Student Project: Make a Scale Solar System | NASA/JPL Edu
WEBIn 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!
Build a Solar System Model - Exploratorium
WEBYou can now build your scale model. You can do this with a long tape measure, or you can measure the size of your pace and walk it off counting the number of steps you take. To mark a planet's place you can use a piece of paper on a post that you stick into the ground, or you can use a flag, or even a person.
The Solar System to Scale: Dynamic 2D Model
WEBDiameter: 49 pixels. Distance: pixels. 1 pixel = 1,000 km. This 2D visual model illustrates the scale of the sun and planets in our solar system, and their current distance from each other.
Create a Solar System Scale Model With Spreadsheets
WEBIn this activity, students use scale, proportion and/or ratios to develop a scale solar system calculator. Using spreadsheet software, students will determine the size of and/or distances between planets on a solar system model that fits on a playground.
WEBPurpose: 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.
How to Build a Seven-Mile-Wide Scale Model of the Solar System
WEBSep 21, 2015 · Heading out to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert (best known as where Burning Man takes place), the crew built a scale model seven miles in diameter, drawing out the orbits and filming models of the...
Build a Solar System Model - Exploratorium
WEBIn these spreadsheets, you set the scale of the model by entering a radius for the Sun. The sheets should then calculate everything else based on this number. Download Apple Numbers-format spreadsheet. Download Excel-format spreadsheet. Download OpenOffice-format spreadsheet.
Scale Model of the Solar System | Discover the Universe
WEBThe best way to understand the true dimensions of the solar system is to create a scale model. Use the tool below to visualize the solar system at various scales. Instructions
Scale Model Solar System resources for informal educators
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Making and exploring a more accurate scale model Solar System (or at least part of one) can help students and the public better understand the vastness of space and the challenges of space exploration.
Make a scale model of the Solar System - BBC Sky at Night …
WEBLearn how to make a scale model of the Solar System with simple materials and measurements. A fun and educational DIY project for astronomy lovers.