From the Skills Builder Framework
Make a Play-doh Solar System
You may know that Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, but do you know how much larger than the Earth it is?
Find out by creating a scale model of each planet in our Solar System!
Design a Planet
There are 8 planets in our Solar System. And there are many thousands of planets orbiting around other stars. We call these planets exoplanets.
Make a Tasty Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that can be joined together to form a shape or picture. Many ancient cultures around the world often created stories about the shapes they could see in the night sky.
Make a Comet on a Stick
Comets are large balls of ice, rock and dust but you can think of them as large dirty snowballs that travel through the Solar System.
Make Your Own Impact Crater
Make Your Own Spectroscope
Spectroscopy involves splitting light into its different wavelengths. Each chemical element emits or absorbs a unique spectrum&n
What Happens During a Solar Eclipse?
How Do Satellites Stay In Orbit?
A satellite is an object which orbits another. An orbit is the curved path that an object in space takes around another object.
Colour Your Space
Spending time focusing on one task can help you to relax. Colouring is a great way to spend some time on a calm and creative activity.
Use your imagination to add colour to these colouring sheets. Choose from Space Exploration, Planets, or Telescopes. Or why not complete all 3?!