Solar System Scale Activity
6th Grade Science
Place a piece of paper on your desk in front of
you vertically. In very small letters, write
“Sun” on the very top edge of the strip.
Vertical looks like this
Write SUN on top edge
Note: Use small print and do NOT use
circles to represent objects!
On the bottom edge
Write Pluto on bottom of strip
of the same strip
write “Pluto”
Note: Use small print and do NOT use circles to
represent objects!
Fold the strip in half (top to bottom)
and open it up again, showing
the crease.
What object in the Solar
System might belong on
the crease?
What other astronomical
objects make up the solar
system?
Write what you think goes on the
crease between the Sun and
Pluto.
Write the rest of the planets on the strip of
paper. Make sure you put the planets in
order and relative locations where you think
they should be.
Now write DRAFT on this side of the paper.
Let’s see how you did!
Turn your strip of paper over and let’s
make an answer key.
Place the piece of paper on your desk in front of
you vertically. In very small letters, write “Sun”
on the very top edge of the strip and then write
“Pluto” on the very bottom of the strip.
REFOLD paper strip halfway
between the Sun and Pluto and
then open it back up.
On the crease, write…..(drumroll please)
URANUS
Fold Pluto to Uranus
On the crease write…….(drum roll please)
NEPTUNE
Fold Sun to Uranus
On the crease write…….(drum roll please)
SATURN
Fold Sun to Saturn
On the crease write…….(drum roll please)
JUPITER
Fold Sun to Jupiter
On the crease write…….(drum roll please)
ASTEROID
BELT
Fold Sun to Asteroid Belt
On the crease write…….(drum roll please)
MARS
Fold Sun to Mars
On the crease write…….(drum roll please)
VENUS
Shoot for the stars and guess
what you think you should write
between the Sun and Venus???
MERCURY
Which planet is MISSING?
EARTH
Write Earth between Venus and Mars