NWA Planetarium

What We Propose…• We want to create an

interactive planetarium for Northwest Arkansas to enhance the educational experience for families in our community.

What is a Planetarium?• “A planetarium is a place we

expose our community to amazing events of exploration of our universe, and try to place mundane activities of human existence in a greater context.”

• “A planetarium is a place they discover the sky, and become encouraged to make new friends of the constellations, friends that will be there for entire lifetimes.”

•Martin

Ratcliffe

Why Do We Need a Planetarium?

• To provide our community with an educational experience that includes viewing accurate images of the sparkling night sky.

What Benefits Will It Offer?

• Provide our children with a multi-media experience with slides, videos, visual effects, computer animations, narration, and music that will enlighten the wonders of the cosmos.

What Would it Include?• Constellation Story

Hour• Light Shows• Interactively

Connecting Stars to Create Constellations

• Outer space Virtual Tours

• Lectures on Science

Workshops

• Location of the stars• Star Myths of the

Greeks• Planetary

Identification• Galileo and Newton’s

Contributions

Activities

• Mobile of the solar system project

• Star Activity• Astrology History

How Can This Benefit the Children?

• Have a safe place for children to learn and grow.• To have an educational and fun experience that is

beneficial for the whole family.• To help the children explore the wonders of outer space

without out having to leave there neighborhood.

Where Would It Go?

• NWA Children’s Museum in Bentonville, AR (coming soon)

Alternative Locations

• Harvey and Bernice Jones Center for Families in Springdale, AR

How Will We Make It Happen?

• Host Fundraisers• Create a mailing list to

send out newsletters• Contact Architects• Create Funding

Strategies• Opening Budget• Mission Statement for the

Bentonville Chamber of Commerce

Options To Get Funding

• Apply for a non-profit organization title

• Apply for Grants • Contact local

businesses for sponsorships

Works Cited

• David Ritchey, Associate Director of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium Saint Louis Science Center

• www.caasastro.org (Central Arkansas Astronomical Society)

• www.arksky.org (Arkansas sky observations)

• www.aoas.org (Arkansas and Oklahoma Astronomical Society)

Work Cited Cont.

• www.google.com (Where images were taken from.)

• Activities and workshops were designed by the group as a whole.

• Logo was designed on Corel Draw.