Earth, Moon, and the Solar System

A 35-minute planetarium show of our cosmic neighbourhood for Elementary Cycle Two

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An immersive journey of the sky and our Solar System

Adapted for Elementary Cycle Two, students will learn about the stars, the day-night cycle, the phases of the Moon, and a tour of our Solar System.

All in a 360° immersive planetarium experience that students absolutely love.

Show Outline

  • students enter the dome and see a daytime sky
  • the Earth rotates, the Sun sets, and the stars begin to appear
  • students will see the stars appear and we'll learn about constellations
  • we see the movement of the sky during the night until the Sun rises in the morning
  • we take a rocket up into space and see the Earth as the astronauts see it
  • we'll see how the Earth rotates and creates day and night
  • show the phases of the Moon and why the Moon looks different over a Moon
  • show how the planets all orbit the Sun
  • visit Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn and describe the different between each
  • we return back home to Earth
  • students exit the dome

Curriculum Connections

Every Plateau Astro planetarium show is designed to connect with Québec's school curriculum.

Science and Technology

Material World

A. Matter

  • 1. Properties and characteristics of matter
    • e. Describes the shape, colour and texture of an object or a substance
    • Distinguishes between the mass (quantity of matter) of an object and its weight (gravitational force acting on the mass)

B. Energy

  • 1. Forms of energy
    • a. Describes different forms of energy (mechanical, electrical, light, chemical, heat, sound, nuclear)
    • b. Identifies sources of energy in his/her environment (e.g. moving water, chemical reaction in a battery, sunlight)

Earth and Space

B. Energy

  • 1.  Sources of energy
    • a. Explains that the sun is the main source of energy on Earth

C. Forces and motion

  • 1. Rotation of the Earth
    • a. Associates the cycle of day and night with the rotation of the Earth

D. Systems and interaction

  • 2. System involving the sun, the Earth and the moon
    • b. Describes the rotational and revolutionary motion of the Earth and the moon
    • c. Illustrates the phases of the lunar cycle (full moon, new moon, first and last quarters)
    • d. Illustrates the formation of eclipses (lunar, solar)

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