Measure a Day on Jupiter
Life on Earth
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?
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!
Calculate the Speed of the Planets
Did you know the Earth is travelling around the Sun at nearly 107,000 kilometres per hour?
Keep a Moon Diary
Hot, Cold or Just Right
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.
Interactive Orrery
An Orrery is a moving, mechanical model of the Solar System. It shows how all of the planets orbit around the Sun.
Just For Fun!
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.
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.