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Solar System Sizzle

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Created on August 31, 2025

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solar system sizzle

Explore the solar system and create space meals!

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Written by Rebecca Tait

© 2025 Homeschool Connective, LLC

Voiceover by Melanie Miller

Where do you want to go? Click on an object!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

It is at the center of our solar system and all the planets orbit around it.
This is the Sun!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make Sunshine Soup! Drag the ingredients to the bowl!

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Make Sundrop Cookies! Drag the ingredients to the cookies!

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Make Sunspot Pancakes! Drag the ingredients to the stack!

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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
This is Mercury!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make Mini Mercury Pizzas! Drag the ingredients to the pizzas!

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Make a Racetrack Bagel! Drag the ingredients to the bagel!

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Make a Hot/Cold Sundae! Drag the ingredients to the sundae!

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Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
This is Venus!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make Blazing Venus Burgers! Drag the ingredients to the bun!

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Make Happy & Grumpy Cakes! Drag the ingredients to the cakes!

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Make Light/Dark Yogurt Bowls! Drag the ingredients to the bowls!

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Earth is the third planet from the Sun and it is our home planet.
This is Earth!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make Ocean Jello! Drag the ingredients to the jello!

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Make Goldilocks Oatmeal! Drag the ingredients to the bowls!

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Make Desert Toast! Drag the ingredients to the toast!

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Earth only has one moon. The Moon orbits Earth just like how Earth orbits the Sun!
This is Earth's moon!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make a Floating Hot Dog! Drag the ingredients to the hot dog!

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Make High & Low Tide Smoothies! Drag the ingredients to the cups!

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Make a One-Sided Sandwich! Drag the ingredients to the bread!

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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
This is Mars!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make a Volcano Lava Cake! Drag the ingredients to the cake!

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Make a Rover Cake! Drag the ingredients to the cake!

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Make Red Layered Popsicles! Drag the ingredients to the sticks!

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Vesta is an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt. The Asteroid Belt is an area of rocky objects between Mars and Jupiter.
This is Vesta!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make Spaghetti & Space Rocks! Drag the ingredients to the spaghetti!

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Make a Large Vesta Cupcake! Drag the ingredients to the cupcake!

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Make Asteroid Ice Cream Cones! Drag the ingredients to the cones!

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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.
This is Jupiter!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make Stormy Waffles! Drag the ingredients to the waffles!

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Make a Large Pretzel! Drag the ingredients to the pretzel!

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Make a Cotton Candy Cloud! Drag the ingredients to the cloud!

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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun.
This is Saturn!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make an Apple Ring Tower! Drag the ingredients to the tower!

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Make Popcorn Moons! Drag the moons to Saturn's rings!

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Make a Floating Banana Boat! Drag the ingredients to the banana!

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Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.
This is Uranus!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make a Uranus Ice Cream Sandwich! Drag the ingredients to the sandwich!

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Make a Sideways Donut! Drag the ingredients to the donut!

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Make Icicle Fries! Drag the ingredients to the fries!

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Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun.
This is Neptune!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make a Pinwheel Cracker! Drag the ingredients to the pinwheel!

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Make a Blue Omelet! Drag the ingredients to the omelet!

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Make Five Tortilla Rings! Drag the ingredients to the tortillas!

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Arrokoth is an object in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt has a lot of icy objects and is just past Neptune.
This is Arrokoth!

Image Credit: NASA, Rebecca Tait (Moon)

Make a Rice Snowman! Drag the ingredients to the snowman!

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Make Icy Snowcones! Drag the ingredients to the cones!

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Make a Leftovers Lunch! Drag the ingredients to the plate!

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Venus is called Earth's Evil Twin because they are almost the same size, but Venus has a VERY harsh environment compared to Earth!
Did you know...

Make Happy & Grumpy Cakes

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Jupiter has a giant storm that's been swirling for over 100 years! It is often called the Great Red Spot.
Did you know...

Make Stormy Waffles

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Did you know...
Neptune appears blue because of the methane gas in its atmosphere. The methane absorbs some of the colors of the sunlight so mostly blue light is left for us to see. Uranus is bluish for the same reason.

Make a Blue Omelet

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Did you know...
Neptune has five main rings. We can’t always see Neptune’s rings easily. This image was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Make Five Tortilla Rings

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Gravity on the Moon is weaker than gravity on Earth. This means astronauts can jump six times higher on the Moon!
Did you know...

