Celebrating World Space Week (October 4-10):
Stars by Holly
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
When it’s dark and cold
and there’s no light
look up and you’ll see
a big star so bright.
A star’s full of gas
that wants to get free.
But don’t go near.
It could burn you or me.
Their cores are dense.
Some only look grey.
We can’t really see them
during the day.
The gravity force
that holds them together
turns atoms to plasma
and makes solar weather.
And when they explode
with not enough room
they run out of space
and go KABOOM!
They’ll turn bright colours
as they explode.
It’s what stars do
when they get really old.
If they shoot through the air
and across the sky
they’re not really stars
just fallen and shy.
Stars burn like fire.
They burn all day.
But it’s not their fault.
They were made that way!
Up in the Milky Way
where they all live
is a dazzling family
that just wants to give.
Stars are beautiful.
They light up our night.
When things seem wrong
they make it seem right.
Magical Mars by Zarbakht
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
The second smallest planet, Mars
has lots of craters, many scars
that make a pretty pattern
but not the same as Saturn
surrounded by the stars.
Mars, named after the God of War
might be lovely to explore.
You can’t just simply have it
because it’s THE best planet
as you would ask for more.
It has two little lumpy moons
with no baboons or crazy tunes.
But has a massive storm
of dust clouds after dawn.
Be warned, or we are doomed!
Frosty Mars by James
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
We have a planet called Mars, Mars!
Don’t mix it up with those Mars-bars!
It has two moons. One’s called Phobos
and the brother to him is Demios.
Mars is closer to the stars
and Mars has polar ice caps.
Like frosty frozen water traps
that used to be splishity-splash.
Mars has a huge canyon maze
that gives you a heck of a daze.
Its giant volcano looks bronze
and we named it Olympus Mons.
There’s dancing dust storms
we view as a haze
of rusty red sand
like a fiery blaze!
Miss Neptune by Jarrod
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
There is a gas planet called Neptune
where once was a raging typhoon.
It has pretty thin rings
and many more things
and looks like a giant balloon.
At one-hundred two-quadrillion
four-hundred and ten-trillion billion
its kilogram mass
is too huge for a gas.
There’s atoms of rock in their zillions.
At fifty thousand kilometres wide
nobody could survive inside.
We can’t breathe its air
there’s no oxygen there!
And the gasses move like a big tide.
Only one craft has ever flown by.
It’s so far, we’d probably die
before we got there
and I hope you’re aware
it’s not visible to the naked eye.
I wonder if Neptune is nice
and was she created by Christ?
We’ve found fourteen moons
like some bumpy balloons.
She’s a giant of gasses and ice.
Mind-Blowing Mars by Millie
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
Next-door is a planet called Mars
with the highest mountain of all.
It has caverns and craters and more
with a volcano, silent and tall.
A year there is longer than ours.
A day lasts for just a bit more.
Add thirty-odd minutes to twenty-four hours
to balance our day-time scores.
Mars has two moons: Phobos and Demios
named after two Greek mythical men.
Mars is named after a Roman god
and looks like it’s coloured in red pen.
Mars has two polar ice caps
so water on Mars has not gone.
And now we believe that life was there.
But living here wouldn’t be fun.
Mars has the largest deep canyon.
You can see it from far out in space.
Although Mars is Earth’s planet-neighbour
it can still be a very cold place.
Gigantic Jupiter by Katie
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
Jupiter is a big planet.
It has a very big mass.
As well as many moons
It is even made of gas.
Jupiter is fifth from the Sun.
It has a giant dot
which is the size of Earth
instead of a small red spot.
This great big golden gas ball
really stands out in space.
He turns as fast as a whistle
but remains a lifeless place.
Jupiter has a big storm
that is constantly on-going.
It could blow you right away
as though someone was throwing.
You are a wonder to me.
It seems like he can fly.
I couldn’t live without him.
Jupiter’s king of the sky!
Our Neighbour Mars by Joel
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
Out in the Solar System
there’s a planet we call Mars.
