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World Space Week school activities

4th - 10th October 2024

Design out-of-this-world lesson plans with these World Space Week school activities from Busy Things! Budding astronauts will love designing and labelling a rocket, labelling and writing about the planets, and learning more about our solar system.

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Spaceships

This is a great Space week activity for younger children. Pupils can drag and drop the parts to construct a spaceship of their very own. Designs can be saved and printed to create a fabulous display.

 

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Label the solar system

Test your pupils knowledge of the solar system with this labelling worksheet. A great group activity to play in small groups or front of class. Teachers can also print out a paper version to complete away from the screen.

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The Earth and its satellite

What do you your class know about planet Earth and its moon? Ask them to choose a ready-made template and use the text and picture tools to create a fact file.

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Other objects in the solar system

Write about comets and asteroids?  Where does your chosen object lie in the solar system?

 

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The gas giants and other planets

What do your class know about the planets known as the "gas giants"? As your children to choose a template for Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune or Uranus and use the text and picture tools to create a factsheet. TBusy Things include writing templates and artwork for all the planets in our solar system.

 

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The Solar System

Test your pupils knowledge of the solar system with this labelling activity. A great group activity to play in small groups or front of class, use the 'mark it' to see which labels are right and wrong. Try to beat your previous score!

 

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