The activity is a guided voyage in Space that uses videos, images and hands-on activities to help students learn about scales and distances of the Solar System and understand how important yet small the Earth is. It should also give students a sense of global citizenship, making them understand that we all live on the same tiny blue planet floating around in the vast emptiness of Space.

Activity Information

Big Ideas

We all live on a small planet within the Solar System

We all live on a small planet within the Solar System

We must preserve Earth, our only home in the Universe

We must preserve Earth, our only home in the Universe

Source: AstroEdu – International Astronomical Union