Educational Insights GeoSafari Motorized Solar System

The GeoSafari® Motorized Solar System is a fantastic educational tool for kids of most ages! It is easy to put together; I think it took about 5 minutes. It comes with an instruction booklet explaining how to put it together, but more importantly, it has a teacher's guide to give ideas of ways to use the solar system and fun facts. The solar system itself can be viewed in a stationary setting or while rotating. The group of planets closer to the sun rotate faster than the group further from the sun which is great but my science guy husband says he wished each planet would rotate progressively faster to make it more realistic. Personally, I would have liked the planets to be more detailed and realistic looking, but otherwise love this product. The way the system is set up, you can use it with the sun or the constellations projecting. The package says the recommended ages for the product are ages 8-12 but I've actually been using with with my soon to be 5 year old. She has always loved the moon and has more recently become interested in the stars and the planets. This model solar system is the perfect way to visually explain to her how the plants move and why it gets dark at night (a question she asks often!). Kids should be able to grow with this product. Younger kids can learn a little about the earth's rotation around the sun and use the constellation projection as a nightlight because it has an automatic shut off after 20 minutes. As kids get older, they can learn about where the rest of the planets sit, how quick or slow they move and learn the symbols for each planet. All in all, we love this motorized solar system and know we will use it for years to come. We received the GeoSafari® Motorized Solar System from Educational Insights to try out for free but all opinions are my own. #educationalinsights

My son loves this toy! For someone who didn’t really care about planets before, he is now hooked. I got him this toy to see about exploring and learning about new things. I have ordered EI toys when my kids were younger and have loved all of their games and learning toys. This is great for older kids. I ordered it from Amazon and the box kept the pieces inside sturdy and safe. The planets were very easy to install. I did have to help my son figure out the order of the planets, but the EI instructions made it easy to figure out the order. I had to look for the symbols on the planets for my son, but once I showed him, he was able to match up the symbol and the planet from the book and put together the whole model. His favorite part was turning on the constellation dome. He was yelling in the bathroom as he was looking at all of the constellations. I love that EI also suggests to use it as a nightlight. The first two nights, he wanted to sleep with it on when it was bedtime. I told him only those nights since it was running on batteries. But, the instructions said it would turn off in 20 minutes and it did turn off. The instruction booklet had ton of information about the planets and constellations, so I think he will eventually get to reading the book and learning more about them all. He noticed how the planets all moved in the same direction when we turned the motion part on. We did talk about how it’s completely built to scale, but that the order of the planets are correct and that the size comparison is pretty close. It really helps that the planets are not just one color, but looks very similar to pictures we can see on the internet. Every day I come home from work, he is looking at it and turning it on and watching the planets go around. It’s a great interactive toy that really will help kids learn more about planets after reading the booklet. I will definitely recommend it to some of my friends who have kids who love outer space!

I bought for a 4 year old who loves space . My husband and him put it together but it would not light so they gave up . My son looked said the battery case is flimsy and has to be just right to get the planets spinning . It worked my grandson was excited but again I’m not sure how long the battery pack will work . He’s a kid so moving it etc it could stop for good . So a good educational toy but again I’m not sure for how long .

Fabulous, and simply built!

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I am livid, the first one I received this which did not work unless you press the down like a button. The second one I received the light was blown, from the photo you can see the one I just received on the left with the blown light, and then the one on the right with a good light and the broken motor. I wish I could just switch out the lights but it’s not possible so I am returning both and getting my money back this is a horrible product do not buy. I am livid, the first one I received the switch did not work unless you press down like a button. The second one I received the light was blown, from the photo you can see the one I just received on the left with the blown light, and then the one on the right with the good light and the broken motor. I wish I could just switch out the lights but it’s not possible so I am returning both and getting my money back this is a horrible product do not buy.

So far it works well for us. The inner four planets rotate at the same speed (about 6 seconds per revolution). The outer four planets rotate as a unit at half that speed (about 12 seconds per revolution). It doesn't seem to do any harm of you stop then from turning with the motor on. They slip. You can turn all of them by hand to new positions. The three position slider switch is on the outer edge of one foot: (Off / light and motor on / light on motor off). You need a Phillips screwdriver to open the battery compartment to install 4 AA batteries.

Got this as a birthday gift for my special needs child who is deeply into all things space. After only 3 days, it no longer orbits. We changed the batteries and everything. His little heart is broken. :(

El mejor modelo del sistema solar que hemos comprado, excelente calidad las piezas, los planetas giran a la perfección y el proyector de constelaciones esta genial. Totalmente recomendado si tu hij@ es fan del espacio.

My little boy is very very happy when we open the box and when after the assemble and start it to spin around he like it so much.

Très bon produit!! Prise en main très facile, il fonctionne bien. En revanche il m'est arrivé une mésaventure, je m'en servais comme de support visuel pour des animations et Mercure et Vénus ont disparu! Serait il possible de retrouver des pièces à part ?

che permette al bambino di capire il nostro sistema solare e le proporzioni tra i pianeti ed il sole, nonchè le distanze dallo stesso che spiegano il tipo di superficie che essi hanno. Molto consigliato. L'unica cosa è che non ruotano su se stessi e che la velocità di rotazione intorno al sole è uguale per tutti, non come la realtà.

It's so nice.. Good quality.. Only the constellations at edges are not projected clearly.. Apart from that everything alright..it would be more accomplished if they would included southern hemisphere dome as well.. Not quite sure whether the same is available to buy separately.. Overall good experience and my little daughter enjoyed thoroughly