Solar System Planetarium

I remember when I was child and I learned that the earth traveled around the sun and not the other way around. I am making sure that my own children know this fact -- with this set of our solar system. I sure wish I'd had this set when I was teaching, it would have been a big help. The set is basically a simple model of our solar system. The assembly is clear and straightforward. My kids just stacked up the stand, itself, then snapped the two halves of each planet together. They placed each planet on a spinning pole and then placed each pole on a rotating arm. There are instructions and a set of paints to color each planet and the Sun, too. I really like how each of the planets can be moved individually. Once they had it all set up, we talked about the facts included in the booklet about the solar system. It was fun for my kids to engage in making it themselves and also to see how the solar system works. It could even be a good project to make for a science fair or school or homeschool project and it is a fun and educational set.

The solar system is a fantastic, fun educational project. Kids learn and retain information of what they are doing is fun. I know my children have learned alot from building our solar system. We had hours of fun looking up additional information on the internet. My kids enjoyed creating this project amd ask if we could go amd.get more. It refreshing to watch our children take a break from the video games and have fun learning. The assembly was so easy. The base is sturdy, no wobbling. We have set ours up on our mantel and my kids talk about the color system often. They ask questions about the plants and stars. They will be ready for thier Earth Science class. This project made thier learning experience so much fun.