Our Solar System – Journey to other celestial objects

Our Solar System consists of the Sun, eight planets and many smaller bodies called asteroids and comets. This fun and creative research project allows children to discover our closest neighbours in space and develop their communication skills by sharing their work with the class.

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Keywords: Science, Spoken language, Reading, Writing, Art & Design, Sun, Planets, Solar System, Comets, Asteroids

Material: 

• Books and magazines about planets (the internet could also be used)
• Magazines to be cut up for models of Solar System objects (printouts could also be used)
• A3 paper (one sheet per group)
• Glue
• Scissors
• Colouring pencils
• Something to bind the encyclopaedia
• Order the planets game cards (one per group)