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 template 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
The printable planets included in the resource can be used in many different ways. Ideas include:
- attach the planets to a single piece of string in the correct order
- put the planets on pop-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 practise 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
Download and Go
This resource is an easy print-and-go activity for your students. Use the Download button to choose between the colour or black and white PDF version. Then, make your student copies and you are ready to go!
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