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Model How the Solar System Formed

A set of hands tearing apart blue modeling clay over a paper plate with other pieces of modeling clay on it in purple, green, and red.
Model How the Solar System Formed
NASA/JPL
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Film/Documentary/Show
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.3 - Our Sun, like all stars, has a life cycle.
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
Heliophysics Topics
  • Solar System
  • Stellar Evolution
  • Sun
Heliophysics Missions
  • Voyager
  • Parker Solar Probe
Related Missions
  • James Webb Space Telescope (Astro)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

In this activity, students create a scale model of the solar system out of modeling dough while exploring how the planets formed. Additional resources include detailed how-to videos and links to more activities.

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