To Scale: The Solar System

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
buac68-sci-toscalesolarsystem nasa solar system planets comparative planetology relative size scale model Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune orbits
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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To Scale: The Solar System

Observe a team as they build an accurate scale model of the solar system on a dry lakebed in Nevada in this video from Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh. Use this resource to visualize the abstract concept of the size and scale of the solar system and to develop and use models.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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