Blue Earth
Objective: Students construct scale models
of Each
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planet in order to show their relationship in size
compared to the sun. Students will measure each
planet’s distance from the sun in order to create a
scaled model of our solar system. Students will analyze
an article in order to respond to questions about our
solar system.
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Warm Up:
Make a list of all the objects that you and your partner
believe exist in our solar system.
For example: 1. Sun
Exploration
Creating a scaled model of a planet
Each group of students will be assigned a planet to create out of stock paper.
Sun
Question
Planets
What are the objects that
make up our solar
system?
Moons
Comets
Asteroids
Heliocentric System
Comets
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Question
What is the largest object in our
Solar System?
Statistics
Planet
Period of rotation
Distance from
the sun
(million miles)
Mercury
88 days
36
Venus
224.17 days
67
Earth
365.6 days
93
Mars
687.23 days
140
Jupiter
11.11 years
480
Saturn
29.5 years
890
Uranus
84 years
1,790
Neptune
164 years
2,800