The Traveling Exhibit Electronic Guided Tour Images courtesy of NASA/JPL

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Welcome to the Exhibit Family of the Sun – Introduction to our Solar System Meet the Giants – Explore their Secrets New Frontiers – The Future of Space Exploration EXHIBIT AREAS © 2008 Space Science Institute

Giant Worlds Floorplan (3,500 sq. ft.) Major Exhibit Areas

Family of the Sun Gravity Lab Exhibit Title Portraits of the Giants Tools of the Trade Friend or Foe Giant Worlds are Giant

Family of the Sun Where are the giant planets in our Solar System? What is gravity and what role does it play in our Solar System? How did life on Earth depend on giant planets? Key Questions: © 2008 Space Science Institute

Family of the Sun The BIG IDEA: The giant planets were instrumental in the formation of the Solar System and of Earth as a suitable place to live.

Family of the Sun Upon entering the exhibit, visitors encounter scaled models of the giant planets showing their relative sizes and order extending from the Sun. © 2008 Space Science Institute

Gravity_Lab Friend or Foe Family of the Sun © 2008 Space Science Institute Tools of the Trade

Family of the Sun Gravity Lab: In this full-body interactive experience how gravity attracts and deflects masses, illustrating how bodies interact with each other in the Solar System. Friend or Foe: Place giant planets in a gravity simulation and try to get icy bodies to deliver water to Earth. If a giant planet gets to close, watch out Earth! Exciting Interactives! © 2008 Space Science Institute

Meet the Giants Planet Plunge Meet the Giants Light Probe Seeing the Unseen Equatorial Bulge Moon Dance Magnetic Attractions Cosmic Light Show Neptune Up Close & Occultation Uranus Up Close & Extreme Seasons Saturn Up Close & Planet Rings Jupiter Up Close

Meet the Giants What are the giant planets like & how do they compare to Earth? What are the most interesting moons? How do we explore these faraway worlds? Key Questions: © 2008 Space Science Institute

Meet the Giants The BIG IDEA: The giant planets are mini solar systems with dynamic atmospheres, magnetic fields, ring systems, moons, weather and strange forms of matter below their atmospheres. Images courtesy NASA/JPL

Light Probe & Seeing the Unseen Magnetic Attractions & Cosmic Light Show Ring Worlds Extreme Seasons Occultation Meet the Giants © 2008 Space Science Institute

Meet the Giants Exciting Interactives! Planet Plunge: Create a probe and launch it into Jupiter’s crushing atmosphere. How close to the core can you get? Seeing the Unseen: Compare what your image looks like in visible and infrared light; two of the wavelengths used to study the giant worlds and other objects in the Universe. Magnetic Attractions: Fire charged particles at Jupiter’s magnetic field to learn how they behave and where they go. © 2008 Space Science Institute

Meet the Giants More Exciting Interactives! Equatorial Bulge: Spin two model planets and observe how much they bulge. Scientists can tell what’s going on inside a planet by how much it bulges. Moon Dance: By flexing a model of Jupiter’s moon Io, learn why this moon is the most volcanically active body in our Solar System. Extreme Seasons: Using a virtual orrery compare how seasons on Earth and Uranus differ. Occultation: The rings around all of the giant planets, except Saturn, are hard to see. Discover how scientists detect them using the light from a distant star. © 2008 Space Science Institute

New Frontiers What’s Next: Missions of Tomorrow Mission Teams Giant Worlds Odyssey Planet Challenge

New Frontiers What is the future of outer planets exploration? Are there other giant planets out there orbiting distant stars? Key Questions: The BIG IDEA: Exploration of the giant planets is an ongoing collaborative effort by scientists, engineers, programmers, students, and others.

Planet Challenge Giant Worlds Odyssey Mission Teams What’s Next: Missions of Tomorrow © 2008 Space Science Institute

New Frontiers Exciting Interactives! Mission Teams: Hear from several members of the Juno mission team about their experiences and work on the upcoming mission to Jupiter. Planet Challenge: Play an action-packed trivia game based on information presented in the exhibition. Giant Worlds Odyssey: Take a journey through the Solar System on board the Odyssey spaceship. The tour to the four giant planets and some of their moons includes a gravity assist from the Sun and a bumpy ride through the asteroid belt. © 2008 Space Science Institute

Ready… Set… EXPLORE! Enjoy your visit to the Giant Worlds exhibit! For more information on the science behind the exhibit, we highly recommend downloading the Science Background Presentations from the Giant Worlds website under the education section. Other great resources as well as virtual and in-person workshops are also available through the website. Thank you for your kind attention.