HOME Field Trips

Field trips can enhance learning, increase interest and help to solidify concepts. Besides all that, they're fun! Join HOME at various locations throughout the year for some real-world learning experiences!

** Participants in all HOME events and activities are required to follow the COVID guidelines set forth by individual venue hosts. Following CDC guidelines is also recommended.

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Time: 10am to 12:00pm

Location: Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland

Recommended Age/Grade Range: Ages 7 and up

Cost: $8.50 per student (fee includes both shows)'

Masks are required.

Limited space available, register today!

This trip to the Southworth Planetarium will include two shows, "Destination Solar System" and "Habitat Earth."

HABITAT EARTH:  Living in a Connected World

Living networks connect and support life forms large and small—from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. In the California Academy of Sciences’ latest original planetarium show, Habitat Earth, discover what it means to live in today’s connected world. Through stunning visualizations of the natural world, dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in kelp forest ecosystems, travel beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive, and journey to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks. 

EMBARK ON AN ODYSSEY THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM!

A new program that blends science and science fiction, "Destination Solar System" takes audiences on an exciting late-21st century tour of the solar system. We'll visit the Sun, moon and many of the planets! Take a much closer look at our dynamic Sun and the wondrous worlds that revolve around it!  

* Also included will be a live night sky and question/answer period!

Please pre-register by completing either the online or mail-in Event Registration Form below. 

Make your payment or donation using the Donate button in the margin to the right.  Pre-registration helps to ensure that enough staff and/or space is available for the number of participants. Thank you for your assistance! 

* HOME Event Refund Policy - Registration fees may be refunded up to the registration deadline for any HOME field trip. No refunds will be made after the registration deadline. In the event that you must cancel, please consider making your fee a donation to HOME rather than requesting a refund! If an event must be canceled or rescheduled for any reason, HOME will notify participants. Refunds will then be considered on a case by case basis, depending on whether or not the event is rescheduled.

Maine offers endless opportunities for field trips. Be sure to join the HOME Field Trip Forum on Facebook as a resource for ideas, news and updates on what's happening around our state. 

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