The Solar System to Scale

How is a planet's orbital speed related to its distance from the sun? Do planets composed primarily of rock have larger or smaller volumes than those composed of gas? Explore these questions and more with this engaging science worksheet that has students analyze and compare scale properties of planets in the solar system. Designed for middle school learners, The Solar System to Scale asks students to analyze data tables to compare and contrast properties of planets and discover correlations in data. At the end of this two-page worksheet, students will draw a scale model of two planets to compare their different sizes.