Language and Literacy

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!

There are 8 planets in our Solar System. And there are many thousands of planets orbiting around other stars. We call these planets exoplanets. 

Have a go at our space-themed puzzles! This set of printable activities includes a spot-the-difference, a word-search, plus a couple of astro-dokus!

And don't worry, we've included an answer sheet too.

Scientists are always discussing and debating their ideas. One topic that is continually up for debate is ‘Should humans explore space?’. Some people think it is important for people to visit other worlds.

Have you ever looked at the stars at night and seen pictures in them? The imaginary pictures in the stars are called constellations.

How carefully and accurately can you make sense of non-fiction text?