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Mobile Planetarium Outreach

School children in Life Science Centre's mobile planetarium during an outreach eventr.

Our mobile Planetarium offers interactive workshops that inspire and entertain students in Key Stage 2.

At Life, we bring the wonders of space directly to your school.

Jake delivering a workshop in Life Science Centre's mobile Planetarium.

Available workshops

Lunar Landers

In this interactive workshop, young people can board the spaceship Selene on a mission to explore the Moon and find the best place to build a lunar base.

 

Planet Earth from space at night.

Our Place in Space

In our planetarium show, students will feel like they are visiting different continents on Earth, going stargazing in Kielder and even launching a mission to the Moon.

Workshop requirements

To help our team deliver these workshop safely at your school, please check that the following can be provided:

A large indoor space – such as a school hall or sports hall – to house the mobile planetarium.

  • The space should be at least 7 m × 7 m and 5 m high, with no obstructions such as projectors or theatre lights.
  • It should be accessible via a ramp or on ground level from the parking location, with no steps.
  • Access to a plug socket within the space.

Off-street parking – in the school car park, on level, even ground for safe loading and unloading.