Tactile Astronomy: Meet our Neighbours!

Explore our Solar System through "Meet Our Neighbours" activity series in tactile form. This collection of activities uses cheap or household items to create a tactile hands-on experience for visually impaired students and their non-visually impaired peers.
NOTE: The "Meet our neighbours!" project was produced by NUCLIO and Europlanet and supported by Galileo Teaching Training Program and GalileoMobile. You can find more information at this Link

1406_tactile_earth
Meet our home: planet Earth
Explore a tactile version of our home, the Earth, with household materials.
DATE: 2014-06-26 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile planets
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h 30m
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astroedu-meet-neighbours-mars-1
Meet our neighbours: Mars
Build a tactile version of the red planet!
DATE: 2025-03-10 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
tactile planets
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h
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astroedu_mercury_06
Meet our neighbours: Mercury
Let's explore Mercury with a tactile, low-cost version!
DATE: 2025-03-10 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
tactile planets
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h
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1408_materials
Meet our neighbours: Moon
Explore the tactile version of our moon with household materials.
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Moon
Age
6 - 12
Time
2h
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finished
Meet our neighbours: Sun
Explore the tactile version of our star; the Sun with household materials.
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile planets
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h
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