Planet Size SheetCut out the labels and fill in the names of the planets.

Set them in your work area or

in your planet collection bag
Labels

Use the objects available in the room and a ruler to find planets that match the sizes
listed below. Be sure to remember to write down which object represents which
planet.
Planets and Sun
Earth
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

Size (Diameter)
1 cm
100 cm (or 1 meter)
0.4 cm (smaller than 1 cm)
1 cm (almost 1 cm)
0.5 cm
11 cm
9 cm
4 cm
4 cm

Object Found

Distance
Use the table to find out how far away from the sun each planet is. Place the sun at
one side of the ribbon, this is the center of your universe! Mark where the other
planets are and create a model.
Planets and Sun
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus

Distance from the Sun

16 cm
6 cm
12 cm
25 cm
84 cm
154 cm
309 cm

Neptune

485 cm