Stars and Planets

Make a planisphere
You can print templates and instructions from here.
https://www.instructables.com/Make-Your-Own-Planisphere/

How to use a Planisphere

You can either make a planetarium or telescope

You will need:

• Sheet of constellations
• scissors
• Tape
• Wooden BBQ skewers
• Toilet roll tube
• Non focused light source

How to make:

For this activity I created planet fact cards (see attached) I printed these out (4 to and A4 Page) and stuck them on some A5 Card with a scale planet on it.

Finding the scale planets is the hard bit. If you use a large beach ball for the sun then you need some very small bits for Mercury and Mars ( I used the coloured sugar for decorating cakes)