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  • Identifying Planets
    

  • Orbit and Size - Teacher Notes v2 File

    Activities to assist students in considering the size of the planets in our Solar System and the concept of scaling to represent large bodies.

  • Orbit and Size - Student Activity v2 File
  • Planet Mnemonic - Teacher Notes v2 File

    Students create their own mnemonic to assist them to remember our planets from the Sun outwards.

  • Planet Mnemonic - Student Activity File
  • Rocky and Gas Planets - Teacher Notes File

    Activities to assist students to consider why the planets are arranged as they are.

  • Rocky and Gas Planets - Student Activity File
  • Planetary Passport - Teacher Notes File

    Student research activity which ask students to consider the validity of sources.

  • Planetary Passport - Student Research File
  • Sky Scavenger Hunt - Teacher Notes - NEW File

    Students work in groups to research answers to questions about our Solar System and to peer review these findings (a great way to demonstrate that not all sources of information are reliable).

  • Sky Scavenger Hunt - Student Activity - NEW File
  • Planetary Quiz - Teacher Notes File

    A quiz to truly challenge student knowledge and understanding of our Solar System.

  • Planetary Quiz - Student Activity File
  • Twinkle, Twinkle - Teacher Demonstrations File

    Why do stars twinkle? These activities allow you to explore this with your class.