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Planets, stars and the Moon. 32 skills from Grade 1 to Grade 6, each a short lesson in Star Steps that explains the idea first, then practises it.
- 32 skills
- Grade 1 to Grade 6
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Grade 1
5 skills · ages 6 to 7. Everything in Grade 1
- Day And Nightwhat the sky shows us
- Our Sunthe star that warms us
- The Moonour nearest space neighbor
- Earth Is Roundthe big ball we live on
- Rocketshow we get off the ground
Try a question
In the evening the Sun goes down in the?
- west
- east
- southeast
- south
Answer: west
Grade 2
5 skills · ages 7 to 8. Everything in Grade 2
- Starsthe Sun is a star too
- The Planetsthe worlds around our Sun
- Constellationspatterns in the night sky
- Astronautspeople who work in space
- Seasonswhy the year changes
Try a question
The huge amount of energy a star gives out is made deep in its?
- orbit
- core
- tail
- shadow
Answer: core
Grade 3
5 skills · ages 8 to 9. Everything in Grade 3
- Planet Orderthe Solar System in order
- Moon Phaseswhy the Moon changes shape
- Space Rockscomets, asteroids and meteors
- Gravitythe pull that shapes space
- Telescopestools for seeing far
Try a question
The second planet out from the Sun is?
- Earth
- Saturn
- Venus
- Neptune
Answer: Venus
Grade 4
5 skills · ages 9 to 10. Everything in Grade 4
- Marsthe rusty red planet
- Eclipseswhen shadows fall in space
- Satellitesmachines that circle Earth
- Space Missionsjourneys that changed us
- What Life Needsconditions life depends on
Try a question
A day on Mars is only a little longer than a day on?
- the Moon
- Earth
- Mercury
- Saturn
Answer: Earth
Grade 5
6 skills · ages 10 to 11. Everything in Grade 5
- Orbitspaths bent by gravity
- Star Liveshow stars are born and die
- Galaxiesvast cities of stars
- Light Yearsmeasuring huge distances
- Starlightreading light for clues
- Searching For Lifehow we look for life
Try a question
The idea that the Sun, not Earth, sits at the center of the Solar System is called the heliocentric?
- constellation
- galaxy
- calendar
- model
Answer: model
Grade 6
6 skills · ages 11 to 12. Everything in Grade 6
- Living In Spacelife aboard a spacecraft
- Exoplanetsplanets around other stars
- Black Holeswhere gravity wins
- The Big Banghow the universe began
- Dark Universethe unseen majority
- Cosmic Scalehow big the universe is
Try a question
Astronauts lose bone density in orbit because their skeletons no longer have to resist?
- noise
- cold
- radiation
- gravity
Answer: gravity
