Events

Clark Classroom Creates: Dark skies and nocturnal animals- we’re continuing our discussion of dark skies and talking about nocturnal animals while we create some adorable little paper owls. Materials: Paper (from an old book looks cool), glue, scissors.
Learn More about Clark Classroom Creates: Dark skies and nocturnal animals- we’re continuing our discussion of dark skies and talking about nocturnal animals while we create some adorable little paper owls. Materials: Paper (from an old book looks cool), glue, scissors.

Clark Engineering Challenge: Solar Oven. Harness the power of the Sun! Solar cooking is a tried and true method of cooking food no matter how cold it is outside. All you need is plenty of sunshine. In this engineering challenge, utilize solar energy to cook up some treats by making a solar oven. Basic design concepts are provided, but it is up to YOU to design the hottest oven you can!
Learn More about Clark Engineering Challenge: Solar Oven. Harness the power of the Sun! Solar cooking is a tried and true method of cooking food no matter how cold it is outside. All you need is plenty of sunshine. In this engineering challenge, utilize solar energy to cook up some treats by making a solar oven. Basic design concepts are provided, but it is up to YOU to design the hottest oven you can!

Afterschool Coding with Clark Planetarium: This free, online space-themed camp will introduce beginner coders, ages 10-14, to common coding languages. Each day at 4 p.m., our instructors kick off the course with a LIVE introduction of planned activities. Instructors remain online until 5 p.m. to troubleshoot and answer questions. Students will learn how to create games, program robots such as a BB-8, interpret satellite image data, and program a rover to drive on the moon. The Tuesday session and Thursday session cover the same material. Please only sign up for one.
Learn More about Afterschool Coding with Clark Planetarium: This free, online space-themed camp will introduce beginner coders, ages 10-14, to common coding languages. Each day at 4 p.m., our instructors kick off the course with a LIVE introduction of planned activities. Instructors remain online until 5 p.m. to troubleshoot and answer questions. Students will learn how to create games, program robots such as a BB-8, interpret satellite image data, and program a rover to drive on the moon. The Tuesday session and Thursday session cover the same material. Please only sign up for one.

Clark Classroom Creates: Dark Sky Constellation Jars. It’s International Dark Sky Week, and we’re celebrating by making constellation jars!
Learn More about Clark Classroom Creates: Dark Sky Constellation Jars. It’s International Dark Sky Week, and we’re celebrating by making constellation jars!

Afterschool Coding with Clark Planetarium: This free, online space-themed camp will introduce beginner coders, ages 10-14, to common coding languages. Each day at 4 p.m., our instructors kick off the course with a LIVE introduction of planned activities. Instructors remain online until 5 p.m. to troubleshoot and answer questions. Students will learn how to create games, program robots such as a BB-8, interpret satellite image data, and program a rover to drive on the moon. The Tuesday session and Thursday session cover the same material. Please sign up for only one.
Learn More about Afterschool Coding with Clark Planetarium: This free, online space-themed camp will introduce beginner coders, ages 10-14, to common coding languages. Each day at 4 p.m., our instructors kick off the course with a LIVE introduction of planned activities. Instructors remain online until 5 p.m. to troubleshoot and answer questions. Students will learn how to create games, program robots such as a BB-8, interpret satellite image data, and program a rover to drive on the moon. The Tuesday session and Thursday session cover the same material. Please sign up for only one.

Clark Engineering Challenge: Sound on Mars. You may have heard about NASA’s latest rover, Perseverance, that successfully landed on Mars. It has lots of cool gadgets to do science, but did you know it has microphones on board? Now we can listen to sounds on the red planet! Join us while we talk about sound energy basics and propose a few sound engineering challenges
Learn More about Clark Engineering Challenge: Sound on Mars. You may have heard about NASA’s latest rover, Perseverance, that successfully landed on Mars. It has lots of cool gadgets to do science, but did you know it has microphones on board? Now we can listen to sounds on the red planet! Join us while we talk about sound energy basics and propose a few sound engineering challenges

Clark Classroom Creates: Flower Seed Bombs & Plant Appreciation To commemorate Plant Appreciation Day on April 12 we will be making flower seed bombs and discussing what plants need to survive.
Learn More about Clark Classroom Creates: Flower Seed Bombs & Plant Appreciation To commemorate Plant Appreciation Day on April 12 we will be making flower seed bombs and discussing what plants need to survive.

CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.
Learn More about CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.

CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.
Learn More about CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.

CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.
Learn More about CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.

CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.
Learn More about CineSpace, a short-film competition created by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in partnership with the Houston Cinema Arts Society, offers aspiring and professional filmmakers a chance to share their works inspired by -- and using -- actual NASA imagery. The program showcases films from various genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and more. Note: Films are shown on-site in Clark Planetarium's IMAX theater. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, registration numbers are limited to this in-person event. Please only reserve tickets that will be used.

Clark Engineering Challenge: Candy Tower. Candy piled high to the sky? How sweet that would be! In this engineering challenge, we show you how to build towers out of candy and a few household materials. Try to build the most creatively designed tower, or maybe the strongest and tallest tower. As with every engineering challenge, it is up to you!
Learn More about Clark Engineering Challenge: Candy Tower. Candy piled high to the sky? How sweet that would be! In this engineering challenge, we show you how to build towers out of candy and a few household materials. Try to build the most creatively designed tower, or maybe the strongest and tallest tower. As with every engineering challenge, it is up to you!

Clark Classroom Creates: Habitable Zones and Goldilocks Felt Finger Puppets Earth Day is approaching and in honor of our home planet, we will discuss what makes Earth a great home for life. And we’ll tell the story with help from a character who knows how to find the “just-right” spot – Goldilocks.
Learn More about Clark Classroom Creates: Habitable Zones and Goldilocks Felt Finger Puppets Earth Day is approaching and in honor of our home planet, we will discuss what makes Earth a great home for life. And we’ll tell the story with help from a character who knows how to find the “just-right” spot – Goldilocks.

Virtual LEGO Mindstorms: Learn to code a virtual robot with the Clark Planetarium! This free, online program is perfect for beginner coders interested in code development and robotics. Your mission, should you choose to accept, will be to learn about programming components like commands, variables, conditional logic, loops, and smart blocks in a cool virtual world where you are in control of your very own Lego Mindstorms robot.
Learn More about Virtual LEGO Mindstorms: Learn to code a virtual robot with the Clark Planetarium! This free, online program is perfect for beginner coders interested in code development and robotics. Your mission, should you choose to accept, will be to learn about programming components like commands, variables, conditional logic, loops, and smart blocks in a cool virtual world where you are in control of your very own Lego Mindstorms robot.

Clark Engineering Challenge: Rubber Band Rover. While it may not be Mars, your house and backyard has lots to explore! To do so, you will need a rover. What will you need to build your rover? High-tech computers? Fancy robotics? A solar power source? No! All you need to make a great rover are some household materials and a few rubber bands. Join us for this engineering challenge and we will show you how.
Learn More about Clark Engineering Challenge: Rubber Band Rover. While it may not be Mars, your house and backyard has lots to explore! To do so, you will need a rover. What will you need to build your rover? High-tech computers? Fancy robotics? A solar power source? No! All you need to make a great rover are some household materials and a few rubber bands. Join us for this engineering challenge and we will show you how.

Clark Classroom Creates: Let’s Go Fly a Kite! While we’re at it, let’s talk about wind and air pressure.
Learn More about Clark Classroom Creates: Let’s Go Fly a Kite! While we’re at it, let’s talk about wind and air pressure.