A Look Back at Week 7

Same old, same old at the Planetarium during the work week, BUT I worked my first Saturday night yesterday! I finally got to see a music 360 show (featuring U2) and that was some trippy stuff! It was cool though. I learned how to do cashiering and tickets also...normally during the week, the school groups pre-pay because they reserve their shows. It's only on Friday and Saturday nights that we actually "sell tickets". My co-worker who only works on the weekends reminds me a LOT of Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory...so I was thoroughly entertained.

P.S. Disney was a blast! <3

A Look Back at Week 6

This week was really busy! Lots of groups came in and my director also travelled a couple times to different school groups or camps. I started learning more constellations that way one day I can do the show Florida Skies, which is the one you all are going to come see on the 11th at 7pm (Make sure you arrive at 630, and its $4.00)....
I just found out I am going to Disney this weekend for my birthday!!! YAYY!! =)
Hope everyone else has a good weekend too!

A Look Back at Week 5

This week was so much FUN! Wednesday we went to the MOSH, the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville. We toured it and saw all of the exhibits including the Megalodon exhibit. It was a much larger exhibit than I anticipated, and I thought it was really interesting. We also went to see Dynamic Earth inside their Planetarium. They have a much bigger dome than we do at Kika Silva Pla, but I think our sound system and lighting trumps theirs for sure!

Today, we walked over to the Zoo here at Santa Fe, and I got to see that for the first time. I've been suggesting a lot of ideas to my Director, a gift shop being one of them. He's thinking about it and wanted to get some ideas from the Zoo's gift shop.
I love my internship! =)

A Look Back at Week 4

This week was sort of boring. The only group that came in was an actual college class at Santa Fe, and they watched a couple of shows. Other than that I just spent the week watching shows I have not seen yet (in case you are wondering how this is considered work, it is because I have to familiarize myself with the information in each show in order to answer possible questions).  I also did some training on one of the machines called the "Chronos", which was fun. I learned a lot of constellations, and how to manipulate the view and such.

I also figured out the topics for the lesson plans in my project.
I am too excited for this week when we go to Jacksonville's science museum and planetarium on Wednesday!! ^_^

Have fun in class without me!

A Look Back at Week 3

This week I got to experience a couple new shows I hadn't seen before. One of them called "Molecularium" is designed for kids K-5 and it takes you on a trip in a tiny spaceship to explore different atoms and molecules, while explaining that they make up everything in the universe. As an older viewer, the show is actually kind of creepy with all of the animations and songs involved. If I knew what an acid trip felt like, I would probably compare it to that.

I also got to control the "Planets in the House" show a few times this week while Jim did the narration. On Monday, I think I am going to give narrating a try. I'm not nervous, but there is just so much information that I have to say to coincide with what is being displayed, so if I miss saying something I can't go back to it. I don't think I have a chance to practice either. You know how it's nice to practice going through a Powerpoint presentation out loud and saying everything you want to say? Well yea I don't get to do that, which would have been nice to do... So I just have to wing it, and hope for the best.

I asked about the FCAT preparation shows they want to develop, and they are aware that FCAT is being taken away...They still want to develop the shows for each grade level, because the standards still exist. They just won't necessarily be used for FCAT, but instead as learning supplements.