Light Show

Although the show time is a little shorter for the youngest children, it is ideal for us to allow 40 minutes per show, to be sure that FS1 and FS2 children feel comfortable and excited about going into the dome.

• understanding the physical world
• personal development
• communication and language

We recommend 1 class at a time, but our larger dome can accommodate up to 40 FS children. We need 1 or 2 adults, who know the children, to come inside the dome.

Although the show time is a little shorter for younger children, it is ideal for us to allow 45 minutes per show, to be sure that KS1 children feel comfortable and excited about going into the dome and have time to ask their questions.

• experiencing, observing & identifying
• predicting using own ideas
• exploration & questioning
• switches and circuits
• using equipment & doing experiments

We recommend 1 class at a time, but our larger dome can accommodate up to 40 KS1 children. We need 1 or 2 adults, who know the children, to come inside the dome.

An ideal turnaround for these shows is 50 mins to allow for extra exploration of the interests and questions from the students.

• opaque objects and shadows
• dark as the absence of light
• light travels in straight lines
• light sources and reflected light
• light travels into our eyes for us to see

We recommend 1 class at a time, but our larger dome can accommodate up to 35 KS2 children. We need 1 or 2 adults, who know the children, to come inside the dome.

An ideal minimum turnaround for these shows is 50 mins to allow for extra exploration of the interests and questions from the students. We are flexible with your timetable for the day.

• the speed of light
• light year as a unit of distance
• absorption and reflection
• convex lenses & the human eye
• colours and frequencies of light
• dependence of life on earth on photosynthesis

We recommend 1 class at a time. Our larger dome can accommodate up to 35 KS3 students. We need 1 member of staff to come inside the dome with each group.