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    8417 - U3L8S2 - Building The Solar System Work File

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students build a scale model of the solar system with their parent or guardian. It includes converting the distances of planets from the sun in astronomical units to centimeters or inches. Students then measure out and place cutouts of the planets at their scaled distances from a marker representing the sun. They observe the organization and groupings of planets, and reflect on their results and analysis in writing.

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students build a scale model of the solar system with their parent or guardian. It includes converting the distances of planets from the sun in astronomical units to centimeters or inches. Students then measure out and place cutouts of the planets at their scaled distances from a marker representing the sun. They observe the organization and groupings of planets, and reflect on their results and analysis in writing.

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    8417 - U3L8S2 - Building The Solar System Work File

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students build a scale model of the solar system with their parent or guardian. It includes converting the distances of planets from the sun in astronomical units to centimeters or inches. Students then measure out and place cutouts of the planets at their scaled distances from a marker representing the sun. They observe the organization and groupings of planets, and reflect on their results and analysis in writing.

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    Building the Solar System Work File


    Part 1: Preparing for the Activity:
    For this activity, it is required that your parent or guardian participate as your lab partner.

    Before this activity, please form a hypothesis about the distances between planets.

    Discuss, with your parent/guardian lab partner, what you already know about the solar

    system, and the new things you discover as you build this model.

    Distances from the Sun:


    An Astronomical Unit is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun
    (http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/au.html).
    Fill in the scale distances below. Convert the objects distances from AUs to
    EITHER centimeters or inches. Choose the conversion unit that matches the
    measuring tool that you have at home. If you have a meter stick, use centimeters. If
    you have a yard stick, measuring tape or other English measurement tool, use
    inches. These will be the distances that you will measure in order to create your
    model.
    Example:
    Mercurys distance from the sun in AUs = .387
    1m = 100 cm
    1m = 39.38 inches

    0.387 * 100 = 38.7 cm


    0.387 * 39.38 = 15.24 inches
    Distance From
    Sun in:

    Scale
    Distance
    in:

    Astronomical
    Units

    Centimeters

    Mercury

    0.387

    38.7 cm

    15.24 in

    Venus

    0.723

    Earth

    1.00

    Mars

    1.524

    Asteroid Belt

    3.00

    Jupiter

    5.203

    Saturn

    9.539

    Uranus

    19.18

    Neptune

    30.06

    Pluto

    39.53

    No longer a
    planet

    You may skip this one

    Object Name

    Or Scale Distance
    in:
    Inches

    Note: Contact your instructor if you need help converting the measurements.

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    Part 2: The Activity:

    http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_10.html
    From the site above, click on Planet Print Outs from menu on the left. Print the images
    and cut them out. You will also need a marker or object to represent the sun and
    the asteroid belt. Pasting the smaller planets to an index card may keep them from
    getting lost or damaged. Review Part 4 Completing the Activity before beginning
    this section.
    Gather your planet cutouts, data table, parent/guardian, and measuring tool and head
    outside. Find a long, straight, uninterrupted area, like a driveway, or yard edge parallel
    to, but away from the road. Be sure you are in a safe area before proceeding.
    1. Place your marker representing the sun on the ground.
    2. Starting from the sun, measure out to the distance calculated for Mercury, placing
    your Mercury cutout here
    3. Continue measuring from the sun, in a straight line, to each planets calculated
    distance, placing the planet images and asteroid belt at their scale distances.

    Part 3: Reflecting on the Activity:


    Write a paragraph about your observations for each of the following sets of questions.

    Results and Observations: What did you observe about the organization of the
    solar system in terms of distances? Did you notice any groupings of planets? What did
    you observe about the sizes of the planets and their position in relation to the Sun?
    Analysis: Which planets make up the inner and outer planet groupings? Why do you
    believe that astronomers decided to group them this way? Include at least three
    reasons explaining why astronomers may have grouped the planets this way.

    Part 4: Completing the Activity Choose one of the two options below:
    Option 1 Document the making of your model with the following photos:
    a. One picture with parent/guardian at sun.
    b. One picture with student at asteroid belt.
    Insert your images into this work file and submit this assessment.
    (If the file is too large to submit as an assessment, change to quality of your photos to e
    mail quality to reduce the file size. Alternatively you can e-mail your instructor in the
    course and attach the images.)

    Option 2 Parent phone call with your instructor.


    After completing this lesson, you and your parent will contact your instructor by phone to
    discuss your participation in this family activity.

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