For Educators
Discovery Dome Portable Planetarium
Can’t come to us? Discovery Dome will travel to you!
GRADES PRE-K–12
Let us bring the immersive planetarium show experience to you with our portable, digital planetarium. The Discovery Dome is a state-of-the-art, fulldome, HD theater. The inflatable and room-sized Discovery Dome requires a minimum indoor space that is 25 feet square and 12 feet high with a nearby electrical outlet.
LENGTH:
30-minute presentations, with 15 minutes between each
GROUP SIZE:
Approximately 30 maximum
FEES FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LOCATIONS:
$425 (Includes 4 presentations; maximum 3 hours)
$725 (Includes 8 presentations; maximum 5 hours)
FEES FOR LOCATIONS OUTSIDE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH:
$500 (Includes 4 presentations; maximum 3 hours)
$800 (Includes 8 presentations; maximum 5 hours)
There is also a mileage fee for locations outside East Baton Rouge Parish. Additional travel fees may also apply for locations over 1.5 hours from the Museum.
For more information on programming and availability, please email swesterhaus@lasm.org.
Programs Offered:
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure | Grades Pre-K-1
Let It Snow | Grades Pre-K-12
Magic Tree House Space Mission | Grades 1-5
Earth’s Wild Ride | Grades 3-6
Two Small Pieces of Glass | Grades 4-12
From the Blue Planet to the Red Planet | Grades 5-8
We Are Stars | Grades 5-12