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This box is for anyone who wants to learn about the topic of Astronomy.

There are a range of activities in this box for different age groups from how to make star cookies for KS1 or anyone who likes to eat, all the way to DK's "Night Sky Atlas" recommended for age 10-17. 

Hopefully you will find something to interest the whole family, including:

A Tasco novice telescope.

Constellation is an exciting space adventure game. The year is 3001 and you are a finalist in the great Constellation Space Race. As a spaceship captain, you are dealt three of the 88 constellation cards at random. Now the race begins...choose a pewter spaceship and roll the die. To travel through space you either have to answer questions or follow actions. By quickly docking on your constellations and being the first to return to the starting point you will be crowned "Space Race Champion!" Watch out for alien spaceships that may block your way, and the occasional wormhole that can transport you to an unknown world...add to this the devious actions by other finalists, and you have a fun and challenging game that will undoubtedly keep your feet on the ground, and your mind on the stars!  Recomended for age 10+

The planisphere allows you to calculate the positions of the stars, by aligning the date (outer dial) and time (inner dial) for your location. A twist of the dial that is divided into 24 hours shows the positions of the stars at that particular time, on any day (the outer dial), for a particular latitude.


Because of the motion of the earth, the appearance of the sky changes with each hour of each day of the year. A planisphere is more useful than a star chart for identifying the constellations in your sky because you can dial it to the correct date and time. The brighter the star, the larger its representative dot on the planisphere.

This box is mainly geared for KS1, KS2 and KS3, with activities that may appeal to KS4 as well.