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Contact any Park Interpreter to book a program at 501-868-5806.

Videos

The Sun / The Planets
Bill Nye video series
A way out look at our star the sun followed by a wacky exploration of the planets in our solar system. (26 minutes each.)

CD-Roms

Solar System
(National Geographic Society Picture Show CD-ROM)
Includes 2 presentations: “Sun, Earth, and Moon” and “The Planets.”  These shows take students take students on a journey through space and look at the orbits and composition of these sky objects.  Asteroids are also examined.  Features more than 100 images and music.

The Dynamic Sun
A multimedia presentation on our star the Sun. Prepared by NASA with data from SOHO the premier solar observation satellite.

Image Of The Universe
A CD-ROM containing captures from four web sites as they existed on January 1, 1999. Produced by the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.

Stars And Stories
The first unit of a curriculum based study with units in Astronomy, Mathematics, Science, Literature and History. Includes star charts, motion of planets and the sun, connections of stars with mythology and much more.