FOUNDATION MODULE · 2 LESSONS
Astronomy for kids: explore our solar system
Planet studies belong to astronomy and space science. Begin with the relationship between the Sun, Earth and Moon, then explore a model with a mouse or touch controls. Explain what a model shows and where it simplifies reality.
Open this moduleWhat you will practise
- Identify a star, a planet and a natural satellite.
- Distinguish Earth’s rotation from its orbit.
- Explain day and night using a simple model.
Read each lesson, use browser-supported text-to-speech if it helps, then check your understanding with a short exercise. Use the feedback to revisit an idea and try again.
This introductory module is available to signed-in learners aged 10–16. Older age divisions receive extension prompts. It is enrichment content awaiting Zimbabwe curriculum mapping and teacher review.
Meet our solar system
Your lesson path
Our place in space
Rotate the space model. Identify the Sun, Earth and Moon. Explain why the model needs a scale note.
Day and night
Use a ball and a lamp as a thought model. Describe what happens to a marked point as the ball rotates.
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Our place in space
Earth is a planet in the Solar System. It travels around the Sun, our local star. The Moon is Earth’s natural satellite. A model can help show these relationships, but distances and object sizes are often changed to make them easier to see.
Think about it
Rotate the space model. Identify the Sun, Earth and Moon. Explain why the model needs a scale note.
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