Use this printable solar system craft when learning about the planets and their position in relation to the Sun.
DIY Solar System Mobile
This printable solar system mobile is a perfect craft activity for your students to complete when learning about our planetary system.
Students will decorate and cut out the sun and planets and attach them to the mobile to create a fun, eye-catching display of the solar system.
Solar System Models
You can use the printable planets included in the resource in many different ways. Ideas include:
- attach the planets to a single piece of string in the correct order
- put the planets on craft sticks and have students simulate their orbits around the room
- cut out the illustrations and write a fact file about each planet🪐
The Order of the Planets
Students can practice ordering the planets by creating this solar system hanging mobile. The order of the planets in our solar system is as follows:
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth 🌏
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- #sorrypluto
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