1. Scale Model of Our Solar System
Modeling distances

2. Object
Distance from the sun
Mercury
6 cm
Venus
11 cm
Earth
15 cm
Mars
23 cm
Asteroid Belt (Ceres)
55 cm
Jupiter
78 cm
Saturn
143 cm
Uranus
287 cm
Neptune
450 cm
Pluto
590 cm
Eris (dwarf planet)
690 cm

3. What to do Gather 1 meter stick, 1 roll of paper and a pencil
Write the names of everyone in your group on the back at the beginning of the paper.
Write the word “Sun” at the beginning of the paper on the front. Draw a line after the word and color up to the line yellow.
MEASURE ALL LENGTHS FROM THE LINE.
Measure from the line to each object, make a small mark and label with the object’s name.
Tear off the paper at 7 meters.
Write everyone’s name at the end of the paper again.