Solar System Scrolls

Submitted by kate.elliott on
Students show the initial scroll
These boys made big adjustments when they saw the actual size.
Smiling with their scrolls
Students with the solar scrolls
Students show their great work
Look how long their scrolls are
This is their second version - made were they surprised
two's a charm

Students in Hannah Nelson's class used a scroll of adding machine paper to try and predict how close the planets in the solar system are (or are not).  Then the students folded the paper to reveal the actual scale model.  The students were SHOCKED at just how close the inner planets were.  

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Pictures by Hannah Nelson