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Astronomy Day from McDonald Observatory Solar System Scale Activity

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Add a visual aid to your solar system lessons. Enthusiastic astronomers create a model depicting the nine planets and their distance from the sun.

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Create a solar system themed bulletin board with images and the planet acronym, M,V, E, M, J, S, U, N, P
Schedule time in the library or on mobile learning devices to search information about the solar system
Assign a report on the solar system or specific planets, and have learners share their findings with the class

A sentence strip and a pencil are required for each participant
Scholars should be familiar with the nine planets and relative locations from the sun

Provides a mnemonic device to aid in remembering the planets order in our solar system
Information about Pluto and its dwarf planet status is available on the last page