Exploring our Solar System

The mission has been completed. Room 11 have investigated different planets to live on and attempted to solve the problems they would face living on another planet.





















This is just the beginning of our solar system inquiry. We our learning through our guided reading programme. To begin with, you will find websites, quizzes to help you collect information for your inquiry.

Space Race

Test your new understanding and knowledge by playing space race with Mrs Frizzle.

Interactive Mars Trek from NASA

Click on the image to take you there.

Space Junk

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-space-junk/

http://easyscienceforkids.com/fun-space-junk-quiz-free-interactive-quiz-general-knowledge-questions-for-kids/

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-orbital-debris-k4_prt.htm

Pluto





http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-pluto.html

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/pluto.htm

http://www.cosmos4kids.com/files/solsyst_pluto.html


The Challenge of being an Astronaut

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/trainlikeanastronaut/activities/taste_in_space.html#.Vb32WniA2Zw

http://www.spacekids.co.uk/astronauts/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/astronauts.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/astronauts.html

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/606877main_FS-2011-11-057-JSC-astro_trng.pdf

https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMQ1JWJD1E_LifeinSpace_0.html

http://360vr.com/2012/02/16/discovery-flight-deck_2193/

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_Astronaut_Requirements.html