Solar System Model

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Make a model of the Solar System planets using household materials.

Glossary Terms: Solar System , Sun
Categories: Solar System , The Sun
Tags: Hands-on , Model , Planets
Age Ranges: 4-6 , 6-8 , 8-10
Education Level: Pre-school , Primary
Areas of Learning: Modelling
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 30 mins
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models
Authors: Syeda Lammim Ahad

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Solar System Model on a City Map

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Build a scale model of the Solar System on your city map

Glossary Terms: Solar System
Categories: Mathematics , Solar System
Tags: Distances , Hands-on , Scales , city map , scale model
Age Ranges: 12-14 , 14-16
Education Level: Middle School
Areas of Learning: Modelling
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 2 hours
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models
Authors: Mayte Vasquez

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Deadly Moons

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Through art and science, children learn about moons of our solar system.

Glossary Terms: Moons , Solar System , Space
Tags: Art , Creativity , Drawing , Hands-on
Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 , 10-12
Education Level: Primary , Secondary
Areas of Learning: Fine Art focussed , Social Research
Costs: High Cost
Duration: 1 hour
Group Size: Group
Skills: Asking questions , Communicating information
Authors: Deirdre Kelleghan

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Know Your Planets

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Play a game of card and learn about the Sun and planets.

Glossary Terms: Solar System , Sun
Categories: Solar System , The Sun
Tags: Game , Planets
Age Ranges: 4-6 , 6-8 , 8-10
Education Level: Pre-school , Primary
Areas of Learning: Game-mediated learning , Social Research
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 1 hour
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information
Authors: Space Awareness

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Sun, Earth and Moon Model

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Build an Earth-Moon-Sun mobile to learn about how they orbit.

Glossary Terms: Earth , Moon , Solar System , Sun
Categories: Planet Earth , Solar System , The Sun
Tags: Hands-on , Model
Age Ranges: 8-10
Education Level: Primary
Areas of Learning: Game-mediated learning , Modelling , Social Research
Costs: Medium Cost
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
Group Size: Group
Skills: Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models
Authors: Space Awareness

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