The Little Star That Could has been reproduced by Audio Visual Imagineering and Brevard Community College for the digital full dome era with computer graphic animation. This popular and well-loved story owned and created by The Saint Louis Science Center over 20 years ago has been updated with accurate astronomical information. Have no fear; the story basically remains the same with all of your favorite stars! For those of you who are not familiar with the show, The Little Star That Could is a story about Little Star, an average yellow star in search for planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies. Eventually, Little Star finds his planets. Each planet is introduced to your audiences with basic information about our Solar System. Talented artists responsible for the new show include Mark Howard and Joe Tucciarone of the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium in Cocoa, FL. Directed by Willie Castro of Willie Castro Animation, Inc. The new musical score was produced by John Avarese of JAV Productions.
“How does the Universe work? How was it even created?” Growing up, everyone has thought about these fundamental questions, but there are still people who keep searching for the answers — Scientists.
Scientists are seeking a certain person. His name is T.o.E. If they catch him, all the mysteries of the physical world will be solved. The scientists are finally able to locate him, but the moment they try to catch him, he escapes with ease. He says, “Welcome to my world,” and invites us to a fantastical journey.
He traverses space and time, from the world of the infinitesimally small to the vastness of the macroscopic world of space, and from the present day to the distant past, up to the birth of the Universe. What lies at the end of this journey is something that will change how we perceive reality forever.
Who in the world is T.o.E.? Will the scientists catch him? The journey beyond dimensions starts now.
Enrich discussion, live teaching, and interaction in the planetarium experiences you provide your audiences! The Moon modular planetarium program incorporates live interactive planetarium teaching with a planetarium program that has been designed in a modular nature. This program has been produced to be used with modern fulldome technology for classic planetariums with a single flat screen projector/DVD set-up. It targets grades K through 2 and focuses on observations of the moon. The program comes with live interaction lessons that could be used in between the pre-recorded modules of the program or as stand-alone lessons. Further, additional related hands-on activities can be demonstrated and discussed to round out a complete learning experience on lunar observation by early elementary students.
Unlike other surfing documentaries, The Physics of Surfing is a 24-minute educational film that uncovers the physical science of ocean waves and the art of surfing. In this captivating presentation, the filmmakers explore how energy moves through water, building and combining its force, traveling thousands of miles over the course of weeks until the ocean floor underneath disrupts the wave’s formation and causes it to pitch up and collapse. The film also investigates the science behind various surfing styles and how surfers instinctively address such notions of gravity and buoyancy while using the energy of motion to ride waves.
An enchanting underwater adventure: Guppy Fish Pi is peacefully living with his friends in an exotic coral reef. When Troy, a vicious shark sets out to destroy the reef, all animals need to work together to protect their beautiful environment. The Reef is a funny 3D/4D attraction film for theme parks and aquariums, aimed at children and families.
The Search for Life launches visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time—from the depths of Earth’s oceans to the outer reaches of the cosmos —- to explore the links between life on Earth and the potential for life on other planets. Narrated by Academy Award–nominated actor Harrison Ford, this thought-provoking Space Show will reveal countless worlds that may harbor life.
Encounter The Searcher, a visitor from another galaxy, and join him on an adventure through time and space as he searches for his lost civilization. This science fiction adventure is based on real science and features stunning data visualizations of the formation of our Universe, the collision of two galaxies, a spectacular supernova explosion, and a supermassive black hole. Produced by the Adler Planetarium, The Searcher was written by author and screenwriter, Nick Sagan (son of the famous astronomer Carl Sagan) and features the voice of Tony Award-winning actor, Billy Crudup.
The young magician’s apprentice LIMBRADUR is far more interested in the universe and its secrets than in studying for magic school.
When he sneaks into the Albert Einstein Museum, he meets ALBY, a small, clever but rather quirky robot who knows all about Albert Einstein and his discoveries about gravity.
ALBY takes LIMBRADUR on a magical journey through time and space where they also learn about friendship and the power of imagination.
Featuring eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave Tahiti follows a quest to find the perfect wave-riding experience. The film’s action focuses on Tahiti and the volcanic islands of French Polynesia, home to some of the world’s most challenging surfing and to astounding coral reef ecosystems at the turbulent interface between island and ocean. The islands are also a homeland of traditional Polynesian seafaring culture and the art of surfing.
