Exploring Solar System Scale with Ratios and Proportions
by Jessica Leonard
Students will work together to create a scale to build the solar system using ratios and proportions.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ioi4_vymYstQH50Y4a7Y2s81EYpMF7yK/edit?u…Related Content
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will focus sunlight through a pinhole onto a sheet of paper. Knowing the distance between the projection and the pinhole allows students to calculate the diameter of the Sun using ratios.