Kids & Family
Adler Planetarium Galaxy Ride at Joliet Museum
The Adler Planetarium Galaxy Ride Team visits the Joliet Museum on Friday, Sept. 18th from 5pm to 7pm - FREE to Public!
Friday, September 18th from 5pm - 7pm - FREE to the Public!
Join Chicago’s Adler Planetarium and astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz on a 300-mile mission to learn about space! The Galaxy Ride team will pedal their way from Chicago to St. Louis, stopping in six cities along the way. Touch a space rock, use a leaf blower to unravel a miniature Solar System, and find out how black holes spaghettify planets and stars!
Galaxy Ride is a science roadshow designed to get families and other curious people excited about space science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This 300-mile bike trip will begin on Chicago’s Museum Campus at the Adler Planetarium, make several stops along the historical Route 66 bike trail, and conclude at the St. Louis Science Center.
At each stop, the Galaxy Ride will bring the Universe a little closer to the public with free, space-themed, interactive science activities facilitated by Adler educators and in partnership with local schools, libraries, and astronomy clubs.
Participants can also take part in telescope observing, and use plasma balls and spectrum tubes to run experiments about electricity, auroras, space travel, renewable energy sources, and measuring distances in space to gain a better understanding of our dynamic Universe.
More info at www.jolietmuseum.org (815) 723-5201 204 N. Ottawa St. Joliet