🌟 Part 1: Planet Knowledge

1. Circle the correct order of planets from the Sun:

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

2. Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

Saturn

Jupiter

Earth

Neptune

3. Tick all the planets that are smaller than Earth:

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

🎨 Part 2: Planning Your Model

4. Draw a sketch of how you will arrange your planets in order from the Sun:

5. Fill in the blanks about planet colours and sizes:

The ________ planet is Mercury, and it appears ________ in colour.

Jupiter is the ________ planet and has ________ and ________ stripes.

Saturn is famous for its beautiful ________ around it.

Mars is called the ________ planet because of its colour.

6. What materials will you use to make each planet? Write your ideas:

🌙 Part 3: Māori Astronomy (Ngā Whetū)

7. Match the Māori words with their English meanings:

1. Rā

2. Marama

3. Ngā whetū

4. Matariki

A. The stars

B. The Moon

C. The Sun

D. Star cluster for Māori New Year

8. Why do you think stars and planets were important to Māori people long ago?

📏 Part 4: Scale and Size

9. If Earth was the size of a marble (1 cm), circle which size Jupiter should be:

Size of a pea (smaller than Earth)

Size of a tennis ball (much bigger than Earth)

Same size as Earth

10. Put these planets in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST by writing numbers 1-4:

_____ Jupiter

_____ Mercury

_____ Earth

_____ Saturn

11. Calculate: If you use a 2 cm ball for Mercury, what size should Earth be? Show your working:

🚀 Part 5: Reflection

12. After making your solar system model, what was the most surprising thing you learned about the planets?

13. How did working in a group help you understand the solar system better?

14. Draw one thing you would like to explore more about space:

Solar System Scale Model

Solar System Scale Model

🌟 Part 1: Planet Knowledge

🎨 Part 2: Planning Your Model

🌙 Part 3: Māori Astronomy (Ngā Whetū)

📏 Part 4: Scale and Size

🚀 Part 5: Reflection

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