School Visits - December 2026
A school visit to Glasgow Science Centre includes one activity for £7, or for an extra £3 per pupil, you can book two. All activities are subject to availability. The activities running in December 2026 are outlined by level below.
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Early Level - Nursery - Primary 1
Planetarium - Space and Back Again
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: Learners explore the shapes and patterns that we can make in the night time sky before taking a trip through the solar system. On this journey they will learn more about the Sun, Moon and planets.
CfE: Space
Planetarium - Santa's Starry Adventure
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: Using the stars as our guide we will follow Santa around the world and into space as he delivers Christmas gifts. Help him find his way back to the North Pole using the North Star.
CfE: Space
First Level - Primary 2 - Primary 4
IMAX - Animal Kingdom 3D
Journey across planet Earth as we meet the mightiest families in the Animal Kingdom and find out how they keep the planet working as it should. Take flight with the birds, get busy with the insects, dive into oceans and coral reefs, meet reptiles and amphibians and get moving with mammals in this exciting 3D adventure.
CfE: Planet Earth | Biodiversity and Interdependence
IMAX - Ocean Odyssey 3D
Follow a three-month-old baby whale on a magical journey down one of the Earth’s great ocean highways to discover the incredible world of ocean currents - hidden marine rivers that flow around the Earth.
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
IMAX - Penguins: A Love Story 3D
Get ready for a flip-tastic, heart-warming adventure with penguins and their unexpected pals in Penguins: A Love Story in IMAX® 3D! From hatchling to hero, from belly flops to bravery, this is your chance to learn about penguin love, family, resilience, and the wild places they call home.
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
Planetarium - Into Space
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: In this journey across the solar system, discover where we get days, months, seasons and years from. By exploring the patterns of movement taken by the Earth, Moon and planets, learners will discover how these celestial bodies affect our daily lives
CfE: Space
Planetarium - Santa's Starry Adventure
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: Using the stars as our guide we will follow Santa around the world and into space as he delivers Christmas gifts. Help him find his way back to the North Pole using the North Star. For P2.
CfE: Space
Science Show - The Seasonal Science Spectacular
Mark the end of term and celebrate the season with our extra special science show! With some of our favourite demonstrations and plenty of seasonal cheer, this is one show you won't want to miss. For P3 & P4 classes.
CfE: Topical Science
Second Level - Primary 5 - Primary 7
IMAX - Penguins: A Love Story 3D
Get ready for a flip-tastic, heart-warming adventure with penguins and their unexpected pals in Penguins: A Love Story in IMAX® 3D! From hatchling to hero, from belly flops to bravery, this is your chance to learn about penguin love, family, resilience, and the wild places they call home.
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
IMAX -Superhuman Body 3D
Explore the inner workings of the human body and discover the latest scientific breakthroughs and medical innovations that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives. You'll be amazed what your superhuman body can do! Most suitable for P6 and P7 pupils
CfE: Biological Systems
IMAX - Animal Kingdom 3D
Journey across planet Earth as we meet the mightiest families in the Animal Kingdom and find out how they keep the planet working as it should. Take flight with the birds, get busy with the insects, dive into oceans and coral reefs, meet reptiles and amphibians and get moving with mammals in this exciting 3D adventure.
CfE: Planet Earth | Biodiversity and Interdependence
IMAX - Space: The New Frontier 3D
In the quest to make human spaceflight accessible within in a decade, not a century, and ultimately affordable to ordinary citizens, leading innovators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and daredevils are locked in a race into the unknown. From self-assembling habitats, commercial space stations, launching rockets without fuel to building the Lunar Gateway to deep space, history is in the making as we speak.
CfE: Space
IMAX - A Beautiful Planet 3D
A breathtaking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet as never seen before. A Beautiful Planet presents an awe-inspiring glimpse of Earth and a hopeful look into the future of humanity.
CfE: Planet Earth | Space
IMAX - Ocean Odyssey 3D
Follow a three-month-old baby whale on a magical journey down one of the Earth’s great ocean highways to discover the incredible world of ocean currents - hidden marine rivers that flow around the Earth.
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
Planetarium - Passport to the Planets
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: In this tour of the solar system, learners find out more about our planetary neighbours and how they vary in size, temperature and number of moons. They will then compare it to Earth and explore the possibility of life beyond our own planet.
CfE: Space | Topical Science
Science Show - The Seasonal Science Spectacular
Mark the end of term and celebrate the season with our extra special science show! With some of our favourite demonstrations and plenty of seasonal cheer, this is one show you won't want to miss. For P4 classes.
CfE: Topical Science
Hands on Workshop - Santa's Sleigh Challenge
Use your knowledge of forces and engineering to design Santa and his reindeer a new sleigh before Christmas
CfE: Forces
Third Level - Secondary 1 - Secondary 3
IMAX - Superhuman Body 3D
Explore the inner workings of the human body and discover the latest scientific breakthroughs and medical innovations that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives. You'll be amazed what your superhuman body can do!
CfE: Biological Systems
IMAX - Fungi: Web of Life 3D
Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists - the kingdom of fungi. Join biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake in search of solutions to some of our planet’s biggest challenges. Can the answers be found in the wonderful world of fungi?
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
IMAX - A Deep Sky 2D
NEW! Deep Sky follows the high stakes global mission to build the James Webb Telescope and to launch it into orbit one million miles from Earth. Deep Sky reveals the universe as we have never seen it before; immersing audiences in the stunning pictures beamed back to earth and capturing their vast beauty at a scale.
CfE: Space
IMAX - The Last Glaciers 2D
Embark on a global adventure and push the limits of extreme sports with two adventurers as they explore the causes and effects of climate change. Travel to Antarctica, the Himalayas, the Alps and the Andes and discover how the planet’s glaciers are rapidly disappearing. The Last Glaciers captures the fragility of the natural world, the impact humans have on our planet and the friendship and challenges experienced by the explorers during their journey.
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
IMAX - A Beautiful Planet 3D
A breathtaking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet as never seen before. A Beautiful Planet presents an awe-inspiring glimpse of Earth and a hopeful look into the future of humanity. Most suitable for S1 & S2.
CfE: Planet Earth | Space
IMAX - Ocean Odyssey 3D
Follow a three-month-old baby whale on a magical journey down one of the Earth’s great ocean highways to discover the incredible world of ocean currents - hidden marine rivers that flow around the Earth. Most suitable for S1 & S2.
CfE: Planet Earth | Climate Change | Biodiversity and Interdependence
Planetarium - The Solar System and Beyond
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: Learners will see the night time sky like never before, exploring radiations beyond the visible and how it changes the way we see space. We then travel beyond Earth and past the edge of the solar system, considering what other worlds can teach us about the possibility of life beyond Earth
CfE: Space | Topical Science | Forces | Electricity and Waves
More Schools Information
In addition to day visits for school groups of all education levels, we also offer term-length education programmes (Learning Labs). We run our STEM Futures workshops for Senior Phase students. Thanks to funding from our partners many of these opportunities are free for schools. You can find out more on the links below.
View other months | Learning Lab | Information for Senior Phase
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