Space - Topics - British Council



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	space

We live on a planet - Earth. Earth moves around the sun. The sun is at the centre of our solar system. We used to count nine planets in our solar system but in 2006 astronomers decided that Pluto is not a planet - it is a 'dwarf planet'. In the activities on this page you will learn about the planets and Pluto.

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		order the planets
		Can you put the planets of our solar system in the right order?

		saturn
		Fill the gaps in this activity and learn about a favourite planet in our solar system - Saturn.

		our solar system
		How much do you know about our solar system? Try a quiz - you can do it by yourself or with a friend!

		flying from the sun to the stars
		Fly through our solar system with a song.

		the cold planet
		Neila is an alien. She lives a cold planet. Billy and Splodge live on Earth. Can they help Neila? Watch and read the Cold Planet.

		alan and the alien
		One night Alan is visited by Zogol, an alien from Planet Pegasi 5. Zogol asks Alan to come with him to his planet. Will Alan go? Read about Alan and the Alien.

		our colourful world
		Billy and Splodge are in a spaceship. They are visiting different planets. They visit a red planet, a blue planet, a green planet...what do they see on the different planets? Read and listen to a story about our colourful world.

story maker

A science fiction story is a story about space - it's sometimes about the future too. Create a story about people travelling in space. Put in the words, and Storymaker will make your story.

FOR OLDER LEARNERS
Find more activities about this topic on LearnEnglish Central

our solar system

Match planets with their descriptions.

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saturn

How much do you know about Saturn? Try a quiz.

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for teachers

Are you a teacher? Would you like to do a project about inventing a planet with your pupils? Find notes for an 'invent a planet' project on the teaching English website.