Osmosis Mom Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We're going to have a comparative model of the distance of the planets from the sun. I have the distances, but would like some approximation of the actual size of the planets themselves (without having to do the math myself). Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We just did that today! Unfortunately, it was my husband who figured out the sizes of the planets and the distances, and he's sleeping right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hahha, well, I hope someone can help (and not just brag!!!!). :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Here are the diameters of the circles recommended in one of our activities. Mercury 3/8 inch Venus 1 5/8 inch Earth 1 5/8 inch Mars 3/4 inch Jupiter 19 inches Saturn 15 inches Uranus 8 inches Neptune 8 inches Pluto 1/4 inch If this is not what you were wanting, please disregard this message. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ann-Marie -Thank you! That was exactly what I needed. OK, now, I have no other excuse but to have the kids measure and do the model!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We did this one. http://www.noao.edu/education/peppercorn/pcmain.html It was a great exercise, but you need a very large space to do it. We did it on the road in front of our house, but ended up having to skip Pluto since it was across a busy street. I was sure that our street was long enough when we started, but it wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We did this one.http://www.noao.edu/education/peppercorn/pcmain.html It was a great exercise, but you need a very large space to do it. We did it on the road in front of our house, but ended up having to skip Pluto since it was across a busy street. I was sure that our street was long enough when we started, but it wasn't. This looks awesome! We'll have to try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ann-Marie -Thank you! That was exactly what I needed. OK, now, I have no other excuse but to have the kids measure and do the model!!!! I am so glad that is what you needed! Have fun! Let us know how it turns out! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah, Angie, that one is cool, but now it is winter here!! I was going to make a decent one, just circles on the wall on top of our world map. Guess Pluto is just on outsider -in space and here on earth!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Winter in Texas isn't like winter up north. Shorts are fine outside today. We actually got below freezing last week, but we have highs ranging from 57 to 70 this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 OK, Angie, so you like to brag....My kids made our front entrance way stairs into an icey sliding hill so beware, any visitors coming our way. Ds actually sent a friend of mine through our crazy garage (instead of the more decent back door) so he could sled down in peace and icey chills. Same ds also had another friend move his car so it wouldn't interfere with the sledding. So wear your shorts. We are all bundled up and still chilly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well our big snow day that the kids were looking forward to for a full week turned into just 15 minutes of snow flurries that melted as soon as they touched the ground. The weather reports all said that we would get 1-2 inches of snow on the ground. I kept telling the kids not to get their hopes up. We get 1 inch of snow maybe every 4th or 5th year. We did a ski vacation in Colorado for spring break one year and the kids were in paradise. The snow was deep enough that you could actually get stuck in it! We usually just end up with ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 That's so sweet. I remember when we lived in Japan many years ago. We would occasionally get some flurries and I'd bundle up dd 2 and hurry out so she could experience snow. All the neighbours would be staring at us from their windows, probably thinking we were crazy. By noontime everything would be melted of course and the weather would be great again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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