Entertainment

We are excited to be able to add to our programme seven full-surround films using our new 360-degree projection system from the USA. These films wrap around and over the viewer on the whole surface of the dome, and are the type of films presented in fixed planetariums in science centres, but we will bring them to your school!

All films around 24 minutes long. We normally combine a film and the planetarium star projector together, for a normal long show of 50 minutes to an hour.

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‘The Zula Patrol Under The Weather’ - This cartoon show has planets and objects flying across the screen and behind them with an excellent soundtrack, on weather and space. Most suitable for up to year 4 students.

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‘The Zula Patrol: Down to Earth ’- This cartoon show is suitable for up to year 6. Looking after the Earth and Earth Science with volcanoes, dinosaurs, underwater ancient life – all in full dome 360 degree picture from the award winning Zula Patrol series

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The formation of the early universe, star birth and death, collision of giant galaxies and black holes.

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‘Oasis in Space’ - transports the audience on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water - a key ingredient for life on Earth. Suitable for Year 5 to adult age range.

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“Astronomyths is an educational and highly entertaining full dome show that travels the constellations of the autumn sky and the ancient Greek myths after which they were named. This film is a mixture of mythological stories together with real science in the sky and space. The constellations are used in science as a map to the sky allowing the location of black holes, alien solar systems and star clusters and galaxies to be explored''

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Kaluoka'hina: the Enchanted Reef

The vastness of our planet's oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is "Kaluoka'hina", the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it. Kaluoka'hina's colorful inhabitants have thus always lived in peace...until the volcano erupts.

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(Biodiversity at Micro-level) - KS2/3. From Elexilio Productions, supporting the UN Biodiversity programme. This covers the 5 kingdoms of life on our planet and is suitable for study and topics such as environments, biology, bacteria and mini beasts. Year5 and upwards

Nanocam, a trip into biodiversity is the fulldome show that shrinks you down to the size of an insect and flies you through the eye of a needle. It offers a unique, motivating, didactic and funny approach to living things that has never been seen like this before. A planetarium, two young guys, images of an electron microscope and the latest 3D animation technology invite us on a joyride into each kingdom of living things. We discover their characteristics, their importance for the ecosystems, their value for human beings and their inner beauty.

More information: http://www.nanocam.es

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Students will find these films an enjoyable and memorable experience and aid to learning. A teacher’s guide is provided when booking for classroom follow-up.

Secondary school programme includes SPITZ films and a full planetarium show. All computerized using Stellarium software giving an interactive tour of the solar system and the universe. We regularly attend secondary schools, normally Y7 to Year 9 science week, but can complete sixth form and GCSE level. We have been recommended by a number of Science Teachers Association Schools, please follow list of school on front page. As a guide, the maximum number of students in one sitting is normally 45 at year 7, or 40 at year 8 and 9 onwards, in a 50 to 60 minute show.

The effect of one of these professionally-made films in our giant 6-metre dome is hard to describe without seeing for yourself. We have a Demonstration service where we can visit your school for a few hours with the dome to show teachers, before any booking (Within 40 miles of Poole). Phone 01202 304734.

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