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SOLAR SYSTEM IN YOUR POCKET

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NOTE: OBJECTS ARE NOT TO SIZE

  • 1.Find one edge of the strip.
  • 2. Label this vertically as the SUN. SOL
  • 3. Draw a very small circle at the other end of the strip.
  • 4. Label this as Pluto. PLUTÓN

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PREDICTING

  • Flip the strip over. Lightly with a pencil label where you think the following would be:
  • Earth TIERRA
  • Jupiter JÚPITER
  • Neptune NEPTUNO

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  • 5. Fold the strip in half and crease it.
  • 6. unfold it and lay it flat
  • 7. Draw a medium circle at the halfway point.
  • 8. Label it as Uranus. URANO

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  • 9. Fold the tape back in half.
  • 10. Fold it in half again.
  • 11. Unfold it and lay flat.
  • 12. Draw a medium circle at the ¼ mark closest to the sun.
  • 13. Label this Saturn. SATURNO
  • 14. Draw a medium circle at the ¾ mark closest to Pluto.
  • 15. Label this Neptune. NEPTUNO

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  • 16. Fold the strip back into quarters.
  • 17. Now fold in half again.
  • 18. Unfold and lay flat. You should have eighths.
  • 19. Draw a medium circle at the 1/8th mark, between the sun and Saturn.
  • 20. Label it Jupiter. JÚPITER

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  • 21. Leaving it flat fold the sun to meet Jupiter.
  • 22. Unfold the strip.
  • 23. Label this fold the asteroid belt.
    • CINTURÓN DE ASTEROIDES

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  • 25. Fold the sun edge to meet the asteroid belt.
  • 26. Unfold and lay the strip flat.
  • 27. Draw a dot right before the fold, closer to the sun.
  • 28. Label it Earth. TIERRA
  • 29. Draw a small circle right after the fold, closer to the asteroid belt.
  • 30. Label it Mars. MARTE

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  • 31. Draw two small circles between the Sun and Earth, spacing them out evenly.
  • 32. Label the one closest to the sun as Mercury. MERCURIO
  • 33. Label the one closest to Earth as Venus. VENUS

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YOU NOW HAVE A SOLAR SYSTEM YOU CAN FIT IN YOUR POCKET!

  • Check your markings on the back, were any of your predictions close?

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Given this spacing, why do you think little Venus can outshine Jupiter in the night sky?

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YOU NOW HAVE A SOLAR SYSTEM YOU CAN FIT IN YOUR POCKET!

  • On this scale 1m=40 AU, where would the nearest star be?
  • Proxima Centuri is 271,000 AU or 6,775 strips
  • What unit do we use for stars?
  • Light Years!
  • Proxima Centuri is 4.22 light years away.