Integrating Astronomy Playfully into School Life — Planetary Games for Motor Skills and Subject Knowledge

About This Paper

This contribution explores the intersection of physical education and astronomy. The authors designed and evaluated a series of movement-based games in which students physically enact planetary properties — orbital speed, size ratios, and rotation — while simultaneously developing motor coordination. The approach is particularly suited to primary and lower secondary students and to inclusive education settings. The games require no specialist equipment.

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Astronomie + Raumfahrt im Unterricht, 59(2), pp. 29–34, 2022.