Planetarium Show Library
Any of the full-dome programs below can be chosen for viewing during field trips or private rentals. In addition to the featured full-dome show, each program includes a live introduction and tour of the night sky.
All programs run approximately 1 hour.
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in Big Bird's Adventure: One World, One Sky. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take you on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun, and the Moon.
Magic Tree House: Space Mission
Travel with the brother-sister duo Jack and Annie in their Magic Tree House as they learn about how scientists uncover the mysteries of the universe. With the help of a real astronomer, astronaut, and of course, a pile of books, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey of adventure and learning to the edges of the universe. Based on the popular book series by Mary Pope Osborne.
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, 2-ESS2-3, 3-LS4-3, 4-PS3-2, 5-ESS1-1
Recommended for Grades K-3
Earth, Moon, & Sun
Earth, Moon, & Sun is a fun and exciting full dome exploration of a huge range of heavenly phenomena. Lunar phases, eclipses, day and night, the sun and seasons are all explained with the help of a very confused and troublesome coyote, straight from Native American folklore. Through correcting Coyote's many misunderstandings, we can begin to unfold what's really going on in the sky.
NGSS:
1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2, 3-PS2-2, 3-ESS2-2, 5-PS2-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3
Recommended for Grades 1-5
To Worlds Beyond: Journey through the Solar System
Eight other worlds share our solar system, each one stranger and more interesting than the last. Travel from the surface of the sun all the way to the icy realm of comets. Volcanoes the size of France, storms bigger than the Earth, and clouds that rain acid are just some of the incredible things to discover on worlds both big and small as you make your journey through the Solar System.
NGSS:
3-PS2-3, 4-ESS2-1, 5-PS1-3, 5-ESS2-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-3, MS-LS1-5, HS-PS3-5, HS-ESS1-1
Recommended for Grades 3 and up
Dynamic Earth
Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth’s great life support system: the global climate. 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.
Recommended for Grades 5 and up
Explore
The sky has been an object of fascination for as long as humans have walked the earth. The movements of the spheres are ingrained in every culture on earth and have created mythologies, superstitions, and legends many people still recognize. Today we turn our scientific tools toward the heavens to get a new perspective of the universe and our place in it. Take a journey through time, from the most ancient astrologers to the future of human exploration of the solar system, and see how our view of the cosmos has grown and evolved.
NGSS:
5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-5, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3, HS-PS2-1, HS-ESS1-4
Recommended for Grades 6 and up
Birth of Planet Earth
Scientists now believe that our galaxy is filled with solar systems, including up to a billion planets roughly the size of our own. The film employs advanced, data-driven, cinematic-quality visualizations to explore some of the greatest questions in science today: How did Earth become a living planet in the wake of our solar system’s violent birth? What does its history tell us about our chances of finding other worlds that are truly Earth-like?
Recommended ages: 8 and up
Habitat Earth
Living networks connect and support life forms large and small—from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. In the California Academy of Sciences’ latest original planetarium show, Habitat Earth, discover what it means to live in today’s connected world. Through stunning visualizations of the natural world, dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in kelp forest ecosystems, travel beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive, and journey to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks.
NGSS:
3-LS4.C, 3-LS4.D, 4-ESS2.E, 5-LS2.A, 5-LS2.B, 5-ESS3.C, MS-LS1.C, MS-LS2.A, MS-LS2.B, MS-LS2.C, MS-LS4.D, MS-ESS2.C, MS-ESS3.C, HS-LS1.C, HS-LS2.C, HS-LS4.C, HS-LS4.D, HS-ESS3.C, HS-ESS3.D
Recommended for Grades 3 and up
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