Solar system experiments

Learn about the inner planets for kids with activity ideas about Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth plus solar system for kids printables!

Learn about solar system for kids with 5 weeks of lessons, creative activities, science experimnets, & FREE worksheets for kids.

How planets orbit the sun: This super simple Montessori-inspired activity gives kids a hands-on and concrete way to understand how planets orbit the sun in a large circle || Gift of Curiosity

This simple science experiment answers the question, "Why are there craters on the moon?" This also makes a great science fair project for children.

Travel through the stars, explore nebula and see the galaxy... all from your home! This simple science experiment needs only three simple ingredients and has incredible WOW factor. Kids will love doing this simple science experiment over and over again. Galaxy Magic Milk is a must do experiment for all space lovers! Galaxy Magic Milk - Classic Science for Space Loving Kids. Magic Milk is a classic, simple science experiment kids love. #MagicMilk #SpaceActivities #SimpleScience #Experiments

Yes! Today we used toilet paper to learn about science! How fun is that? To better understand how far from the sun each planet is we made a model. Remember kids...I am not Ms. Frizzle and can't turn our school bus in to a rocket ship and take you to the moon, therefore we have to make a model. The solar system is way to big to "see" so we have to model it! Toilet paper came in handy today for our solar system model! The students were put into groups today and assigned two different planets…

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Super COOL and EASY solar system projects for kids that combines planet activity with space science experiment to create Fizzy Planets.

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Well… it really is about time that we a did a “How to make snowglobes” post, don’t you think? Every kids craft site worth its salt *needs* a snowglobe diy of sorts. A homemade snowglobe is a childhood must! And finally we have made some. The best thing about your snowglobe, is that you get...

Put the planets in your child's hands with this Solar System Planet Model DIY! Give your little astronauts a solar system of their very own.

These solar system cookies are a sweet addition to any solar system or astronomy unit study. Kids will learn about the physical attributes (size, shape, color) while making and decorating these planet cookies. #solarsystem #homeschool #handsonlesson

Teach kids about space with this astronaut ice cream recipe! It's a fun addition to any space or astronomy lesson or when learning about astronauts.

This week we started our unit on space and we’ve been having SO.MUCH.FUN learning all about the Sun, the Earth, and the moon! Can I just tell you how impressed I am by how much information my kiddos have learned in just a few short day… It just goes to prove that when kids are engaged, learning takes place To begin our unit, I decided to tackle one of the biggest MISCONCEPTIONS I noticed my class was having…. Many of the kids believed that the Sun travels around, the Earth. Can you blame…

One of our favorite things about using The Kind Kingdom in our homeschool this year has been the weekly hands-on baking and cooking projects. We never miss a chance to be together in the kitchen! This week one of our projects combined two of our favorite things: cookies and space.&n

We’ve all been there… you’re trying to just get that first cup of coffee in the morning, cook dinner, or even just driving down the road, when your preschooler tosses out one of their deep questions about the universe. I’ve now got two preschoolers, making for double the ponderings. After a…

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