The World Around Us

How Do We Search For Other Planets?

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A graphic showing los of cartoon planets, the numbers 1992 and 5000


What Does Life Need?

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Image showing title of the video and illustrations for Air, Water, Food and Shelter.


What is the Solar System?

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An illustration of the Solar System


Why Does the Earth Have Seasons?

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A diagram of the position of the Earth at different points in its orbit around the Sun that create the four seasons.


Make Your Own Star Wheel

Have you ever noticed how the night sky looks different every single day? This is because we are constantly moving in space so our view changes.

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A picture of a starry sky with question marks over the top


Planet Facts Posters

Do you know how many planets in our Solar System have rings? Or how many have moons? Learn some interesting facts about the planets in our Solar System with these free printable posters!

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Life on Earth

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How are living things connected? What do they need to survive? Can we find clues in the Solar System that help us find out why there is life on Earth?

Complete this quiz to discover what makes our planet so special!

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Make a Sundial

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A paper sundial lying on the grass


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!

 

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The 8 planets of the Solar System made out of Play-Doh


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.

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A hand holding a lolly-pop stick. A comet is attached to the end of the stick. There is a starry black background.


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