Life Around Other Stars

A 45-minute planetarium show exploring our search of alien life for Secondary Cycle Two

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An immersive tour of planets around other stars

Adapted for Secondary Cycle Two, students will learn about how we find exoplanets – planets around other stars – and the conditions needed for life elsewhere in our galaxy.

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
  • go up into space and see the Earth
  • zoom out and get a sense of scale of the Milky Way and the number of stars inside of it
  • return to Earth and show the space telescopes that are used to find exoplanets
  • show the different way we can detect exoplanets
  • reveal how many exoplanets we have found (over 6000)
  • reveal how many could be habitable
  • visit an exoplanet and discuss habitable zone
  • 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

Earth and Space

C. Astronomical phenomena

  • 1. Concepts related to astronomy
    • b. Earth-Moon system
      • i. Describes the tides in terms of the gravitational effect of the Earth-Moon system
    • d. Solar energy flow
      • Describes the main factors that affect the quantity of solar energy that reaches the Earth's surface (e.g. reflection and absorption of solar energy by the atmosphere or surfaces)
  • 3. Space
    • a. Scale of the Universe
      • i. Astronomical unit
      • ii. Light year
      • iii. Location of Earth in the Universe
    • b. Conditions conducive to the development of life
      • iii. Describes conditions conducive to the development or maintenance of life (e.g. presence of a gaseous atmosphere, water, energy source)

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