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Downing Planetarium Shows

Listed by Appropriate Grade Level

* Our recommendations


All Ages, November-December

  • *Season of Light

Pre-K

  • *The Great Space Treasure Hunt Larry Cat in Space

Kindergarten

  • *The Great Space Treasure Hunt
  • *Larry Cat in Space

1st Grade

  • Bear Tales
  • *The Great Space Treasure Hunt
  • *Larry Cat in Space
  • Welcome to the Universe/Daughter of the Stars

2nd Grade

  • *Bear Tales
  • The Case of the Disappearing Planet
  • The Great Space Treasure Hunt
  • Larry Cat in Space
  • *Welcome to the Universe/Daughter of the Stars

3rd Grade

  • Bear Tales
  • The Case of the Disappearing Planet
  • Destination: Pluto
  • Dragon Skies
  • *Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System
  • Stella: Adventures of a Black Hole
  • *Welcome to the Universe/Daughter of the Stars

4th Grade

  • Blown Away: The Wild World of Weather
  • *The Case of the Disappearing Planet
  • Destination: Pluto
  • Dinosaurs
  • Dragon Skies
  • *Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System
  • The Stargazer
  • Stella: Adventures of a Black Hole
  • Two Small Pieces of Glass
  • *Welcome to the Universe/Daughter of the Stars
  • The Wright Way to Fly

5th Grade

  • Bad Astronomy
  • *Blown Away: The Wild World of Weather
  • The Case of the Disappearing Planet
  • Destination: Pluto
  • Dinosaurs
  • Dragon Skies
  • The Endless Horizon
  • Explorers of Mauna Kea
  • *Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System
  • *MarsQuest
  • Moonbound 2020
  • RingWorld
  • Spirits from the Sky: Thunder on the Land
  • The Stargazer
  • *Stella: Adventures of a Black Hole
  • *Two Small Pieces of Glass
  • Women in Astronomy
  • The Wright Way to Fly

6th Grade

  • Bad Astronomy
  • *Blown Away: The Wild World of Weather
  • The Case of the Disappearing Planet
  • *Destination: Pluto
  • Dinosaurs
  • *Dragon Skies
  • *The Endless Horizon
  • Explorers of Mauna Kea
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System
  • In Search of New Worlds
  • *MarsQuest
  • Midnight's Canvas
  • Moonbound 2020
  • Oceans in Space
  • *The Planets
  • RingWorld
  • *Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico
  • Spirits from the Sky: Thunder on the Land
  • The Stargazer
  • Stella: Adventures of a Black Hole
  • *Two Small Pieces of Glass
  • *Welcome to the Universe/Stardate: Ancient Horizons
  • Women in Astronomy
  • The Wright Way to Fly

Junior High

  • *Bad Astronomy
  • Blown Away: The Wild World of Weather
  • *The Endless Horizon
  • Explorers of Mauna Kea
  • Hubble Vision
  • In Search of New Worlds
  • *MarsQuest
  • Midnight's Canvas
  • Moonbound 2020
  • Oceans in Space
  • *The Planets
  • *RingWorld
  • *Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico
  • Spirits from the Sky: Thunder on the Land
  • The Stargazer
  • Two Small Pieces of Glass
  • Welcome to the Universe/Stardate: Ancient Horizons
  • Women in Astronomy
  • The Wright Way to Fly

High School

  • *Bad Astronomy
  • *The Endless Horizon
  • Explorers of Mauna Kea
  • Hubble Vision
  • In Search of New Worlds
  • *MarsQuest
  • Midnight's Canvas
  • Moonbound 2020
  • Oceans in Space
  • *The Planets
  • *RingWorld
  • Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico
  • Women in Astronomy
  • The Wright Way to Fly

Adult

  • Bad Astronomy
  • The Endless Horizon
  • Hubble Vision
  • In Search of New Worlds
  • MarsQuest
  • Midnight's Canvas
  • Moonbound 2020
  • Oceans in Space
  • The Planets
  • RingWorld
  • Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico
  • Women in Astronomy