Make a Floating Hot Dog

Image Credit: Rebecca Tait

Did you know...
We only see one side of the Moon from Earth. This is because the Moon rotates at the same speed it orbits Earth.

Make a One-Sided Sandwich

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Arrokoth is the furthest object humans have explored with a spacecraft. Some people think it looks like a flattened snowman!
Did you know...

Make a Rice Snowman

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The Moon's gravity affects Earth's oceans. It pulls on the ocean, causing the water to rise (high tide) and fall (low tide) on both sides of the planet.
Did you know...

Make High & Low Tide Smoothies

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71% of Earth is covered in water!
Did you know...

Make Ocean Jello

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Neptune has the strongest winds in the solar system. The winds on Neptune can blow up to 1,200 miles per hour!
Did you know...

Make a Pinwheel Cracker

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Saturn is famous for its dazzling rings. Saturn's rings are made of ice and rocks.
Did you know...

Make an Apple Ring Tower

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Did you know...
Venus spins in the direction that Earth and most other planets spin!
OPPOSITE

Make Light/Dark Yogurt Bowls

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The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is full of millions of space rocks called asteroids.
Did you know...

Make Spaghetti & Space Rocks

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Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. The average temperature on the surface of Venus is 870°F! This is because the carbon dioxide in Venus's atmosphere traps in heat.
Did you know...

Make Blazing Venus Burgers

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Uranus is called an "ice giant" because 80% of the planet is made up of icy materials. This does not mean that Uranus is a solid ball of ice - it's more like cold, icy liquid moving around the planet.

Make Icicle Fries

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Mars looks red to us because of the iron oxide (rust) in the rocks and soil. When the winds blow the dust around, the planet appears red.

Make Red Layered Popsicles

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Jupiter is the in our solar system.
largest planet
Jupiter

Make a Large Pretzel

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Did you know...
Sunspots are dark areas on the Sun's surface. They are dark because they are cooler, but they are still about 6,500 °F!

Make Sunspot Pancakes

Image Credit: Rebecca Tait

Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system. It's name is Olympus Mons.
Did you know...

Make a Volcano Lava Cake

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Saturn is less dense than water, which means it could float in water - if there was an ocean large enough!

Make a Floating Banana Boat

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Did you know...
Earth has diverse climates, like hot, dry deserts, rainy rainforests, and icy cold arctic regions.

Make Desert Toast

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Did you know...
Kuiper Belt Objects are left over from when the solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago. They help scientists learn about what happened when the solar system formed.

Make a Leftovers Lunch Plate

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Mercury is very hot during the day (800°F) and very cold at night (-290°F).
Did you know...

Make a Hot/Cold Sundae

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Uranus is the coldest planet. Even though it is closer to the Sun than Neptune, Neptune is warmer.
Did you know...

Make a Uranus Ice Cream Sandwich

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Mercury orbits the Sun faster than any other planet.
Did you know...

Make a Racetrack Bagel

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
The Kuiper Belt is a donut shaped area just past Neptune. It is filled with millions of icy objects.

Make Icy Snowcones

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
We haven't sent humans to Mars, but we have sent robots to explore! These robots are called rovers. This one's name is Curiosity.

Make a Rover Cake

Image Credit: NASA

The Sun's surface is about 10,000°F and the middle of the Sun, called the core, is about 27,000,000°F!
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Wow! That is HOT!

Make Sundrop Cookies

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Saturn has more moons than any other planet. Earth has only one moon, but Saturn has 274 moons!

Make Popcorn Moons

Image Credit: NASA

Vesta is the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt.
Did you know...

Make a Large Vesta Cupcake

Image Credit: NASA

Earth is located in the habitable zone. This is sometimes also called the Goldilocks Zone. This means that Earth is not too hot, and not too cold, but just right!
Did you know...

Make Goldilocks Oatmeal

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Jupiter is called a gas giant because it is huge and it is made up of gases. It is not a rocky planet like Earth!

Make a Cotton Candy Cloud

Image Credit: NASA

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun. It's also the smallest planet.
Did you know...

Make Mini Mercury Pizzas

Image Credit: NASA

Asteroids are leftover pieces of rock from when our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago.
Did you know...

Make Asteroid Ice Cream Cones

Image Credit: NASA

Did you know...
Uranus spins on its side! Scientists think a large object may have hit Uranus a long time ago and knocked it on its side.

Make a Sideways Donut

The Sun is a yellow dwarf star. It's a gigantic, glowing ball of hot gases that gives us light and warmth every day. ​
Did you know...

Make Sunshine Soup

Image Credit: NASA