Mobile planetarium

for Groups

We bring engaging planetarium sessions to stimulate young minds, educate children and adults into the exciting world of science topics, and inspire reflection. 

"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

Socrates

Philosopher

Immersive Science Education

for Groups

We work with SEN groups, youth clubs, scout groups and adults groups offering a wide selection of services and adapting these services to the age and group needs. 

We work with many groups including Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Brownies helping them achieve their Astronomer Badge as well as become young experts in the field.

We use Live Interactive planetarium shows (LIPS) methodology to teach science. This means that planetarium experiences are interactive with the possibility of asking questions to the presenter about the topic and we focus on getting concepts and ideas across to learners as well as encourage reflection. We use a variety of resources during our sessions to involve learners providing them with immersive experiences that will make learning stick in their minds.

If you are a group of adults wanting to learn more about science, explore our different domes and check the topics we cover or get in touch and we can discuss how we can help you to achieve your target. 

If you are an event organiser planning on running an event for adults, we can bring outstanding experiences, learning and entertainment that will differentiate your event from the rest. With over 15 years of experience working for numerous schools, big festivals and local events, we can cater to your needs for small or large outdoor or indoor events. Explore our different domes and get in touch to chat about how we can help you.

SEN Groups

We provide Special Education Needs Planetarium Shows for SEN groups by creating adaptable shows catered to your needs. We focus on sensory and educative immersive experiences for the group of learners to enjoy in a safe environment. 

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Youth Clubs &

Scout Groups

Our mobile planetarium service for youth clubs offers a wide range of science topics to dive into, bringing a lot of fun and learning to the group.

For scout groups we focus on delivering designed sessions to meet the requirements of the Astronomer Activity Badge.

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Adult Groups

Our wide range of science topics can be provided to those adult groups that prefer to learn by immersive experiences. Our live, interactive planetarium presentations make it easy to learn and retain the information. Ask questions to the presenter and dive into the topics you are the most interested in. Our high quality projectors and systems can take us in real time into the space providing an accurate visual of the present sky as well as transport us to a specific moment in the past or near future to examine the sky at that moment in time.

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Science Dome SEN Groups

Here at the Science Dome, we work to offer inclusive educative immersive experiences which everyone can have access to, enjoy and benefit from. With our focus on providing a high quality service cater to your needs, we can bring educative sensory shows to your group. We carefully adapt our service according to the learners to ensure the best experience for everyone. Give us a call and we will advise you about the best topics and shows that your group will love as well as guide you through what to expect during our visit to make it easy for the students to feel comfortable in our domes and reduce anxiety or distress. We can facilitate a little tour previously to our shows for those students who require some type of adaptation to new things. Our domes provide easy access for wheelchair learners.

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Science Dome

Youth Clubs & Scout Groups

Youth Clubs

An immersive learning experience is waiting for your group. Explore our universe as you have never done before. Our interactive fun teaching focuses on engaging, inspiring and encouraging kids to get curious about the sky and learn about its wonders.

We offer a wide range of space topics, make your pick and be prepared to get impressed.

With us children can learn about the most famous constellations in our galaxy and the story behind them. They will learn to identify them on a clear night and they will be able to share their knowledge with others and impress family and friends.  

They will learn about planets, stars, the solar system, the moon and how this Earth's satellite affects the tides.

We can cover extensively any space topic your group is interested in. They will have fun while stepping in a world full of magic. The world above us, the story of our galaxy and beyond!

Visit our Dinosaur Dome, Fractals Dome or Bio Dome website pages to explore some other topics we cover with our portable planetarium service.

Our rates go from £175 per session (an hour). Contact us for a free quote and find out how we can help you.

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Scouts Groups

Explore, experience and learn all about the night sky with us. We will help your group master the path to achieve their astronomer badge and become experts along the way.


With us your scout group will learn:


  1. About the night sky and why the pattern of stars changes, night by night, throughout the year.
  2. The meaning of the terms celestial, equator, poles, circumpolar and zodiac.
  3. About the solar system, planets and stars. They will be able to identify them on the night sky and create their own model using their creativity.
  4. How the Moon affects the tides so that they can explain it to others.
  5. Compare what you can see through a telescope and what you can see with the naked eye.
  6. Identify the most famous constellations in our galaxy on a clear night and learn about the story behind them.
  7. How to identify a satellite.


Our rates go from £175 per session (an hour). Contact us for a free quote and find out how we can help you.

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Adult Groups Planetarium

Have you ever been interested in learning more about astronomy, the vast universe where we live in, our planet Earth or solar system, the depth and magic of black holes, the secrets and mysteries of the universe, the life of an astronaut in space, or the myths and stories that constellations have been carried out for centuries?

We can fulfill your curiosity, take you in real time to the moon, share with you those interesting stories that stars have been whispering to us every night while sleeping, get you immersed in the night sky in real time or travel back in time.


Either if you have a secret Peter Pan trait looking to feed up with excitement, wonder and adventure or a deep passion to learn and know more about science, this immersive experience will extensively cover your needs.


