THE SOLAR SYSTEM

What You Need

5 sheets of yellow paper
15 sheets of white paper
scissors
glue stick
copies of the planets
cellophane tape
markers or crayons

What You Do

1. Tape each of the yellow papers together along their short edges. This will represent the Sun.

  

2. Tape the 15 sheets of white paper together along their short edges. This is where you will put the solar system. Number each page in the top right corner.

3. Tape the edge of the Sun to the edge of the solar system.

4. Color in each planet. Add moons or more rings if you want. Do not cut them out yet.

5. One at a time, cut out the planets and put them in the solar system. Next to each planet is a map that shows you where to put the planet. First, it tells you the number of the page where the planet goes. Then, it shows you where on the page the planet goes.

6. Label each planet.

7. Add other members of our solar system such as comets and meteors.

Think About It

What did you learn about the sizes of the planets or their distances from the sun?

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