Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources to help you
when you are teaching children about Space. If you have any relevant
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- Ordering Planets - A number of wonderful ways to help children remember the order of the planets!
- Remember the Planets - A brilliant way of helping children to remember the different planets.
- Earth,
Sun and Moon Senteo Quiz
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Interactive 'Earth, Sun and Moon' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook
and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based
upon BBC
Bitesize. - Mission to Mars
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Designed as an extension activity for Year 6 (10/11 year olds),
this lesson involves discussing what pupils would take with them
if they could go to Mars. Contributed by INTECH. - Survey of Saturn - Made by the creators of the Mission to Mars project, this resource encourages pupils to find out all about Saturn. Contributed by INTECH.
- The Solar System
- A booklet containing lots of activities and information about the planets in the Solar System. Contributed by Iman Bendjedidi. - Science Comics - Continental Drift - Use this comic to investigate the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. Contributed by Michael Cantrell.
 Order the Planets Activity |
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of the images in these resources, unless otherwise indicated, were drawn by Helen Warner.
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- Planet Order
- Create a solar system scene and write about it. - Planet Profile - Use this app to create a profile of a chosen planet.
- Alien Profile - Make a profile of an alien creature!
- Alien Invasion - Write a newspaper about aliens invading Earth.
- Rocket - Use this template to create your own amazing rocket.
- Earth, Sun and Moon - What does a year look like in space? Find out here.
- Earth, Sun and Moon game - An 'interactive learning experience' which has fun games along with lots of learning opportunities about space.
- Flight for Fuel - Add three or more numbers together with this rocket-themed game.
- Saucer Sorter - A useful tool for Maths lessons, enabling you to generate and mix up number patterns.
- Special Space Jumps - Practise bridging through ten when adding single digit numbers.
- Bridging Shuttle - Another activity for demonstrating the technique of 'bridging' in Maths.
- Interactive Space Book - Explore this book to learn lots about space and the solar system.
- Space Mission - Build your own space mission with this interactive adventure.
- The Earth and Beyond - Learn about the planets in our solar system with this fun activity.
- British Council Games - Lots of interactive space games from the British Council.
- Space Poster - Make an interactive poster using this activity on Kerpoof.
- UK National Space Centre - The UK's largest space visitor attraction. Could you go on a school visit here?
- Kennedy Space Center - Go on a virtual walk around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- NASA Locations - Find the locations of the NASA facilities and Centers in the US.
- Google Moon - Explore the landing sites and some images from the Apollo moon landings.
- Google Moon Elevation - Look at the elevation of different parts of the moon, indicated by changes in colour.
- Google Sky - Discover new locations in space using Google's sky options.
- Google Mars - Browse around Mars with this interactive map of the planet. Use the links at the top to explore different sites.
- Space Shuttle Launch - Look around this huge photograph of the Space Shuttle Atlantic one day before launch.
- Moon Panoramas - A number of panoramic images taken on the moon.
- Apollo Panoramas - A panoramic image of the Apollo moon landings.
- Mars Panoramas - Panoramic images from explorations of Mars.
- How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep? You rock - et! (from Rachel Orr)
- What do aliens eat when they go camping? Martian mallows!
- What is an astronaut's favourite chocolate bar? Milky Way!
- Why is an astronaut like a rugby player? They both want touchdowns! (from Ms Bee)
- What do astronauts download onto their iPods? Neptunes!
- How did the rocket lose its job? It got fired!
- What do you call a crazy spaceman? An Astronut (from Kevin McLaughlin).
- Why did Mickey go to outer space? To see Pluto!
- What should you do when you see a spaceman? Park your car in it (from Kevin McLaughlin).
- Why are my grandad's teeth like stars? Because they come out at night!
- Solar System - A simulation of the solar system showing the order and orbit of the planets.
- Solar System Orbit - Another simulation of the solar system with lots of useful options.
- The Solar System - An interactive activity which teaches you about the planets and solar system.
- Solar System Jigsaw - Build the solar system using this BBC site.
- Build a Solar System - This site will help you to make a scale model of the solar system!
- SciMorph - An augmented reality site which has areas to teach you about gravity on different planets.
- Space Projects - Try some of these space-themed craft projects.
- Blast Off - An animated poem about a space adventure.
- WorldWide Telescope - Enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from ground and space-based telescopes.
- Giant Stars - An interactive animation which enables you to compare the sizes of planets and stars.
- Tiny Planets - Play games, watch shows and learn about space with this sites linked to the popular TV show.
- Natural History Museum - Find out about space at the NHM site.
- Welcome to the Planets - Lots of fantastic photographs of the different planets.
- BBC Solar System - A very useful site with lots of video content about the solar system and each of the planets.
- Planetary Personalities - Shoddy Shirt Books make a funny story called Planetary Personalities, which includes activity suggestions on the back page.
- Nine Planets - Child-friend text and information about each of the planets.
