Planetarium Shows for School Groups

Your Sky Tonight

This show is live! (30 minutes)
Grade Levels: K—1

Explore the wonders of the night sky with your youngest learners. From planets to constellations, your class will learn all about the sky they can see that night!

Life Science   Earth and Space Science   Physical Science

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Out of this World

This show is live!
Grade Levels: 2—6

Explore the solar system in a show where you are the copilot!  Investigate the Moon, be the first humans to land on Mars, fly through the rings of Saturn, or find out what makes a planet a planet.  No matter which planet (or Pluto) is your favorite, you’re sure to learn something new on this tour of our planetary neighborhood.

Earth and Space Science     Physical Science

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Minnesota Night Skies

This show is live!
Grade Levels: 2—12

The skies above Minnesota carry a hidden treasure trove! Join our expert staff in discovering the seasonal constellations, visible planets, and other astronomical objects that you can see in your sky tonight.

Earth and Space Science     Physical Science

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Minnesota in the Cosmos

Recorded show
Grade Levels: 3—7

Explore the deep cosmic and geologic history of the land beneath our feet through the eyes of a boy on a field trip to Interstate State Park.  Starting with the formation of the solar system, follow along on this uniquely Minnesota journey through time and space.

Life Science     Earth and Space Science     Physical Science

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Mysteries of Your Brain

Recorded show
Grade Levels: 3—7

Jump into an animated adventure following a girl and her crow companion as they explore what makes the human brain so special. Together you’ll zoom along the paths of neurons, find out how human and animal brains differ, and experience illusions on a grand scale! Along the way, you’ll learn how your brain makes you, well, you, and see that ultimately, we each have the power to change our brains.

Life Science     Earth and Space Science     Physical Science

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We Are Guardians

Recorded show
Grade Levels: 3—8

We Are Guardians looks at how our world, its peoples and ecosystems are intrinsically connected, and how with the help of satellite monitoring we can examine the links between human activities and climate change.

Life Science    Earth and Space Science    Physical Science

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Mars: The Ultimate Voyage

Recorded show
Grade Levels: 4—8

On a 2 year journey across space, how will astronauts stay motivated? How will they stay healthy? What challenges will they face along the way? The Bell original production, Mars: The Ultimate Voyage, dives into these questions while showing what the first journey to Mars might look like—and how creativity, communication, and collaboration come together to ensure safe, deep space travel.

Life Science     Earth and Space Science     Physical Science

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Habitat Earth

Recorded show
Grade Levels: 6—12

From the tallest trees to the smallest fungi, your class will dig into the dynamic relationships in our connected world. This cinematic program features stunning renderings of both biological and human-built networks (and of how they intersect!), taking your class on an incredible, immersive journey through the interconnectedness of life on Earth.

Life Science    Earth and Space Science    Physical Science

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Supervolcanoes

Recorded show
Grade Levels: 6—12

Supervolcanoes looks back at rare classes of eruptions that have marshaled the energy that lurks, like a sleeping dragon, beneath the surface of planet Earth. The program moves beyond Earth to explore the impact of giant volcanic eruptions around our solar system. Audiences will fly down to Neptune’s frigid moon Triton, and onto the ultimate volcanic world: Jupiter’s moon Io. On a visit to a legendary North American hot spot, Yellowstone National Park, the film asks: can a supervolcano erupt in our time?

Life Science    Earth and Space Science    Physical Science

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