A tag game that shows that it has taken a dozen geniuses, hard work and three centuries to reach our current understanding. Pupils are then encouraged to look further into the lives and work of several historically important figures.

Both women and men have contributed to accurate observation of stars and development of ideas, this resource highlights the ideas of nine women and nine men who have been important in changing ideas about the stars and planets. There is lots of movement, reading, talking, remembering and writing in order to construct a timeline of astronomy over the past five centuries.