Solar system to scale

Recently I had a look at the scale of a load of the bigger objects in the solar system compared to the sun. But seeing the scale flat on a computer screen isn’t quite the same as seeing thing…

Solar System Scroll (Grades 5-8): Students make a "pocket" solar system and predict the scale of the solar system and the distance between planets, then check their answers using fractions. With markers and a strip from a roll of cash register paper, students can dispel their misconceptions that planets are equal distance from each and students can see how much "space" there is in the solar system. STEM activities. Space science. Planet distances. Solar system model.

Use a set of scaled balls and beads to show the relative sizes of the planets, the Moon, Ceres, and Pluto to each other and to the Sun. This permanent model can be used over and over again in many ways. Handout included,and can be downloaded separately.

Fun ways for kids to learn how to compare planet sizes in our solar system. Kids then can understand the size and scale of earth compared to other planets.

These solar system scale model ideas are sure to engage your students and help them grasp the understanding of distance and relative size. Check them out!

Revenons en illustrations et en images afin de mieux comprendre l’écosystème qui nous entoure et sur la fabuleuse histoire qui nous a permis de faire partie de la grande famille de l’univers !

“Instead of styrofoam planets, what about everyday objects to represent scale size of solar system? Love this! #elemsci”

Learn all about outer space: the stars, the planets, the sun and moon, and the many discoveries humans have made in the universe beyond.

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Unser Sonnensystem zeichnen. Unser Sonnensystem besteht aus der Sonne und den acht Planeten in ihrer Umlaufbahn: Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus und Neptun. Wenn du Größe und Reihenfolge der Planeten kennst, kannst du...