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What Does Life Need?



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


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!





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!

 



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


Interactive Orrery

An Orrery is a moving, mechanical model of the Solar System. It shows how all of the planets orbit around the Sun.



A illustration of the planets orbiting the Sun. Each planet has a clock face on it.


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?!



The image is filled with black and white outlines of telescopes, planets, astronauts, and space probes


The 'Space Weight' Calculator

Ever wondered how heavy or light you would feel on another planet in our Solar System?



Cartoon of planets on a weighing balance in space. Jupiter is on the left side, weighing the balance is down. Earth, Mars, and Mercury are piled on top of each other on the other end of the balance.


The 'Space Age' Calculator

Every year, the Earth completes one orbit of the Sun, and every year, you have a birthday! And during a year, the Earth rotates 365 times on its axis and we experience 365 sun rises and sun sets.



A birthday cake with lit candles. Above it are the eight planets of our Solar System


Order the Orbit

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These orbit maps of the inner Solar System are in the wrong places on the calendar! Can you rearrange them so each image is on the correct date?





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