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Wednesday 1 December 2021

Science - Solar System

 Solar System



Aim:

To make a realistic solar system.


Research:

The solar system is what makes our world go round. It consists of earth and many other planets. The sun is actually a star and we orbit around it. The solar system is the gravitationally bound system of the sun and the objects that orbit it. Either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the sun directly, the largest are the eight planets with the remainder being smaller objects. 



Equipment: 

Cardboard

Paints

String

Balloons

Ping pong balls 

Paper Mache


Method:

  • Use cardboard as a structure.

  • Paint background black with stars.

  • Make the planets using ping pong balls, balloons and paper mache. 

  • Paint them. 

  • Hang them up on the structure using string. 




Sun

1

Yellow, Orange

Jupiter

2

Orange-yellow, blue rays 

Saturn

3

Yellow, brown, beige

Uranus

4

Blue, gray

Neptune

5

Blue

Earth

6

Green, blue, white 

Venus

7

Yellow, orange


Mars

8

Rusty Red/brown

Mercury

9

Grey










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