With their host, Tahitian surfer Raimana Van Bastolear, Kelly Slater and a group of friends seek out the best waves breaking on the reef at Tahiti’s famed surf site Teahupoo. Kelly and Raimana share a passion for the waves, but different ideas about what surfing means to them: is it a modern competitive sport or an ancient Polynesian wave-riding art? As the surf quest unfolds, the film explores the hidden forces at work shaping the waves and the islands that lie in their path. The great waves arrive and surfing play becomes surfing survival as the riders tackle some of the biggest, heaviest surf on the planet.
AVI’s newest interactive modular planetarium program covering the national science standards for weather – grades K-2.
Module One: Using the Senses to Observe Weather and Identifying Cloud Types – Module one will help connect children to the weather around them by encouraging them to use their senses to observe weather. It will also introduce children to the basic cloud types and how they are associated with specific weather conditions. The idea of weather forecasting will be presented in this module as well.
Module Two: Describing and Measuring the Weather – This module will introduce children to the basic weather terms that are used to describe weather conditions. It will also help children identify the appropriate instruments that are used for studying and measuring weather.
Module Three: Identifying the Basic Features of the Water Cycle – The final module will present the major steps of the water cycle. To help with this concept, children will follow a drop of water through the entire water cycle.
While on a routine fossil-hunting expedition, The Zula Patrol turns up evidence that the villainous Deliria Delight has been traveling back in time to Earth’s prehistoric past to illegally dump her company’s toxic trash. The Zula Patrollers must find and catch her. In the process, our heroes learn all about the formation and development of Earth, and the life forms who call it home.
The stalwart heroes of The Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather for scientist Multo’s research. When the Zula gang inadvertently hurts their loyal pet Gorga’s feelings, he decides to leave Zula and find another planet to live on.
Villain Dark Truder then tricks Gorga into helping with his latest nefarious scheme to rule the universe. The Zula Patrollers find out and go after him — in the process learning all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary.
Based on the hit TV series, The Zula Patrol, now reaching 200 million households worldwide.
Something’s going on inside the giant theme park world … The huge structure where Pig and his friend Elephant are living in is full of adventures. On the travel to the planets core they discover a lot of freaky creatures and strange places — to finally meet the “Mad Constructor” and his humble assistant Igor, revealing his ambitioned (and quite bizarre) universe domination plans.
When the seasons go crazy it’s up to Annie and Max to set things right. But fixing this will take something extraordinary, and a little help.
Come on a whirlwind adventure as the siblings learn just how the seasons and work, and discover that sometimes, all we need is a new angle on the world.
Come on an extraordinary adventure into magical worlds beneath our feet that most of us never see – one where life is lived at an extraordinary intensive pace, where everything we know seems turned on its head. Experience the hidden kingdoms of the Enchanted Forest and the unforgiving desert of the Wild West.
From BBC Earth, this is the story of a day in the life of two little heroes: a scorpion mouse and a chipmunk. For each of them this will be a day they never forget. It’s a story of drama, danger and courage, of insight and revelation, a journey to discover and understand a new and fascinating natural history.
Using the incredibly immersive power of specialist 3D cameras, audiences will be transported in a very intimate way into another world. Visual effects will enhance the audience’s perception of scale as multi-layered backgrounds exaggerate the sense of miniaturization. Viewers will never see our planet the same way again.
Carlos and Rick embark on a mission to discover the source of mysterious signals coming from the wreck of the Titanic. They are attacked by a huge shark and Rick is killed. Sentaro wants to abort the mission, but Carlos stubbornly refuses. Stalked by the shark, he tracks the signals into the wreck where he encounters eerie phantoms and ghostly phenomena. Electronic clues lead him to the remains of a sea serpent. Realizing he’s getting close to the source of the signals, Carlos presses on. Suddenly, the phantom figure of Rick’s corpse appears, then vanishes. Moments later a monstrous ancient shark attacks! Carlos barely escapes death, and is rescued by Sentaro.
Titans of the Ice Age transports viewers to the beautiful and otherwordly frozen landscapes of North America, Europe, and Asia ten thousand years before modern civilization. Peer through the giant 3D canvas to an ancient world of ice, the dawn of our species, a time when humans shared the tundra with majestic woolly beasts.
To Space & Back takes audiences on an incredible journey from the far reaches of our known universe to our own planet. It is an extraordinary story of human ingenuity and incredible engineering, describing how the technology that transports us through space is paving the way for the devices and apps we use every day. What is happening above is coming back down to Earth!