Teacher Pack: Bring 3D Simulation Into Your Classroom

Bring 3D simulationinto your classroom

A ready-to-use teaching pack with lesson plans, worksheets and answers, built around the VEX 3D Solar System. Explore real 3D planets, ask questions, complete activities and bring science to life.

45 minute plan · five questions with answers · printable worksheet · Earth and space topics · ages 9 to 14

0145 min

Our Solar System

An introduction to the Sun, eight planets and their orbits.

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0245 min

Planet Earth

Explore Earth’s structure, rotation, orbit and what makes it unique.

Coming soon

0345 min

The Moon

Phases, surface features and how the Moon affects Earth.

Coming soon

0445 min

Mars: The Red Planet

Surface, atmosphere, exploration and future missions.

Coming soon

0545 min

Jupiter: The Giant

Size, storms, moons and interesting facts about the largest planet.

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0645 min

Saturn and Its Rings

Rings, moons and how Saturn compares to Earth.

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0745 min

Uranus: The Tilted Planet

Unique rotation, rings and extreme seasons.

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0845 min

Neptune: The Distant Giant

Winds, storms and why it’s so far from the Sun.

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0945 min

Asteroids and Dwarf Planets

Ceres, Pluto and other objects in our solar system.

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1045 min

Space Exploration

Past, present and future missions to explore our solar system.

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Open the tool in class

Go to visionvix.world and press Open Simulators.

On the Choose Your 3D World page, press Enter Simulator on the Solar System card.

Click a planet to fly to it, drag to turn it, scroll or pinch to zoom.

Works on a laptop, tablet, phone and a whiteboard with a browser. Nothing to install. Prefer to put it on your own school page? See 3D Free Tools.

A version built around your lessons?

If you are a teacher, a school or a trust and would like a version, or extra simulators, shaped around your curriculum, get in touch through julianneagu.com.

The VEX Solar System and these packs are designed and built by Julian Neagu, a solo founder in London who builds AI tools, apps and websites under VisionVix. Planet surface maps are by Solar System Scope, CC BY 4.0.