START YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM! DRAW THE SUN AT ONE END DRAW THE KUIPER BELT AT OTHER END Neptune + Saturn’s Orbits URANUS’ ORBIT FOLD PAPER IN HALF Crease firmly! UNFOLD AND DRAW LINE IN CREASE Jupiter’s Orbit DRAW URANUS ON LINE REFOLD PAPER IN HALF AND IN HALF AGAIN TO MAKE FOURTHS UNFOLD + DRAW LINES ON BOTH CREASES DRAW SATURN DRAW NEPTUNE FOLD THE SUN UP TO MEET SATURN The asteroid belt NOW FOLD THE SUN UP TO MEET JUPITER UNFOLD, MARK ORBIT AND DRAW JUPITER DRAW ASTEROID BELT ON CREASE Mars’ orbit FOLD THE SUN TO MEET THE ASTEROID BELT UNFOLD, MARK ORBIT AND DRAW MARS Mercury, Venus + Earth FOLD THE SUN TO MARS, THEN FOLD SECTION IN HALF AGAIN Unfold paper and you should have 3 creases. Draw orbit lines and PLACE Mercury Venus earth There are many other things in our solar system. Try adding in spacecraft exploring the planets, or some of the moons of Jupiter. What else can you add? Me r Ve cur y n Ea us rt Ma h rs SUN YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS COMPLETE! Jupiter Asteroid Belt Saturn Uranus Neptune KUIPER Belt
