Scale Model Of The Solar System
Suitable for
All Ages
Theme
GSC At Home; Astronomy
Level
Beginner
Space is big. Really, really big. Even our little corner of it – the solar system – is billions of miles across. Understanding such huge distances is tricky, and our brains aren’t very good at picturing what “billions of miles” looks like.
In this video we’ll explore just how big the spaces between the planets are, compared to the size of the planets themselves.
Using some household items that show the scale of different planets, in this video we'll be able to see just how vast our solar system is! View on YouTube.
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