Exploring the Solar System

This resource contains two pages:

• A beautiful poster of the 8 planets of our solar system, categorised in rocky planets and gas giants

• An activity page that encourages the students to explore the planets’ characteristics and imagine what life might look under these conditions.

This activity was developed to accompany the book “A Baby’s Guide to the Solar System”. You can find more information about it on www.foxylibrary.co.uk

A free copy of the book will be gifted to a school or library each month after a prize draw.

This activity works very well when combined with:

• Solar System in my pocket, a practical developed by Ogden Trust which is available here: https://www.ogdentrust.com/resources/purposeful-practical-solar-system-in-my-pocket/

• Rocket mice: an activity developed by the Science Museum: https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/rocket-mice/