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 \nWhen stargazing,it's easiest to start bylooking for the brightest objects in the nightsky.These include stars,the Moon,and the  \nplanets of our Solar System.This activity pack focuses  \non our Solar System.  \nThis boohlet has information for you on pages 3 to 10,ideas for activities to do withthe children on pages 11 to 19 and Finally additional resources and weblinks we think youmight be interested in on pages 20 to 22.Page 1www schoolsobservatoryor9  \nThe Solar System:Contents  \n\n| Information   |  | Pgge    |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n| Activity 1-Collecting day and night words   |  | Pgge  7   |\n|  |  |  |\n| Activity 2-Sorting day and night objects   |  | Page12   |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  | Pgge      |\n|  |  | Pge     |\n|  |  |  |\n| Activity 5-Solar System scale walk   |  | Page15   |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  | Pgge    |\n|  |  |  |\n| Additional Resources &Web Links   |  | Page 20   |\n\n\n| Activity 3-Day or night game   |\n| --- |\n|  |\n| Activity 4-Exploring shadows   |\n\n\n| Activity 6-Planet exploration tables   |\n| --- |\n\nPlease note:the images used in this document are not to scale.  \nPgge www schoolsobservatoryor9  \nThe Solar System  \n# What is the Solar System?\n\nOur Solar System contains the Sun,8 planets,and lots of smaller objects.It formed froma huge cloud of gas and dust about 4,500 million years ago  \nEverything in our Solar System orbits the Sun.The Sun is the only star in our SolarSystem.Our Solar System is part of a huge galaxy of stars,called the ilky Way.  \nWe have learned a lot about the Solar Sustem by looking at how planets move in the night ysky.Our observations have improved since the invention of telescopes about 400 yearsago.More recently,robots and space probes have explored the Solar System for uS.Theyhave sent back photos and data from other planets and moonS.  \nOur ideas about the Solar System have changed over time as our knowledge has grown.Hundreds of years ago,scientists thought the Earth was the centre of the Solar System.We now know that is not correct.Everything in our Solar System,including the Earth,orbits the Sun.  \nThe Sun  \nThe Sun is a star and gives off light Waves of this light travelthrough space in all directions.We experience heat and light from  \nthe Sun because these waves reach us on Earth.The light from the Sun is bright enough todamage our eyes if we look directly at it,even if we wear sunglasses.Children should bewarned about the dangers of looking at the Sun.  \nPgge   \n# The Solar System\n\n## Does the Sun move across the sky each day?\n\nNo.The Sun stays where it is,in the midle of our Solar System.In fact,it is the Earththat is moving.The Earth spins around its axis like someone spinning a basketball on theirFinger.This makes it appear that the Sun is moving.  \n## why do we get doy n  night?\n\nWe get day and night because the Earth rotates around its axis once every 24 hours.When the part of Earth we are on is facing the Sun,it is daytime.When the part of Earthwe","cbCaitXOeY0Vah52","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitXOeY0Vah52","pdf",3714205,23,"English","# What is the Solar System?\n# The Solar System\n## Does the Sun move across the sky each day?\n## Why do we get day and night?\n## Why does sunshine seem different in summer and winter?\n# The Solar System\n## How do we experience a solar eclipse?\n## Why does the Moon cause an eclipse?","[{\"question\":\"Who is the main character in the EYFS Solar System pack, and what does Rocket look forward to?\",\"answer\":\"Rocket is the main character. 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