We focus on presenting live, interactive planetarium shows and not just about space but also the age of dinosaurs, the world of fractals and the topic of biodiversity.

 

In a world where you can access to such an enormous amount of information, where you can answer all your questions at the speed of a blink by asking our friend Google, and the variety of learning resources is almost overwhelming…We come in to offer you a unique live experience; a different way to learn science by inspiring, entertaining, shocking, fascinating, and encouraging you to know more, to learn more, to open your mind to new ideas, concepts, questions, answers and reflection.  


Join us in a special trip to space, catered for you and your curiosity. Ask questions to our presenters, tell us what you are more fascinated by or you wish to learn more about.


Hop on in our 360 degrees magic rocket and get ready for an unforgettable ride exploring our universe!

 

Learning that sticks catered to your needs!


Our rates go from £175 per session (an hour). Contact us for a free quote and find out how we can help you.

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Mobile Planetarium: Space Programme

Check out our exciting Space Dome Programme below and if you require a specific topic that’s not on the list, just get in touch as we will very likely be able to help.

  • KS2/3 on 'Solar System Tour and Beyond'.

    We'll dive into: 


    - The planets

    - Small bodies: asteroids, comets, meteoroids and dwarf planets. 


  • KS1/2 on 'Space Exploration' (Apollo Moon Landings).

    We will dive into a space exploration with our focus on Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and Apollo Moon missions.

  • 'KS1/2 on Earth and Beyond'

    • The Earth, Moon and Sun.
    • Gravity
    • Day/Night
    • Seasons and Space
    • Exploration of the Moon
    • And much more!

  • KS1/2 on 'Light/Dark and Space'

    • What is light and its properties. 
    • Light in space. 
    • Reflection VS Refraction.
    • Opacity, translucency and transparency.
    • And much more! 

    Some of the questions we'll dive into: 


    -How the eye works and shows us different
     colours. 

    -The rainbow. 

    -Why do we have daytime and night-time? 

    -How do we know so much about the stars? 

    -Why do the stars have different colours and
     brightness?      


  • KS1/2 on 'Light and Sound'

    How your ear drums work to hear sound? What sound looks like, how your eyes work to capture the light and how images are created?

    Deep into light and sound with us in this interactive and immersive session.


    Explore and learn how sound and light travel. Get to ‘see’ sound in many different ways. Learn about rainbow and colours; refraction and reflection and much more. We’ll use examples from solar system with the moon and sun in 3D.


  • KS1/2 on 'Ancient Egypt (or Greece) and the Stars'

    We travel the constellations of the autumn sky and the ancient Greek myths after which they were named. 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.

  • KS2/3/4 on 'Dynamic Earth'.

    Covering climate, ocean currents, ocean life and the changing world.


    An immersive fulldome program that explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate engine. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.


    Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes. Year 3 to adult age range.

  • 'Introduction to Stargazing': Story telling and the Stars

    'Introduction to Stargazing' uses all the projectors below to give a star field and tour of the night's sky. 


    The Science Dome has three star projectors which project a star field on the inner surface of the dome. The purpose is to demonstrate how the sky appears in the night sky and also how to observe various planets and shooting stars.


    One star projector is produced using a computer with state of the art Stellarium software. This can also be downloaded and used on a PC desktop. Visit the link below.

    http://www.stellarium.org/


    The other two projectors use actual film of the real night sky and project a star field accurately with 10,000 stars. The star field moves across the dome also showing shooting stars and the moon.

  • ‘Oasis in Space’

    ‘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.

  • 'Black Holes-The Other Side of Infinity'.

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

    Suitable for year 5 to adult.

  • KS1/2 on 'Environments' on land and the ocean.

    We will learn about how different habitats (including micro-habitats)  provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.


    We will also look into describing and understanding key aspects of: 


    Physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.

    Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.

  • KS1/2 on 'Endangered Animals' .

    Endangered animals: 


    The natural environment.


    What are endangered animals?

    Why are some species in danger?


    • Habitat Loss (Destruction and Fragmentation) 

    • Invasive Species 

    • Pollution 

    • Poaching 

    • Overuse


    Science: Recognise that the population of some animals/species are in danger of becoming extinct through loss of habitat, decline in food source or persecution for example.

    The interdependence of living organisms and food chains. 

    How humans affect the local environment.


    Geography: Causes and consequences of how places and environments change - Living in my world: caring for places and environments and the importance of being a global citizen.


    How can we help prevent the extinction of endangered animals?


    We will explore the topic of endangered animals in our 360 degrees mobile planetarium and invite children to reflect on the importance of keeping a balanced ecosystem. From tiny species to the biggest creatures, they all contribute to the equilibrium of nature. 


    Ecosystems are groups of plants and animals that are found in the same area and interact with each other bringing a healthy state to the ecosystems when they act in harmony. Each species that is lost triggers the loss of other species within its ecosystem. Plants, animals and all type of micro-organism bring balance to the ecosystem (forests, grasslands, rivers, oceans…) maintaining it healthy. Preserving wildlife helps not only to the ecosystem but also provides cures to deadly diseases, purifies environment (clean air, water and land). Allowing our environment to become contaminated, we risk our own health.

