Build a Solar System Model - Exploratorium
Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."
Make a Scale Solar System - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Oct 1, 2024 · In this project, you will create your own scale model of the solar system by learning how to calculate scale distances, the relative sizes of planets, or both. Then, use beads and string, sidewalk chalk, or your own creative choice of materials to build a model you can explore – or maybe even wear!
NASA Eyes lets you explore a simulation of the whole Solar System and beyond, all completely to scale, including NASA spacecraft, past and present, as well as discovered exoplanets. Night Sky Network "Worlds of the Solar System" is the source of the Planets to Scale. PDF.
The Solar System to Scale: Dynamic 2D Model
This 2D visual model illustrates the scale of the sun and planets in our solar system, and their current distance from each other.
Build a Solar System Model - Exploratorium
Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space." This Page requires a JavaScript capable browser. Fill in the diameter of the Sun you want your model to be scaled by.
Build a Solar System - Exploratorium
Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space." You must have JavaScript turned on in your browser! Fill in the diameter of the Sun you want your model to be scaled by.
Solar System Scale Model - PBS LearningMedia
Create a scale model of the solar system with this lesson plan from NASA and the Stanford Solar Center. The lesson begins with an exploration of model cars. Then, students estimate which objects to use to create a scale model of the Sun and Earth.
Although we could print the planet sizes to scale, the paper would need to be way too large to show the scaled distances. Instead, to help you understand the sizes and distances of our solar system, we’ve created a scale model. Our Solar System, real imagery but not to scale.
Purpose: Construct a scale model of the solar system to familiarize the student with the relative sizes and positions of the planets in the solar system and the vast distances between them and between the Sun and other stars. A convenient scale has 1 foot representing 1 million miles.
Make a scale model of the Solar System - BBC Sky at Night …
A look at the various units required for measuring distance in space reveals just what astronomers are up against! Using scale models helps us to visualise this. In this project we'll show you how to make a model of the Solar System that shows the distances between the planets to scale.