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3-2-1 Liftoff!

Hamster scientist Elon lives in a junk yard. He tries to fit in with the local rats' community but nobody takes him or his (frequently unsuccessful) scientific experiments seriously.

One day, with a loud crash, a crater appears in his garden with a damaged robot inside. How did he get here? Elon fixes the robot, discovering that he fell from a spaceship readying for a mission to colonize Mars.

With the ship leaving in three days, can Elon return the robot to his friends onboard the ship before its departure? Find out in this animated adventure about the courage and wits needed to get to space and back.

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Show Times

December 6th through the 22nd:

Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.

Venue

The Faulkner Planetarium, Idaho's largest domed theater, features the latest in fulldome technology, capable of virtually transporting audiences around the world and to the universe's far-flung reaches. The theater can seat 144. Open captioning for the hearing impaired is available upon request for many programs.

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Available for K-12 and Group Reservations

What happens when a robot from space crashes into a down on his luck hamster engineer’s junkyard? An opportunity to learn occurs, that’s what! Elon needs to get his new friend, Number Eight, back to her spaceship. He will have to call on his engineering skills and ability to problem solve to get Eight back before her ship leaves orbit. Adding to the challenge, Elon can’t understand Eight’s language. Students will gain an understanding of experimentation and problem solving via this entertaining program.

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Educational Concepts

• Hypothesizing
• Experimenting
• Evaluating experimental results (especially unexpected results, or failures)
• Problem solving
• The nature of the atmosphere