Solar System Scale Activity 6 th Grade Science. Place a piece of paper on your desk in front of you...
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Solar System Scale Activity 6 th Grade Science. Place a piece of paper on your desk in front of you vertically. In very small letters, write “ Sun ” on
Place a piece of paper on your desk in front of you vertically.
In very small letters, write Sun on the very top edge of the strip.
Note: Use small print and do NOT use circles to represent objects!
Vertical looks like thisWrite SUN on top edge
Slide 3
On the bottom edge of the same strip write Pluto Note: Use
small print and do NOT use circles to represent objects! Write
Pluto on bottom of strip
Slide 4
Fold the strip in half (top to bottom) and open it up again,
showing the crease.
Slide 5
What other astronomical objects make up the solar system? What
object in the Solar System might belong on the crease?
Slide 6
Write what you think goes on the crease between the Sun and
Pluto.
Slide 7
Write the rest of the planets on the strip of paper. Make sure
you put the planets in order and relative locations where you think
they should be.
Slide 8
Now write DRAFT on this side of the paper.
Slide 9
Lets see how you did! Turn your strip of paper over and lets
make an answer key.
Slide 10
Place the piece of paper on your desk in front of you
vertically. In very small letters, write Sun on the very top edge
of the strip and then write Pluto on the very bottom of the
strip.
Slide 11
REFOLD paper strip halfway between the Sun and Pluto and then
open it back up. On the crease, write..(drumroll please)
URANUS
Slide 12
Fold Pluto to Uranus On the crease write.(drum roll please)
NEPTUNE
Slide 13
Fold Sun to Uranus On the crease write.(drum roll please)
SATURN
Slide 14
Fold Sun to Saturn On the crease write.(drum roll please)
JUPITER
Slide 15
Fold Sun to Jupiter On the crease write.(drum roll please)
ASTEROID BELT
Slide 16
Fold Sun to Asteroid Belt On the crease write.(drum roll
please) MARS
Slide 17
Fold Sun to Mars On the crease write.(drum roll please)
VENUS
Slide 18
Shoot for the stars and guess what you think you should write
between the Sun and Venus??? MERCURY
Slide 19
Which planet is MISSING? EARTH Write Earth between Venus and
Mars