How Do You Build A Solar System?
The solar system is a wondrous creation filled with planets, moons, asteroids, comets and the sun. Study the solar system up close and personal by creating a model that demonstrates the differences in sizes of the plants and their distances from the sun. You’ll learn more about the solar system after you make this solar system model mobile from simple items found in a hobby or craft store. Step 1 Paint the plastic foam balls to correspond to what they represent according to the list that follows. For example, you may want to paint the Sun yellow and Mars red because these are the colors most often associated with them. Sun-6-inch ball Mercury-1 1/4-inch ball Venus-2-inch ball Earth-2-inch ball Mars-1 1/2-inch ball Jupiter-4-inch ball Saturn-3-inch ball Uranus-2 1/2-inch ball Neptune-2 1/2-inch ball Pluto-1-inch ball Step 2 Tie the dowels together with fishing line into an X shape. The planets and sun will hang from this framework. Find a place to temporarily hang your mobile with more
