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PROJECTS
The "Real" Solar System
Designed By: Annabelle Keller, Courtesy of Kathie Stull of Hands On Crafts For Kids
Typical Project Completion Time: 2-4 hours
(does not include drying time)
Get 'real' with an accurate model of the solar system. Take an imaginary journey into space with this scaled model that you can make! Position the planets in orbit around the sun for totally far out fun!
| MATERIALS NEEDED: |
STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
2-4-1/2" Rings
1- Ball each: 1", 2", 2-1/2", 3", 4", 6"
2- Balls each: 1-1/4", 1-1/2"
1- Sheet each, 12" x 36"
Other Materials:
Acrylic paint: (Bright Yellow, Black, Orange, Blue Danube, Ultra Blue, Christmas Green, Bright Red, Village Green, Nectar Coral, Terra Cotta, Seminole Green and Purple)
2- Wooden dowel rods, 36" x 1/8"
Paint brush
Toothpicks
Ruler
Craft snips
Tacky glue |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
1. Cut the dowel rods to the lengths shown on the chart below. Paint them Black and stand them in a foam sheet to dry.
Note: you may need adult supervision to trim the dowels. |
| 2. Using the chart as a guide, glue the cut dowels into the corresponding balls of STYROFOAM brand foam, then paint each ball. When two colors are given paint the ball with the first color, let it dry then dab on spots of the second color with your finger. |
| 3. Glue the sun to the black ring and the coral ring around Saturn. |
| 4. Place a rubber band around the sun about 2-1/2" above the base. This will be your guide for placing the planets. Starting with Mercury, glue the dowels into the sun about 1" below the rubber band. Remove the rubber band when all of the planets are attached. |
| Planet |
Size of Ball |
Color |
Dowel Length |
| Sun |
6" |
Bright Yellow |
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| (Ring for Base) |
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Black |
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| Mercury |
1" |
Orange |
2 1/2" |
| Venus |
1 1/2" |
Deep Danube |
4" |
| Earth |
1 1/2" |
Ultra Blue/Christmas Green |
5" |
| Mars |
1 1/4" |
Bright Red |
6" |
| Jupiter |
4" |
Orange |
7" |
| Saturn |
3" |
Village Green/Nectal Coral |
8" |
| Saturn's Ring |
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Nectar Coral |
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| Uranus |
2 1/2" |
Terra Cotta/Seminole |
10" |
| Neptune |
2" |
Green |
11 1/2" |
| Pluto |
1 1/4" |
Seminole Green/Terra Cotta, Purple |
14" |
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