Planets of the Solar System Set

Solar System Set

Système solaire

Small planet models and wooden 3 part nomenclature cards of Sun - Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune stored in a wooden box with a lid

Extension idea: get a piece of string over 3m long and mark or knot it for each planet's distance from the sun (see table of distances above)

ELG: Understanding The World: children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.

WARNING: Not suitable for 0-3 years - Small Parts: Choking hazard.

23 x 12 x 6cm, picture tablets: 6.7cm wide, planets from approx 8 to 37mm, line up 61x7cm approx