Are you exploring Astronomy with your students? This set of 10 fully illustrated worksheets will be very useful. The themes covered are… Life beyond Earth Mission to Mars The Solar System The Sun The Moon Planet Earth Lifecycle of a medium star Lifecycle of a large star Eclipses Big Bang Theory. Great as starters or extension activities. Easy to print and very student friendly. Ideal for 10 to 14 yr olds.

You are purchasing a step-by-step PPT on how to build a spectacular rotating planet cam toy aimed at children in UKS2. It is aimed to be the end piece for a Earth and Space topic and corresponds with the National Curriculum for Design and Technology for KS2.

This Planet Fact File is the perfect activity for your children to learn all about the planets in our solar system by completing their own personal booklet. They are required to research key information about the planets in order to complete the booklet. This pack contains two sets, one set where they can draw the planets, and the other where an image is already on the information sheets. You can use this activity in class, however lots of my class loved taking it home as a home learning project! Contents: - Fact File Front Cover - Differentiated Fact File Templates For: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

This is a really fun and engaging activity. Children can be set the challenge to see how fast they can find the planets in our solar system and the dwarf planet Pluto with these wonderful worksheets. Want to save paper, why not print some for a group activity and laminate them so that you can use them time and time again. You could even give children a blank grid and challenge them to make their space themed word search.

A two part lesson based on the concept of traveling to Mars. Uses earth as a basis in all examples. Looks into gravity, day and night, seasons and distances. Peer assessment task included

This class assembly is all about Space. It discusses the Sun and the 8 planets within, then moves on to the earth and its rotation and orbit of the sun. It talks about Constellations and ends with a dramatic entrance from a spacecraft with a ‘mini’ Neil Armstrong emerging and discuss about the 1st landing on the moon. You would need to build a make-shift space craft for a child to fit into. We used 4 large bit of card-board and stuck tin foil all around it and made an American flag. The children loved it. We also found a kid’s spacesuit for our mini Neil Armstrong. You will also need the Sun and Planets blow ups, easily and cheaply purchased from Amazon. It doesn’t come with a Space song, but again songs with lyrics are easily found through a simple youtube search.

A great assembly all about space, aimed at ks2 or upper ks1. It contains 2 songs and a dance with youtube links. Printable S-P-A-C-E lettering for the children to hold up in assembly. There is also an optional powerpoint, just add pictures of your kids or their artwork of the planets. Enjoy, this is such a fun assembly which the kids and audience will LOVE!

Fun lettering for displays. Includes lower and uppercase letters, exclamation marks, full stops and question marks! Print as many copies as you need, laminate for long term durability! Font is a PRINT.

introduction to planets and fact full of space type topic

Match symbols to words, students are required to look at initial letters.

This wordsearch can be used as an introduction for ks3 to the planets and space or as a differentiated resource for ks4 special needs.

Pupils must use research skills to find out about the planets in our solar system.

This activity was done with a Y5 class as part of a maths lesson on accurately measuring length using cm's or mm&'s. It was in the context of our topic &';Out of this World' exploring Space and the planets.

An editable script for a space-themed assembly for younger pupils. Features two songs for children to sing and 30 separate speaking parts (though these are easily combined should you have children who do not wish to speak). The basic premise of the assembly is that two children in the class want to go on holiday to space and so listen to some facts about the eight planets to help make their decision. They don’t want to stay on planet Earth because it’s too messy! In the end they realise that the other planets would not be great holiday destinations because they’re too hot/too cold/too rocky/too smelly! They choose to stay on planet Earth but realise that they have to help to look after it to keep it a nice place to live. We had great success with this assembly in Reception last year - the children (and parents) loved it - and it’s easily edited to make it work for other classes.

Highly differentiated lesson on space and specifically the planets in Space. Students are given a grid sheet (3 levels of diff) Info around the room to help them answer and complete the grid.

Planet Table Names. Full A4 Images. These were created to hang above tables from the classroom roof. You can, of course, use them however you like. They would also be good for a general space themed topic display. Please review this resource should you like it! :) Enjoy

A step-by-step PPT to help with the building of a rotating planet cam toy aimed at running concurrently with a Space topic in UKS2. It lists resources and picture steps for each stage!

Perfect colour in opportunity of the planets in the solar system This was used as students having little cut out planets, which was given as a ticket for demonstrating that someone had visited their planet stall

Presentation for Processes of the planet and space unit. Written for Scottish curriculum for excellence, broad general education benchmarks.