Scale of the Solar System

Last week we got a chance to see how big the solar system really is and how small we are when we created a scale model of the solar system using a volleyball for the sun and a peppercorn for the Earth. We overlaid the planet orbits on Google Earth and were surprised to find that Pluto would be a pinhead 1000 yards away and the nearest star other than the Sun would be 4000 miles away in that scale.

The Solar System

This week we will be looking at the solar system. We will review the names and locations of the planets and we will create a scale model to help us visualize the distances between planets.

Science-7: Out of Classroom Experience

Wednesday we will have the first Meeting of the Experience. Come with your lunch to room 16 as soon as you get your food. We have a lot to do: electing officers, planning fund raising for the Halloween dance, deciding what other kinds of field trips and fund raisers to do.