1. Distance to the Planets (whole class activity) Materials: Long strip of paper, pencil

2. 1. On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun."

3. 2. On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system.

4. 3. Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names.

5. 4. Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus.

6. 5. Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one-fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one- fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune.

7. 6. Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one-fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn.

8. 7. Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one- fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter.

9. 8. Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one- fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets.

10. 9. Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one- fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 9.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars.

11. 10. Fold the left side again so that the Sun meets Mars. Crease this edge, open it, and write Venus. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one- fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 9.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars. 10.Fold the left side again so that the Sun meets Mark. Crease this edge, open it, and write Venus.

12. 11. Fold the left side so that Venus meets Mars. Crease here, open it, and write Earth. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one- fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 9.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars. 10.Fold the left side again so that the Sun meets Mark. Crease this edge, open it, and write Venus. 11.Fold the left side so that Venus meets Mars. Crease here, open it, and write Earth.

13. 12. Finally, fold the left side so that the Sun meets Venus, crease, open, and write Mercury. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one-fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 9.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars. 10.Fold the left side again so that the Sun meets Mark. Crease this edge, open it, and write Venus. 11.Fold the left side so that Venus meets Mars. Crease here, open it, and write Earth. 12.Finally, fold the left side so that the Sun meets Venus, crease, open, and write Mercury.

14. You now have a fairly accurate scale model of the Solar System. 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one-fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 9.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars. 10.Fold the left side again so that the Sun meets Mark. Crease this edge, open it, and write Venus. 11.Fold the left side so that Venus meets Mars. Crease here, open it, and write Earth. 12.Finally, fold the left side so that the Sun meets Venus, crease, open, and write Mercury.

15. What did you learn from this activity? 1.On one end of the paper strip, write the word, "Sun." 2.On the other end of the paper strip, write the word, "Pluto." These represent, for this model, the locations for these two bodies in the solar system. 3.Recall the names of the planets that lie between these two non-planets. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Write along the strip where you think they belong, using their names. 4.Now let's learn where they are... really. Fold your strip in half and put a crease in the middle. Open this up, and on the crease, write the name Uranus. 5.Fold the right side of the strip so the end meets the crease in the middle. You will have divided your strip into two one-fourth sections on the right side.) Crease this position, open it up, and on the new crease write Neptune. 6.Fold the left side of the strip to the middle crease, making a crease on the left one-fourth of the strip. Open up the strip, and on the crease write Saturn. 7.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Saturn. Crease the new edge. Open the strip and write Jupiter. 8.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets Jupiter. Crease this new edge. Open this edge and mark it Asteroid Belt. This marks the boundary between the terrestrial and Jovial planets. 9.Fold the left side of the strip so the Sun meets the Asteroid Belt and crease the edge. Open it and mark it Mars. 10.Fold the left side again so that the Sun meets Mark. Crease this edge, open it, and write Venus. 11.Fold the left side so that Venus meets Mars. Crease here, open it, and write Earth. 12.Finally, fold the left side so that the Sun meets Venus, crease, open, and write Mercury.