A Planetarium for Every Classroom
Building and Using a Planetarium for Your Classroom Using Inexpensive Materials


Resources

Links and References on Planetariums and Dome Construction

 

The Home Planetarium Association is interested in setting up small homemade planetariums. Let us know how we can help you design your own planetarium!
http://www.geocities.com/mrgare5050/HPA.html

Article about a different design for a home-built planetarium including national standards.
http://www.nsta.org/main/news/stories/science_scope.php?news_story_ID=48236

Links, projects, papers, and references for astronomy teachers.
AstronomyTeacher.com

Astro-Tec
This company builds planetariums including school-sized planetariums.
http://www.astro-tec.com/

Deer Valley High School's Planetarium Production Class
http://homepage.mac.com/astronomyteacher/dvhs/planetarium.html

Planetarium Activities for Student Success
This is the basis for the curriculum used at Deer Valley High School's Planetarium Production class.
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/pass/

Elumenati corporation sells the most inexpensive spherical digital projector on the market.
http://www.elumenati.com/main.htm

Planetarium.net hosts the Dome-L mailing list for planetarium workers, and maintains this site as a resource for planetariums of all sizes.
http://www.planetarium.net/

MMI Corporation sells planetarium projectors and domes, observatories, and much more. Also has a link list and free image downloads.
http://www.mmicorporation.com/

Build a geodesic dome from cardboard.
http://www.dnaco.net/~michael/domes/kalenak/

So you Want to Build a Planetarium?
http://www.ibiblio.org/ips/sywtbap3.html

Geodesic dome sites
http://www.fastlane.net/~ega/vectors.htm

Planetarium suppliers from projectors to domes to shows.
http://www.lochness.com/pltref/pltrel.html

Fiber optic suppliers.
http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/

Desert Domes-provided original plans this site's design for a planetarium is based on.
http://www.desertdomes.com

 


 

Overview

NSTA Files

Building a Dome

Desktop
2 Meter
5 Meter
Paint Your Project

 

Making a Projector

Cylinder
Building a Projector

 

Using the Planetarium

Curriculum
Assessments
Resources
Safety

 

Feedback

Celebration Checklist page

Send your dome building report to us!

Credits

Quick Links

Deer Valley High School Science Department

Antioch SPACE Academy

AstronomyTeacher's web site

 

Contact Us

Jeff Adkins

Cheryl Domenichelli

 

 

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This project was supported by a County Technology Academy Grant funded by the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation in cooperation with the Contra Costa County Office of Education.