Making a Scale Model of the Solar System Mia Hendricks (1)

Name Mia Hendricks _______ Making a Scale Model of the Solar System Adapted from Scott Resources Planet’s Videolab by Miller Procedure 1. You will be creating a scale model of the solar system. The scale used for distances in the model will be 1 meter = 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) . The scale used for the size of your planets will be 0.1mm = 1 Earth diameter . The table below will provide all the data needed to construct your model, however, you will need to calculate the missing values. HINT: Use the values in column B to calculate the values on column C. Use the values in column D to calculate column E. A B C D E Object Distance from the Sun (AU) Earth = 1 AU Distance from the Sun on model Earth = 1 meter Actual Diameter Earth = 1.0 Diameter on model Earth = 0.1 mm Sun 0.0 0.0 110.0 11.00 Mercury 0.4 0.4 0.4 .40 Venus 0.7 0.7 1.0 .10 Earth 1.0 1.0 1.0 .10 Mars 1.5 1.5 0.5 .05 Jupiter 5.2 5.2 11.2 1.12 Saturn 9.5 9.5 9.5 .95 Uranus 19.2 19.2 3.7 .37 Neptune 30.1 30.1 3.5 .35 2. After completing the table you can construct the scale model of the solar system. You will need to create the planets relative to diameter determined above (drawing each planet as a dot on a sticky note or masking tape will work best). Using inches instead of instead of millimeter and meters.

3. Using a meter stick, place each planet at their relative distance from the Sun. Doing this along a wall or sidewalk will make it easier to get all the planets in a straight line for a good perspective. There are 5 questions, each worth 20 points! Answer the following questions: 1. Insert an image of your completed scale model of the solar system.