--- title: "Scaling the Solar System: Year 5’s Playdough Planet Challenge!" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-28-07-53-00-scaling-the-solar-system-year-5-s-playdough-planet-challenge" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Scaling the Solar System: Year 5’s Playdough Planet Challenge! ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_1550.jpeg) 28 March 2025 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) Year 5 had a fun, hands-on lesson using playdough and fractions to compare planet sizes! They scaled each planet accurately, seeing how tiny Mercury is next to giant Jupiter. This creative activity brought maths and space learning to life—well done, Year 5! [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Maths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/maths) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [Math](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/math) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/science) [KS2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/ks2) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_2921.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-27-15-28-00-y2-reading-for-pleasure-library-visit) Previous ### [Y2 - Reading for Pleasure (Library Visit)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-27-15-28-00-y2-reading-for-pleasure-library-visit) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_7206.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-31-15-16-00-nursery-mother-s-day-activities) Next ### [Nursery Mother's Day Activities](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-31-15-16-00-nursery-mother-s-day-activities) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)