Educational Insights GeoSafari Motorized Solar System, Model Planets, STEM Toy, Ages 8+

Amazing gift! Purchased for my older nephew (on the Spectrum) and he LOVED it! So did his younger siblings. Such a great educational and fun experience brought on by this mobile display.

The guide doesn't state to buy lithium batteries. I had to call geosafari many times to get a representative. She then told me to use lithium batteries. That's why you get many complaints about this toy not working.

We received this product from Educational Insights, but all opinions are our own. My 6 year old son has been asking for a solar system model for a while now. This one is great. It took about 5 minutes to put together. The booklet it came with is very informative and has some great information on each planet. The constellation projection is a huge bonus and was a great addition. He and my 3 year old daughter loved staring at the ceiling!

this is a really cool toy I can sit for hours watching the planets move but there's only a few problems with it Mars is constantly getting stuck on Jupiter because of Jupiter's large size and also Mercury is extremely close to the Sun sometimes touching the Sun also the model sometimes randomly cuts off but you can easily fix it by moving the batteries around

Despite its major downfall, I still love it. The model works really well for me, and I love the interchangable dome, but there is a major issue behind the science of it. I understand it's not to scale blah blah blah and all that, BUT IT'S REVOLVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION! Planets rotate and revolve in a counterclockwise direction, and this model does not. I teach Astronomy in high school so it is going to be a funny prank to see how many of my students pick up on it! Extra credit point?

I bought this as a Christmas gift for my granddaughter. She was disappointed because I had to return it for replacement because it did not work. The replacement came and it worked for two days. Horrible product and waste of money. I wish I would have heeded to the reviews that were written prior to purchasing.

Much like it seems the majority of people's experience with this product. It didn't work right out of the box. Very disappointed. Will be returning and purchasing one from another company. This was for my 5 year old son whom is fascinated with the planets and space. I think the thing that irritates me the most is that this product is marketed to teachers for use in the classroom. Make a product that doesn't falter and break or just don't make it at all.

The light does not light up, it does spin but stops and freezes

motor does not work very disappointed

My son received this as a Christmas gift but when I put the batteries in neither the light or the motor worked. I ordered another one from a store to replace the broken one but that motor did not turn on either. I'm very disappointed since my son loves the planets and was looking forward to watching them spin.