Total: 30 Marks

Construct a model of the solar system

You will need the following materials

1. 9 different-sized balls made of either Styrofoam or crumpled newspaper

2. A board big enough to hold all the balls
3. Glue or prestick

Method

 Step 1: use balls of different sizes to represent the planets. Keep the sizes of the planets in
mind. Use figures 11.1 and 11.7 as a reference
 Step 2: build your model on the board. Attach the balls to the board with glue or prestick.
 Step 3: Label each object in the Solar System.
 Step 4: Make the distances between the planets as close a representation as possible. It is
not possible to construct an accurate scale model, so use approximate sizes and distances.
 Step 5: Present your model to the class and hand it in to your teacher.

Marking rubric

1-3 3-4 4-5 5-6

Order of planets Three or more Two errors One error Zero errors
in our solar errors
system
Facts about each Knows one fact Knows two facts Knows two facts Knows more than
planet per planet about most per planet two facts per
planets planet
Oral presentation Difficult to hear At times speaks Usually speaks in Always speaks in
and understand in a loud, clear a loud, clear a loud, clear
voice voice voice
Knowledge about Not prepared Somewhat Prepared Well prepared
presentation prepared
Knows little Knows about Knows a great
information Knows some topic deal about the
about the topic information project
about the topic Is able to share
Is not able to with other Is able to share
share with others Is able to share with others
with others
Interesting Tells how the Tells how the Tells how the Tells how the
presentation project was project was project was project was
made made made made

Does not hold Holds audience Holds audience Holds audience

audience interest interest all of the interest all of the interest all of the
time time time