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Let's go out鈥 into space

Let's go on a sensory journey into space. Let's listen to the sounds of the of the space rocket and watch as we orbit around the world together.

Watch all the wonders you can see from space.

Special thanks to NASA for helping to make this sensory story.

Make your journey more sensory. Try using any of these items while watching. Don鈥檛 worry if you don鈥檛 have everything or there are things you don鈥檛 want to include. Make your sensory journey one you will enjoy.

  • Say hello: Look at yourself in a mirror
  • Touch: Heat packs for the rocket
  • Smell: Metallic smells, a bag of coins
  • Taste: Meringues nests for space food
  • See: fairy lights, kaleidoscopes, star night projector, Bubbles
  • Sound: Countdown clock, velcro straps
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Three, two, one, lift off

Space rocket taking off

The rocket is fuelled, packed, and prepped for flight. Ready? Ignition. Hold on tight.

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Things are starting to float

Weightlessness

As the atmosphere breaks and the Earth left behind. It is time to explore, but it is not gravity that you will find.

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Stepping out into outer space

SpacewalkImage source, NASA

The airlock is open, and your spacesuit strapped on. Hold on tight to your spaceship, or you might soon be gone.

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The Moon is orbiting around us

Moon

I see the moon glowing bright as it orbits the earth. Gather moonstones and moondust to find what they are worth.

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The stars in space

Stars

A billion stars flicker their bright, distant, light. With your telescope in hand, you can see them at night.

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There are eight planets in our Solar System

Solar system

Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, there are many planets amongst the stars. Some have gas, some have ice, some are bigger than ours. They all spin and are round like a ball. In our Solar System, how many planets in all?

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The sun is bright and hot

Sun

The sun in the sky is a great, burning ball. It is huge and bright and hot most of all.

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Traveling in space

International space stationImage source, NASA

Space is exciting, scary, and vast. We鈥檝e so much more left to explore so off we blast!

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