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Build the Solar System

Put the eight planets in order from the Sun.

PLAYLY DISCOVERY LAB

Build our solar system

Start at the Sun and choose the planets in order. Explore their neighbourhood too.

Choose a mission
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Tap a planet to place it in the next space.

0 of 8 planets placed.
Which planet is our home?
My discovery notebook

Save an observation on this device and compare it with another.

    Sizes, spacing and orbital paths are illustrations, not to scale. Pluto is a dwarf planet.

    THE BIG IDEA

    What is happening?

    Build a solar system by placing the planets in order. Compare the rocky inner planets with the giant outer planets.

    Planet sizes and distances are not to scale.

    Questions to explore

    What is the order of the planets?

    Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

    Is Pluto a planet?

    Pluto is a dwarf planet.