Class Project: Making a Model of the Solar System to SCALE!!!

I've always wanted to make a model of the Solar System. I hoped my teacher would assign it as a project when I was a kid. It never happened. So... I had my students do it! We built a Solar System, to scale, in our school. Not just an ordinary Sun and 8 planets, no. We included 9 moons, 2 dwarf planets, and the asteroid belt. It was SO MUCH FUN! Each class picked their own scale based on actual numbers. The 2 scales (for distance and diameter) had to be different from one another, of course, but the results were awesome! My favorite was Eris ending up down 2 hallways outside our main office. You'll notice several of each planet in the hallway, that's because I did the activity with each of 3 classes. Next year I'm going to put each class in a different hall.  You'll also notice the planets are different sizes, that's because each class chose a different scale.  Leave me a message if you have any questions! Check out our pics and visit the link at the bottom for the FREE download.  Enjoy!

I hope you liked it! Here is the link!  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Class-Project-Model-of-the-Solar-System-for-grades-7-10-1817162

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