It dances out in space;
the hue of rusty cars.
The fourth planet from the Sun
it’s fairly small and red.
A terrestrial rocky planet
where any life seems dead.
Mars is as red as blood.
A rusty dusty ball.
It has a North and South
and size-wise it’s quite small
Mars is a wonderful planet
that orbits round the Sun.
Our Sun is so huge and colourful;
is very hot and heaps of fun!
Jolly Jupiter by Maya
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
Oh giant, jolly Jupiter
You are bigger than a thousand classrooms
You are a perfect pretty planet
And I won’t be visiting soon.
You are an amazingly large planet
With sixty-three magnificent moons
There’s helium in your atmosphere
Like many big beautiful balloons.
How stormy you are
With your big red spot
Your spot is a raging solar storm
Which could not be mistaken for a dot.
You are the king of the sky
For you are my largest client
You are Zeus in Greek mythology
You are an amazing gas giant.
Twelve years to orbit to Sun
When you are extra stormy you cry
You have fairly faint narrow rings
Oh, Jupiter! King of the sky.
Saturn’s Wonderful Features by Jason
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
Saturn has lots of moons
But sadly no lagoons.
Saturn has thirty-two rings
And many other things.
It can be seen from Earth
In places such as Perth.
An orbit takes twenty-nine years
Like some spinning souvenirs.
At night our sensational Saturn
Looks like a luminous lantern.
It appears that it has ears
But that’s really ring rotation.
Its temperature’s one-thirty-nine degrees Celsius;
Over fifty-eight thousand kilometres, radius.
It’s mostly made of hydrogen gas
And a place that doesn’t have any green grass.
Our Solar System by Raphael
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun.
A year is almost eighty-eight days long.
Its surface has many wrinkles;
gets hot and is very strong.
Mars is the fourth planet
and looks rusty red and old.
It takes a long time to orbit the Sun
and its temperature’s very cold.
Let’s move to warm bright Venus
with its rocky crust of granite.
Where a day is longer than a year
on this second closest planet.
The Sun is a very big star.
All the planets surround this fire ball.
It is one million times the size of Earth
and I think it’s very cool!
Saturn is a gas giant
Around it are many rings.
It’s the second largest planet
with its rings of pretty bling.
Neptune is extremely cold.
The furthest planet from the Sun.
Its atmosphere has no oxygen.
And it is the eighth one of them.
Orbiting dark awesome space
and mostly made of granite,
our Solar System is amazing.
And those were my favourite planets!
So Far Up There by Isaac
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
The Sun is a ball of boiling gas.
The Sun is a twinkling star.
Its radius is oh, so big
and it’s also very far.
Our wonderful super solar system
is home to many a planet.
Some are gassy and very big
and some are made of granite.
Mars looks like a rust ball
so high up in the sky.
I will never grow that tall.
I’m up to my Mum’s thigh.
Saturn is the sixth one out
and is a gassy giant.
Should you want to land on it
you’ll find it’s one bad client!
Far out, a dwarf planet
that is bigger than my toe.
We think of it as very small.
Its name is poor Pluto.
Close to home, the Moon looks like
a disc in a glistening sea.
It’s showing off its beauty
for the whole wide world to see.
Mysterious Majestic Mars by Sophie C
Trinity Anglican School, White Rock
There is a planet called Mars.
It is half the size of Earth.
Mars is our next-door neighbour.
It might be under a curse.
There is a planet called Mars
and Mars has two marvellous moons.
The fourth planet from the Sun
is where we might visit real soon!
There is a planet called Mars
which has the tallest mountain.
It has some amazing views.
Over twenty k’s high and counting.
There is a planet called Mars.
She has some beautiful hills.
Her ground’s a ridiculous red
and her dust storms could get you killed.
There is a planet called Mars.
If we moved there, could we survive?
There is not much air on Mars.
Not sure we could stay alive.
If you ever go to Mars
be careful of those dusty storms.
They’re known to rage for days and days …
and now you have been warned!
