🚀 Space projects

4 projects for age 8 · page 1 of 1

Projects

Ages 5–12⏱ 30 min

Moon-Crater Impact Tray

Dropping balls into a tray of flour shows how meteorites smashing into the Moon made its craters, and lets you test how the size and drop height of a space rock changes the crater it leaves.

Kitchen ScienceSpace & Flight

Ages 6–11⏱ 30 min

Star Projector Jar

A small light inside a pricked foil jar throws tiny beams onto the walls, showing how light travels in straight lines and turning your room into a peaceful planetarium.

Space & Flight

Ages 4–10⏱ 45 min

Astronaut Helmet

Making a wearable helmet from a box teaches you why real astronauts need a sealed helmet to breathe and stay safe in space, where there is no air.

Junk ModelSpace & Flight

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Ages 6–12⏱ 60 min

Hanging Planet Mobile

Painting the eight planets in order and hanging them by size helps you picture the real Solar System, and shows that the planets are hugely different in size and distance from the Sun.

Space & Flight