Year 5 Trip to Southdowns Planetarium in Chichester.

On 30^th September 2024, Year 5 were lucky enough to go to the South Downs Planetarium.

Our Science topic this half term is ‘Earth & Space’ and the question we are trying to answer is, ‘Could we live anywhere else in the Universe?’ This trip gave the children a chance to take a journey through the night sky, guided by an expert from the centre. In an hour-long presentation, the children were shown the planets, a number of star constellations and given a guided tour of the International Space Station. At the end of the presentation, the children were able to ask some brilliant questions and gather more information to support their studies.

After lunch, the children were treated to a workshop about life as an astronaut and also completed a fact hunt around the information boards at the planetarium.

The children had an excellent time and added greatly added to their knowledge levels.