Students research origin of solar system, discuss theories they have found, and create paper mache solar system models.

Students make a model of the solar system. In this solar system lesson, students make paper mache models of the planets to hand in the classroom, measure the distance to each planet scaled with footsteps, and model the moon's movement...

Students build the two models of the universe created by Aristotle and Copernicus. They compare and contrast the two universes. They create hypothesis on how each model functions.

Students participate in a creative project where they construct globes. They label specific places on the globe that helps them learn how to read an actual globe.