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The ultimate learning experience through space and time.
Spaceport is a fantastic, immersive education attraction with direct links to the science/astronomy curriculum. For children aged 11-14 (Key Stage 3), the following parts of the space curriculum are featured at Spaceport:
The Solar System and accompanying worksheets cover:
- The position of the Sun, Moon and Earth.
- The phases of the Moon.
- What creates seasons.
- The solar system and what it includes.
- The order of the planets within our solar system.
- Details of conditions on other planets.
- Relative sizes and distances of planets from the Sun.
Space Dome
As part of your visit to Spaceport, you can become a virtual astronaut in our incredible 360 degree, fully immersive Space Dome Show, where our latest show OASIS IN SPACE is showing. Here your class will embark on an exploration of our solar system; looking at whether life could be sustained on other planets.
A visit to Spaceport typically takes at least two hours, of which approximately 30 minutes is spent in our dome theatre show.
Please note that the content of our dome theatre shows are subject to change.
The Milky Way
This area covers constellations.
Useful links:
The NSO website covers all of the above, plus:
- Eclipses of the Sun and Moon.
- The apparent movement of stars in the nigh sky.
