Sunday, June 6, 2010

Our solar system and beyond.






This is a project you put on the wall and it has our solar system. It also has some distant stars in the background.... that's why we call it "our solar system - and beyond.MATERIALS:
A blank canvas
paint
paper
glue
glitter paint
Mod Podge
yellow and white tissue paper
colored pencil (including white)
sharpie

DIRECTIONS
1. Take the blank canvas and paint it all black - let it dry all the way.
TIP: While the paint is drying you can make the planets. Make sure each planet is the right size. Google "planet sizes" - that helped us.
2. Glue the planets on... and don't forget the sun!
3. Now draw the orbits. Make sure there's a lot of space between Mars and Jupiter. TIP: Make sure Pluto's orbit dips into Neptune's orbit - that way people will know it's not a planet.
4. Glue the asteroid belt on (with white tissue paper). That's why you need to put a little space between Mars and Jupiter.
5. Now write the names of each object on paper - even Pluto even though it's not a planet.Put the rings on Uranus (on the side) and Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune (rings wrapped around themselves).
6. Write the title ("Space that never ends!)and put glitter on it.

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