PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ENDS APRIL 11, 2011. This program explores the energy we use to power cars, aircraft, and rockets and in the planetarium show, “Heart of the Sun” we learn about the ultimate energy source, the Sun. Alternative energy sources, with an emphasis on Biofuels made from non-food plants, are appropriate for transportation and do not put as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as fossil fuels. Students will investigate how plants can be converted into fuels for combustion engines. In the Science in Motion gallery students will investigate how combustion engines work and how other engines propel on the ground, into the air, and out to the planets. Program will run for two hours and ten minutes.  40 minutes - Planetarium show: Heart of the Sun, carbon cycle demonstration, and Solar D-House introduction, ALL STUDENTS  30 minutes – lab Making ethanol, measuring sugar levels, manipulating hydrogen car, Solar & wind cars, and demonstration of an internal combustion engine  30 minutes – gallery time Observe other types of engines in the Science in Motion gallery Investigating plant cells with a microscope  30 minutes - store & Foucault pendulum Take home items – grass terrariums This program is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the BioEnergy Science Center.