Our Solar System Model
Name____________________
Date____________ Per_____
Directions: You will make a scale model showing the distance of each planet from the sun. Use the
scale 1 meter=10,000,000 meters. When you are done please draw a picture of each planet using the
text book.
Step one: Complete columns below.
Step two: Make Model.
Step three: Draw/Color Planets!
Planet
Distance from sun
Distance on paper in meters
57,900
10,000,000
Mercury
57,900 million
meters
Venus
108,200 million
meters
Earth
149,600 million
meters
Mars
227,900 million
meters
Jupiter
778,300 million
meters
Saturn
1,427,000 million
meters
Uranus
2,871,000 million
meters
Neptune
4,497,100 million
meters
= _____________m
Distance on paper in millimeters
_______m_x1, 000 = __________
mm
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Our Solar System Model
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