Dr. Schultz, Planetarium Director, publishes in Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education. The paper, Who Are The Planetarians? A Demographic Survey Of Planetarium – Based Astronomy Educators, can be found here.
Planetarium Director, Sara Schultz, completed her doctoral degree this summer from the University of Wyoming. Her degree is in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on Science Education, in particular, using the planetarium as a teaching tool. Her doctoral research investigated the nature of formative assessment in the form of assessment conversations (i.e. strategic questioning) present in planetarium presentations across […]
The months of April and May are typically the busiest of the whole year for the MSUM Planetarium. With the pandemic, that has all changed. However, director, Sara Schultz, provided a mini virtual field trip for the dozens of Moorhead kindergarteners who would normally have been coming during their “Space Week.” This year, the field trip looked a little different, […]
February 14 | 6-10 p.m. | MSUM Planetarium Romance is alive in the MSUM Planetarium this Valentine’s Day with our annual Romance Under the Stars event. This unique date night event is sure to be a night to remember. Come listen as we regale you with tales of love and romance from across the stars under our beautiful night sky. […]
The MSUM Planetarium partnered with Prairie Public on Feb. 8 for their 6th annual Stars of PBS event. This event has hundreds of families with young children participate in various space-themed activities and attend the planetarium show “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure.” It was a great day full of family fun. The Planetarium would like to thank the […]