Earth and Space

You may know that Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, but do you know how much larger than the Earth it is?

Find out by creating a scale model of each planet in our Solar System!

Have you noticed the Moon is brighter some nights than others? And it looks like the Moon changes shape? We call these changes the phases of the Moon.

There are 8 planets in our Solar System. And there are many thousands of planets orbiting around other stars. We call these planets exoplanets. 

Have a go at our space-themed puzzles! This set of printable activities includes a spot-the-difference, a word-search, plus a couple of astro-dokus!

And don't worry, we've included an answer sheet too.

Comets are large balls of ice, rock and dust but you can think of them as large dirty snowballs that travel through the Solar System. 

Impact craters are made when a space rock (called a meteorite or asteroid) hits a rocky planet or moon. The impact makes a round hole in the surface, called a crater.

In the UK, we experience 4 seasons each year. These are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. But why do we have seasons? 

This animation shows you why we have seasons. Watch carefully what happens and read the words that appear on the screen. 

A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth and Moon line up with the Sun. The Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.

Have you noticed that your shadow changes over time? The cartoon on this page shows why shadows change during the day.