Students will order the planets using the distance from the Sun data included in the Solar System Data Table . Students will order the planets and the sun using the diameter data included in the Solar System Data Table . Students will work in cooperative groups to construct models of the solar system using the information from the Solar System Trading Cards and other data. Students will use the Solar System Trading Cards to help in acquiring planet information. Students will make a graph comparing the information given about a planet's atmosphere or composition.
Students work in pairs.
Students should be able to justify choices. This activity may need to be done outside the classroom. Students will convert the above distances to metric units. Students will construct a chart showing double and triple values of the above information. 1 cm Students will convert the units above to English units.