Activities for Kids
“Exploring the Solar System: Pocket Solar System” is a hands-on activity in which visitors make a scale model of the distances between objects in our solar system. They learn that there is a lot of space between planets, and that our solar neighborhood contains many other interesting features and objects. They can even imagine where they might like to send a NASA mission spacecraft in the future!
Big Idea
Our solar system is vast, and there are great distances between the planets.
Learning Goals
- There’s a lot of empty space in our solar system—distances between planets are vast!
- The solar system is made up of eight planets and many other objects orbiting the Sun.
- NASA’s science missions are exploring our solar system, and beyond.
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