More About Space
Wubbzy’s Space Adventure
£1.99 – iPhone, iPad
£1.25 - Android
3, 2, 1 . . . blast off with Wubbzy,
Walden, Widget and Daizy for an out-of-thisworld space adventure! Explore the Galaxy, take
a tour of Planet Fun, meet one-eyed Gorks and
nine-armed Gaks, and lots more in this fun-filled,
deluxe storybook. Will Wubbzy and his friends
make it in time to wake up the Man in the Moon
before sunrise? Hop on board to find out!
A Trip to The Moon
£1.99 – iPhone, iPad
This new Jekolab app will take you
to a land that men have always
dreamed of: the Moon! Inspired by Jules Vernes’
books and by the amazing vintage movie Trip to
the Moon by Georges Méliès, this is a science
fiction digital tale for kids, loaded with special
effects and geeky quotes. And so...let the magic
begin: jump on board and let Dr Barbenfouillis
and his odd and funny crew lead you towards
this new interactive journey! The spaceship is ready,
hurry up!
There’s No Place Like Space!
(Dr Seuss/Cat in The Hat)
£3.99- iPhone, iPad
Join the Cat in the Hat as he teaches Dick and
Sally all about outer space! Explore pictures
and diagrams, learn new vocabulary words, and
personalise the story with your own narration.
Rocket Speller
FREE – iPhone, iPad
Kids join Zip the alien on an outof-this-world spelling adventure to
build a fancy new rocket. Now with 5 levels of
difficulty, kids spell words to fuel his spaceship
and help him choose the rocket pieces he needs.
Once they have built their custom rocket ship,
kids steer it through space to collect stars in an
entertaining mini-game.
KIDS DISCOVER Space
£2.49- iPad
KIDS DISCOVER SPACE, an
interactive book, is packed with over 200
spectacular images, plus diagrams, timelines, fun
facts and surprises. Travel to black holes and star
clusters, examine our Solar System, experience
the race into space and marvel at the beauty and
abundance of life on earth.
You will need 2 plastic cups, 2 rubber bands and tape.
ÌÌ Make four evenly spaced,
half-inch snips in the rim of one
cup.
ÌÌ Cut two rubber bands, knot
them, and place them in the slits
so that they are taut.
ÌÌ Tape inside each slit to keep
them from splitting.
ÌÌ Draw a rocket, cut it out and
tape it to the cup.
ÌÌ To launch, press the rocket
cup down over the other cup.
ÌÌ Quickly let go and watch the cup blast off!
A Ride With Aliens
A Selection of Videos on The Solar System
£0.69 – iPad
An extraordinary journey among the
planets to discover bizarre aliens
in the company of the most unexpected guide.
Take off for the most enjoyable trip into space
with the tattiest of spaceships! From a terrific tale
by Camelozampa, an unforgettable interactive
adventure for the iPad.
Five Interesting Space Facts!
Animation Educational videos for kids by MagicBox. There is a
video created for every planet in the solar system – this is the
first in the series – each additional video is linked at the end !
1. Footprints and tyre tracks left
behind by astronauts on the moon
will stay there forever as there is no
wind to blow them away.
2. You could float Saturn in the bath.
If you had a Saturn-sized bath.
3. The first animal sent up to outer
space was a dog.
Check out
these cool sit
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NASA Kids C
NASA Space
Scale of the
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Make you own
Rubber Band Rocket Launcher!
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4. Pluto used to be considered a
planet, but it is now called a dwarf
planet or planetoid.
5. As of December 14th 2013,
humans have now sent 96 crafts to
the Moon, 43 to Mars, 21 to Venus, 2
to Mercury.
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