Blast off on a mission to explore outer space and the objects in it. Learn about rocket propulsion with balloons and chemically powered rockets.

Build a telescope and star map to investigate the stars and constellations.   Assemble a model of the solar system and learn about the planets that share it.

Find out how Earth’s rotation creates day and night, how Earth’s axis and revolution around the sun causes the seasons, and how the moon’s rotation around Earth gives us the phases of the moon.    See for yourself how meteorites formed the craters on the moon.    Make a moon flipbook and a moon calendar.   Build a sundial and a solar collector to experiment with the sun.   Grasp a comet’s tail and learn about how meteoroids become falling stars.

• Ages 8 and up
• 32-page Manual
• 22 Experiments
• launch three types of rockets
• build a telescope and star map
• model the solar system
• investigate the revolution and rotation of Earth
• swing a moon sling
• find the man in the moon
• recreate lunar and solar eclipses
• learn about falling stars
• discover how the universe is expanding

• This is a very creative and fun way to learn about our planet and those around us, many have found this kit effective for teaching kids or the young astronomer to be
• It is not only applicable for kids but also for those who wanted to learn something about the stars before they purchase a real 11 or 14 inch telescope which usually cost more than this Kit
• For a Child who loves Star gazing, this might just be the right gift