Outreach Resources

Worlds of the Solar System: Make a Scale Model [Activity and Handout]

Worlds of the Solar System: Make a Scale Model [Activity and Handout]

  • Daytime Event
  • Inside Venue
  • Outside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Child, Teen, Adult
Use a set of scaled balls and beads to show the relative sizes of the planets, the Moon, Ceres, and Pluto to each other and to the Sun. This permanent model can be used over and over again in many ways. Handout included,and can be downloaded separately.
Uploaded: October 28, 2008

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Activity Video: Worlds of the Solar System - Make a Scale Model

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Daytime Event
Daytime Event
Nighttime Event
Nighttime Event
Inside Venue
Inside Venue
Outside Venue
Outside Venue
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