KS2 Science videos, quizzes and activities that will help students practise their Earth and space knowledge and skills. What is the Earth? Learn about planet Earth, as well as day and...

The Earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago. Find out about the speed it spins and how it orbits the Sun in this Bitesize Primary KS2 Science guide.

Learn all about our amazing planet with our facts about the Earth! How big is Earth? Why do we have day and night, and four seasons? How old is the Earth?

From its diverse ecosystems and geology to its history, here are 10 interesting and intriguing facts about Earth that you may not know. Learn more about our planet’s origins, its current state, and what the future may hold.

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system for KS2 Science.

Explore more key stage 2 science lessons from the Earth, Sun and Moon unit, dive into the full secondary science curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning. This lesson is not about the relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon, rather just their shape.

You can consider evidence from space, and describe the shape of the Earth, Sun and Moon. You can make and record observations of the Moon over time. I can describe and compare the sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon. You can explain why we have day and night. I can explain why the Sun appears to move across the sky.

Explore the planets in our solar system with this handy collection of resources focusing on Earth and space for KS2 pupils. Our space-themed worksheets, games and presentations are ideal for getting students excited to learn a topic all about our home planet and beyond.

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the structure of the earth, what the earth is made of and where volcanoes and earthquakes occur and why.