Astronomy Activity: Pocket Solar System

Try out this simple Pocket Solar System activity that is sure to get an "Ah-ha!" moment from your visitors. Using a strip of paper, construct a quick scale model of the distances between the orbits of the planets, the Asteroid Belt, and Pluto as part of the Kuiper Belt. You can find more details on this activity on the Night Sky Network's resource page: http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download...

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