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Students create a model of the solar system using beads and a piece of string. The scale model is for distances planets are from the Sun, not sizes of the planets in comparison to the Sun. Students use ratios to calculate the distances they need to use to create their model. Once students complete their models, there are many possibilities for extension discussions and extension questions.
- Subject:
- Earth and Space Science
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
- Date Added:
- 06/30/2016