Scale model of the solar system

Using this document you can create a scale model of the solar system (you will also need a way to measure out the distances up to 45m). Included are the images of each planet and a comment describing how big they would be on this scale (between 2cm and 0.01mm). There is also a guide for you to use as the teacher to tell the pupils how far apart the planets will be on this scale. This would work best on a school field where the pupils have room to stretch the full 45m.

This is a useful activity for communicating to pupils the size of the solar system compared to our tiny little planet.