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Space & the universe

Teen folding and opening a flower-shaped paper starshade model

Fold a paper starshade and explore how space technology packs for launch

5 Min Read

Family watching the International Space Station cross the evening sky

Spot the International Space Station and record its path

5 Min Read

Children comparing three textured clay asteroid models on a table

Build clay asteroids and compare what they might be made of

5 Min Read

Children testing a handmade model satellite with panels and antenna

Build a model satellite for a mission, then test and redesign it

5 Min Read

Family placing colourful planet markers along a long park path

Walk the solar system: build a family scale-distance model

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Children safely modelling a solar eclipse with a lamp and two balls

Model a solar eclipse safely with a lamp and small ball

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Parent and child using a rotating star wheel under a deep blue night sky

Make a star wheel and find constellations from your own sky

5 Min Read

A family observes the Moon outdoors and records it in a journal

Keep a family Moon journal: observe before memorising

5 Min Read

Children measure model Moon craters made in a tray of powder

Make Moon craters and run a fair impact test

5 Min Read

A caregiver and child use a lamp and ball to model the phases of the Moon

Why the Moon changes shape: make a lamp-and-ball phase model

5 Min Read

Walk Like a Planet: explore rotation and orbit through play

7 Min Read

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