SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

September-October 2023 School Holidays at Stardome 

Week 1: Monday 25 - Friday 29 September

Planetarium show + Science demo

Weekday holiday sessions are followed by one of our live indoor science demonstrations.

• Hot air balloons are awesome fun to ride in but how do they fly without wings?
• The beautiful ringed Saturn is so big that you could fit more than 750 Earths inside it. Yet if you had a bath of water big enough to put them in Saturn would float while tiny Earth sank like a stone! Why?

Answer these questions and more at our super fun science demonstrations following the school holiday planetarium shows in week one of the holidays.

Tickets only $10 for adults/children.

What's on:

Monday 25 September
10am: Perfect Little Planet (aimed at age 5-9)
1pm: Astronaut (aimed at age 6+)
2.30pm: Looking Up (aimed at age 5+)
4pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk (aimed at age 4-9)

Tuesday 26 September
10am: Perfect Little Planet (aimed at age 5-9)
1pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk (aimed at age 4-9)
2.30pm: Looking Up (aimed at age 5+)
4pm: The Navigators (aimed at age 6+ and adults)

Wednesday 27 September
10am: Perfect Little Planet (aimed at age 5-9)
2.30pm: Looking Up (aimed at age 5+)
4pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk (aimed at age 4-9)

Thursday 28 September
10am: Perfect Little Planet (aimed at age 5-9)
1pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk (aimed at age 4-9)
2.30pm: Looking Up (aimed at age 5+)
4pm: The Navigators (aimed at age 6+ and adults)

Friday 29 September
10am: Perfect Little Planet (aimed at age 5-9)
1pm: Astronaut (aimed at age 6+)
2.30pm: Looking Up (aimed at age 5+)
4pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk (aimed at age 4-9)

Week 2: Monday 2 - Friday 6 October

Planetarium show + Brain Play 3D robotic claw session

Join Brain Play after your Stardome show to have a go at making a robotic claw!

You’ll create a tension controlled claw from laser cut components. You’ll be able to use your claw to collect ‘samples,’ just like the Curiosity rover collects from Mars with its robotic claw, or to manipulate objects, just like scientists use on the International Space Station!

Older attendees that finish quickly will have the opportunity to refine their design to be better at picking up different objects, while younger attendees will work with parents/siblings to finish and test their claw.

Please note, each family will build one claw. Unfortunately, participants won’t be able to take their claw home due to the high cost of acquiring these, and to ensure they can continue to be used for our various STEM courses!

• Adult: $17.50 each
• Child/Senior: $15.00 each
• Starlight Explorer Adult: $8.75 each
• Starlight Explorer Child: $7.50 each

Total duration of planetarium show + Brain Play session is 90 minutes. Children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the session. Recommended for age 9+.

Stardome + Brain Play sessions are strictly limited due to capacity. Bookings essential! 

What's on:

Monday 2 October
10am: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
11am: We Are Astronomers + Brain Play session
12.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
1.30pm: We Are Aliens + Brain Play session
2.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
3.30pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk + Brain Play session

Tuesday 3 October
10am: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
11am: We Are Astronomers + Brain Play session
12.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
1.30pm: We Are Aliens + Brain Play session
2.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
3.30pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk + Brain Play session

Wednesday 4 October
10am: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
11am: We Are Astronomers + Brain Play session
12.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
1.30pm: We Are Aliens + Brain Play session
2.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
3.30pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk + Brain Play session

Thursday 5 October
10am: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
11am: We Are Astronomers + Brain Play session
12.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
1.30pm: We Are Aliens + Brain Play session
2.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
3.30pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk + Brain Play session

Friday 6 October
10am: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
11am: We Are Astronomers + Brain Play session
12.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
1.30pm: We Are Aliens + Brain Play session
2.30pm: 3-2-1 Liftoff! + Brain Play session
3.30pm: Dinosaurs at Dusk + Brain Play session

Bookings highly recommended for school holiday shows, all shows are subject to availability. Children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the session.