SPACE is Coming to the Aerospace Museum of California
Sacramento , Calif.
February-September 2009
Bring your students to see SPACE: A Journey to Our Future. The artifacts and exhibits are part of the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum collection. SPACE introduces students to some of the amazing discoveries of past and current space explorations and opens their imaginations to the future of human spaceflight. Sacramento is the only West Coast stop for this unique exhibition. It's perfect for all grade levels and curriculums.
SPACE is a real hands-on learning experience:
* Touch actual rocks from the lunar surface of the moon and Mars
* See real artifacts from the space program, as well as displays on the new spacecraft that will take us to the Moon and beyond
* Walk through a lunar base camp - a full-size space habitat and work pod
* Surround yourself with the universe in a 360-degree theatre
A special TEACHERS' GUIDE created for grade levels K-2, 3-5 and 6-12 and other materials will be available to prepare your students for their visit.
Student-friendly:
* Easy, free motorcoach parking available
* Student picnic area
* Lunch options available on-site by request
* Educational docents provided
* Student and teacher educational manual activity books provided
* Grades K-12 welcome
Student group admission is $9.95/student (this is a 15% savings for groups of 10 or more). Includes admission to the exhibition and entrance into the recently opened Aerospace Museum of California. One chaperone required per 10 number of students.
Contact us today to book your groups for
SPACE: A Journey to Our Future:
Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau
800-292-2334 or 916-808-8642
students@discovergold.org
www.DiscoverGold.org
The Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau Student Tourism department today will also assist you with locating nearby accommodations, restaurants, picnic information and other ideas for an overnight or full-day field trip.
Our exploration of space is an absolute necessity. This exhibit could be the spark that lights the imagination of a future astronaut or a scientist in the space program
-Former NASA astronaut Gene Cernan
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