Exploring the Planets – Complete Solar System Lesson Pack

This engaging, ready‑to‑teach lesson introduces pupils to the eight planets in our Solar System through clear explanations, visuals and interactive tasks. The PowerPoint guides learners through each planet with child‑friendly facts, comparisons and discussion prompts.

The resource includes two hands‑on activities:

• Planet Ordering Task – pupils sequence the planets from closest to farthest from the Sun.
• Draw‑the‑Planets Activity – pupils draw each planet to the correct proportion based on the size guide shown, ensuring they don’t draw them too big or too small, and colour them accurately.

To deepen understanding, the pack also includes a set of high‑order thinking questions that encourage analysis, evaluation and creative reasoning about the planets and their features.

Perfect for KS2 / Second Level learners, this lesson supports active learning, scientific curiosity and accurate use of space‑related vocabulary.