PLANET EARTH
The Education Centre For Astronomy

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MOBILE STARS
Planetarium

Shows For Schools

The cost of hiring the Mobile Stars Planetarium starts from as little as £70 for one show.
     Discounts are available for multiple show bookings.    

The Mobile Stars Planetarium is the ideal fun environment for children to learn about the Earth and our place in the Solar System.

All shows are interactive and encourage the children to participate and ask questions.

All presentations are exciting and stimulating, informative and memorable, including a tour of the night sky and main constellations.

All shows are educational, covering sections of the National Curriculum.  Shows are tailored to suit: 
key stage 1, lower key stage 2 or upper key stage 2

The planetarium is available for hire and is visiting schools in the Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales and Manchester areas. Every school can now enjoy the use of this valuable teaching resource.  

Each showing holds a class of about thirty children, depending on the age group. The school will be given a pack containing a collection of educational activities for all age groups. These ideas can  provide the basis for some future lessons covering topics of  numeracy, language, time, art, and much more. 

Key Stage 1 ~ Presentation for Reception and Years 1 &  2

 Earth’s place in the Solar System

	The sky at night
	The Sun is a star
	Our home on Earth
	Where light comes from
	Night and day

This is a lively introduction to Space with an emphasis on Earth as the home planet. The Sun is a nearby star and provides our light and heat to live.

Sunlight shines on the Earth and at any time is bathing a half of the Earth globe in daylight. The daily spinning of the Earth produces day and night on Earth. In the daytime we see the Sun, at night we see the stars.

The planetarium is an exciting darkened environment which is ideal for using models to demonstrate day and night.

The constellations of stars in the night sky are seen as Earth turns us away from the Sun.  

Lower Key Stage 2 ~ Presentation for Years 3 & 4

Earth and Beyond ~ 1

	The Sun is a ‘nearby’ star
	Earth’s spin and night and day
	Earth’s orbit and the seasons
	Planets in the solar system
	The sky at night

This is an exciting tour of the Sun and planets and examines our place in the solar system.

The Sun is just one of the thousands of stars we see in the night sky, but is very much closer to us than all the other stars.

The Earth is constantly bathed in sunlight and because of Earth’s daily spin we experience night and day. As Earth orbits round the Sun, the tilt of Earth’s axis causes the seasons. The Moon orbits around the Earth each month and appears to change its shape as it goes through phases.

 The constellations of stars are seen at night as Earth turns us away from the Sun.

Upper Key Stage 2 ~ Presentation for Years 5 & 6

Earth and Beyond ~ 2

	The Sun and stars are luminous objects
	Earth’s spin, orbit and axial tilt
	Sunlight is reflected from the Moon and planets
	The formation of shadows
	The sky at night

This is an entertaining tour of the solar system and examines the effects of the light from the Sun.

Earth’s daily spin gives us night and day. As Earth orbits the Sun, the tilt of the Earth’s axis causes the seasons.

The Moon and planets are visible only by the light they reflect from the Sun. The Earth, Moon and planets cast long shadows into space.

The unusual darkened environment of the Mobile Stars Planetarium provides the ideal arena for demonstrating properties of light.

The constellations of stars in the night sky are seen as Earth turns us out of the sunlight.

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