After modeling the orbits of the inner planets, we trekked to the field divided into 9 groups. Each group was responsible for sharing information about the sun or one of the eight planets.
We imagined a solar system where the sun was 1 inch in diameter and scaled the distance between the planets accordingly. Things started off easily with the first few planets being just a meter or so from each other.
However, once Mars was placed, things got a little busier. In placing Jupiter, we were able to see the space occupied by the asteroid belt.
Ask your student one hypothesis for the existence of the asteroid belt. {Scientists hypothesize that perhaps it is the remains of a planet that broke up}
The distances between planets grew larger and larger. In the end, our solar system ran from the back fence along Firefly to almost to the upper grade eating area.
Ask your child which planet or start they represented and one fact that they remember about their celestial body.
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