! Recommended grades: K-5.

2 p.m.: Passport to the Universe: Enjoy the journey through the Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy, and to the edge of the observable universe. Fly beneath the rings of Saturn, into the heart of the Orion Nebula, and back to Earth through an amazing black hole. Experience these and other stunning cosmic destinations as never before. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. Recommended grades: 3-8.

2:30 p.m.: Secrets of the Dead Sea: ‘Secrets of the Dead Sea’ is a full-dome documentary, filmed at the Dead Sea and from space with historical clips and computer animation. In this show, the Dead Sea comes alive through stories preserved in its cliffs, caves, and in the stars overhead. Ancient scrolls chronicle the passage of time by motions of the Sun and Moon, while rock and sand preserve a living record of a place as timeless as the star patterns above. Recommended grades: 3-8.

3 p.m.: Force Five: Earth’s weather can be friend or foe. Feel Mother Nature’s fury as extreme weather takes center stage in this realistic animated show revealing images not seen by the naked eye due to their life-threatening nature. Using real footage and NASA based images, ‘Force Five’ producers give the audience a vantage point that would never be safe in the real world. ‘Force Five’ creates a sense of what it would look and feel like if you were standing in the middle of a deadly storm. Hunker down as you are hit by a Force Five hurricane, tornado, and solar storm. Recommended grades: 5-8.

3:30 p.m.: Microcosm: Take an adventure inside the human body in this extraordinary adventure. Fly up the carotid artery, explore the eye, brain, ear, and heart and then shrink into a cell to see the nucleus and DNA. ‘Microcosm’ uses the latest discoveries of nanoscale science to create a voyage that is realistic and possible for inner space probes only a few nanometers wide. Audiences learn about using superconductors to measure magnetic fields outside the body and about deploying gold nanoshells to the sites of tumors or infections. Recommended grades: 5-8.

4 p.m.: Into the Deep: Explore the depths of the ocean! Dive with the pioneers of deep-sea research on their journeys of discovery. Ride on the most famous submersibles in history to come face-to-face with the fascinating creatures that survive where no life was ever expected – Into the Deep! Recommended grades: 5-8.

4:30 p.m.: Cosmic Collisions: The breathtaking space show, narrated by award-winning actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, launches visitors on a thrilling trip through space and time. Explore cosmic collisions along with hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing evolution of the universe. Recommended grades: 5-8.

5 p.m.: Molecularium: In the digital dome adventure ‘Molecularium,’ audiences are transported into the world of atoms. Enjoy learning about the water cycle, the three states of matter, and how everything is made of atoms and molecules. Aligned with national science standards in primary school learning, educational assessment has shown that ‘Molecularium’ truly helps kids learn. Recommended grades: 3-8.

5:30 p.m.: The Dinosaur Prophecy: Join paleontologists in excavating bones and wondering what killed the mighty dinosaurs. Be amazed as your favorite giants come to life and meet their catastrophic deaths. Find out how NASA scientists monitor the Earth for potential disasters! Recommended grades: 2-4.

The schedule can also be found online at www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/dome.html.


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