|
 The
"Real" Solar System
Designed
By: Annabelle Keller, Courtesy of Kathie Stull of Hands On
Crafts For Kids
Typical
Project Completion Time:
2-4 hours
(does not include drying time)
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MATERIALS
NEEDED:
STYROFOAM*
Brand Products:
2- 4-1/2" Rings
1- Ball each: 1", 2", 2-1/2", 3", 4", 6"
2- Balls each: 1-1/4", 1-1/2"
1- Sheet 12" x 36"
Other
Materials:
Acrylic paint: (Bright Yellow, Black, Orange, Blue Danube, Ultra
Blue, Green, Bright Red, Village Green, Nectar Coral, Terra Cotta,
Seminole Green and Purple)
2- Wooden dowel rods, 36" x 1/8"
Paint brush
Toothpicks
Ruler
Craft snips
Tacky glue
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
1.
Cut the dowel rods to the lengths shown on the chart below.
Paint them Black and stand them in a foam sheet to dry.
Note: you may need adult supervision to trim the dowels. |
| 2.
Using the chart as a guide, glue the cut dowels into the corresponding
balls of STYROFOAM brand foam, then paint each ball. When two
colors are given paint the ball with the first color, let it
dry then dab on spots of the second color with your finger. |
| 3.
Glue the sun to the black ring and the coral ring around Saturn. |
| 4.
Place a rubber band around the sun about 2-1/2" above the base.
This will be your guide for placing the planets. Starting with
Mercury, glue the dowels into the sun about 1" below the rubber
band. Remove the rubber band when all of the planets are attached. |
| Planet |
Size
of Ball |
Color |
Dowel
Length |
| Sun |
6" |
Bright
Yellow |
|
| (Ring
for Base) |
|
Black |
|
| Mercury |
1" |
Orange |
2
1/2" |
| Venus |
1
1/2" |
Red |
4" |
| Earth |
1
1/2" |
Blue/
Green |
5" |
| Mars |
1
1/4" |
Bright
Red |
6" |
| Jupiter |
4" |
Orange |
7" |
| Saturn |
3" |
Village
Green/Coral |
8" |
| Saturn's
Ring |
|
Nectar
Coral |
|
| Uranus |
2
1/2" |
Dark
Blue |
10" |
| Neptune |
2" |
Green |
11
1/2" |
| Pluto |
1
1/4" |
Green/Terra
Cotta, Purple |
14" |
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