    Healthy forests, grasslands, rivers, oceans… are the result of a balanced ecosystem.  


  • KS2/3/4 on 'Natural Selection'.

     Adaptation and evolution. In “Natural Selection” we will join Darwin on his voyage with the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands where he was inspired to develop his later theory of transmutation by natural selection. Join us in the thrill of a scientific discovery, the adventure of science and the beauty of nature. 

  • KS2/3/4 on 'Origins of Life'.

    Start of life on Earth and possible life in the solar system.

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We will fix a date and book you in our calendar.

Fill in a risk assessment

We will send you a risk assessment prior our visit for you to complete. 

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If you have any further questions prior our visit or need any type of assistant please don't hesitate to contact us.

General Questions

Hi there! Have some questions about our company? Find the answers below. 

  • What is a mobile planetarium?

    A mobile planetarium is a portable form of a fixed planetarium which provide 360 degree immersive experiences about usually space related topics. They are equipped to create an artificial night sky by using a projection system and an inflatable dome which is filled up with air from a powerful fan. 

  • Why choose a portable planetarium?

    A portable planetarium presents the same topics and type of  immersive experience that a fixed planetarium, but the difference is that it can be brought to you! 

  • Why choose Science Dome UK?

    Science Dome UK brings: 


    • Wide range of topics and shows for all ages.
    • We are not limited to Space topics but bring to you an extensive science related programme; covering a wide range of curriculum based topics that will help students to maximise the learning through educative immersive experiences which they will never forget. We make learning stick.    
    • Space Dome, Dinosaur Dome, Fractals Dome and Bio Dome 
    • Based on LIPS (Live, Interactive Planetarium Shows) methodology. 
    • We use the latest projection technology.  Digitalis Education. 
    • We focus on quality and learning impact. 
    • Over 15 years of experience backing us up working for numerous schools, youth clubs, scout groups, big festivals and local events providing them a wide range of services catered to their needs. 
    • Real fossils collection for our workshops
    • We use real scientific data and a simulated universe based on science data. Our projectors can capture real Earth data  as well as space data. 
    • Our projectors can show the different layers of Mars in a 360 degree view using real scientific data providing a deep study of the planet.
    • We go beyond simulators to offer an experience that feels real and a learning that sticks. 

  • How far can you travel?

    We cover all the UK and EIRE on request.  In some ocassions a travel and/or hotel supplement might be applied if we are required to travel a distance from a base. 

    Get in touch and we will give you a free quote. 

  • What's the dome size?

    The Science Dome operates eleven mobile digital domes . The dimensions of these domes go from 5-8 meters diameter and 3-5 meters height. Being able to  provide different sizes and designs to fit all school and village halls.


    For the “wow” factor of a large immersive display environment to entertain large numbers of viewers at a show (or other such venue) our immersive 8m diameter domes would be the ideal match. Being 5.2 metres high, this dome offers a large feature in any show.

  • How many people can fit in the dome?

    Our domes  provide different sizes and designs to cater to your needs. Their capacity rank from 25-50 adults till 35-60 primary children in a session. 

    Get in touch, we will give you a precise feedback according to the type of audience or students' age to help with the organisation. 

What our customers say...

“The children thoroughly enjoyed the ScienceDome visit in which every class had the opportunity to explore ‘Space and Beyond’ and ‘The Solar System’.

We were lucky enough to have a speaker from The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, who talked us through some amazing images of space while we sat inside a giant inflatable dome.”

“UPKS2 and Year 1 have been learning about light this term. They experienced planetarium shows at Mayflower through the Science dome. The children were viewers on a tour across the universe learning about stars, sources of light and our planetary neighbours.

The dome showed a 360 degree view and feature films which provided a novel learning experience. The children were struck by awe and wonder."

“Prep 1, 5 and 6 were very lucky to have the Science Dome UK visit to bring their focus project learning to life. The Science Dome service visits schools and clubs, providing an additional science resource and presenting a different learning experience to children in portable pop up planetarium. It was a wonderful experience for all and I am sure we have some budding astronauts in the making.”

Leweston Prep

Sherborne

"Mr G arrived in plenty of time to set up the Dome and ensure everything was running smoothly prior to the 6 shows he delivered for us. He was able to tailor the content of his verbal presentations to meet the varying needs of our SEN pupils aged from

5 -19 years old. Our pupils enjoyed the sensory experience as well as the content of the films and spoken word. It was lovely to see the wonder on our learners faces and hear their excitement as the shows began. We will certainly book the Science Dome again in the future.”

Tracy Coster

Assistant Headteacher, DSL

The St Christopher School

Leigh on Sea


“An experience truly out of this world travelling across the Milky Way exploring planets and the many moons that

orbit them with

Science Dome UK”

“We booked the science dome for part of our St Martin's school Form 5 space themed residential. It was great for our pupils to experience a walk in the night sky before actually being out under the sky so they knew what to look for.”

Sam Dowdall

St. Martin's School

Bournemouth

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