Home Education Screenings

These sessions are especially designed for families who are home educating.

Select the date of the film you’d like to see from the list below when you go to book your ticket.

Ticket Information:

£5 per child ticket, with accompanying adult free. Adults must book their free ticket.

Thursday 29th May: CELL! CELL! CELL!

This is the story of the trillions of cells that form our bodies, from our beginnings as a single cell to the complexity of a whole body: it’s the story of who we are.

The film was produced by INTECH Science Centre & Planetarium, NSC Creative and funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Running time: 24 mins, Non-Fiction, Suitable for Key Stage 1 and 2

Thursday 19 June: Zoom Into Space: The Great Solar System Adventure & We Are Stars

The Great Solar System Adventure

Join showman extraordinaire “The Great Schiaparelli” as he takes the audience on a death-defying space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium.

From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad dangers and wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking tour that reveals just how precious our home planet really is.

Be warned though, the Observatorium isn’t just for show. It will transport the audience right to the heart of some of the deadliest locations in our slice of the heavens. It’s going to take some fancy flying to get everyone back in one piece!

Running time: 25 minutes

We Are Stars

What are we made of? Where did it all come from?

Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of Hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of Carbon, and the molecules for life.

Running time: 25 minutes

Total running time: 50 minutes

Thursday 10 July: Arctic: Our Frozen Planet

At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s a dynamic ecosystem and for thousands of years, its indigenous people and wildlife have found ways to survive and live in harmony with these extremes.

Embark on a yearlong adventure across the seasons and three continents. Be immersed in the astounding world of narwhals, belugas and polar bears as they navigate ice floes. Hear the thunderous sound of stampeding caribou and muskox trying to escape hungry wolves. Be amazed by hooded seals that blow up red balloons and ice-covered bumblebees that emerge glorious from their winter lairs.

As the planet’s climate is experiencing rapid changes, so is the Arctic. But the changes here are happening faster and more dramatically than anywhere else. Can it keep pace? Join a breathtaking expedition across the Earth’s other pole in ARCTIC: Our Frozen Planet.

Total running time: 42 minutes