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Next time you start to feel a little long in the tooth, find out Your Age on Other Worlds. Just enter your birthday, and this simple app will tell you your age on each of the planets in our solar system. They still count Pluto, by the way, which is great if you’re feeling especially ancient – my first Plutonian birthday isn’t until October 13, 2226.

Students will get a kick out of learning when their next birthday is on other planets. Chances are they’ll have 3 or 4 of those in the coming year. Back in my day, we got to have candy on our birthdays, so you’re probably in store for a year-long sugar rush.

Your Age on Other Worlds also goes into the physics behind orbital motion, so students will get an understanding of why they’re eleven on one planet and a hundred on another. This is a great tool to enhance your science instruction. Just be on the lookout for any fake IDs from Venus. -BILL FERRIS

Your Age on Other Worlds