Second Saturday Scout Programs
The Challenger Learning Center and the Tallahassee Astronomical Society offer Scout Astronomy Programs on the second Saturday of the month (during the school year). Programs fulfill all requirements for the badge/belt loop listed. All programs are only $15 per Scout and include planetarium shows in the Downtown Digital Dome Theatre. Doors open at 8:30am and all programs start promptly at 9am. Both individual Scouts accompanied by a parent/guardian and troops with leaders are welcome to participate. Discounted lunches are offered following the program. Details on individual programs are below. Spaces are limited, so please call (850) 645-7777 for reservations or more information.
Cub Scouts: Astronomy Belt Loop and Academics Pin
Next program: October 9, 2010
9am to 12pm
October 9, 2010; February 12, 2011
$15.00 per scout
Activities Include:
- Planetarium Tour
- Planetarium Show
- Using a Sky Map
- Find Five Constellations
- The Solar System
- The North Star
- Telescopes
- Explain Astronomical Terms
- Life Cycle of Stars
Comet Special Lunch (optional) for $5.00
Junior Girl Scouts: Sky Search Badge
Next program: November 13, 2010
9am to 12pm
November 13, 2010; April 9, 2011
$15.00 per scout
Activities include:
- Planetarium Show
- Mapping the Sky
- Constellations
- Directions, Please
- Planets
- Time for the Moon
- Tools of the Trade
- Telescopes
- Moon Chart
Comet Special Lunch (optional) for $5.00
Brownies: Space Explorer Try-It
Next program September 11, 2010
9am to 12pm
September 11, 2010; March 12, 2011
$15.00 per scout
Activities include:
- Planetarium Show
- Shadow Time
- Star Charts
- The Night Sky
- The North Star
- The Moon
- Ready, Set, Jet
- Hands on Spacesuit
Comet Special Lunch (optional) for $5.00
Boy Scouts: Astronomy Merit Badge
Next program January 8, 2011
9am to 1pm
January 8, 2011
$15.00 per scout
Activities include:
- Planetarium Tour
- Sky Motion
- 10 Constellations
- 8 Bright Stars
- Big Dipper Position
- The Milky Way
- The Solar System
- The 5 visible Planets
- Types of Telescopes
- Planet position over time
- Lunar Cycle
- Composition of the Sun
- The Color of Stars
Comet Special Lunch (optional) for $5.00
