Orbiting Solar System

Orbiting Solar System from Thames & Kosmos

• Recommended for ages 6 years and older
• Build a mechanical model of the solar system, including the sun and 8 planets, wind it up, and watch the planets revolve around the sun
• Assemble this complex machine using snap-together plastic parts to learn how the gears and wind-up mechanism work to spin the model
• Kids will learn about the order of the planets, their relative sizes, their rates of revolution around the sun, their appearance, and other planetary facts
• Includes 59 pieces and a full-color step-by-step illustrated instructions