Solar System: A Homeschool Project
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For our astronomy unit, we made these fold-out solar system books using two 10"x30" strips of light-weight watercolor paper cut from a large sheet. We adhered them together to make a fold-out book. We placed the four outer planets on the outside panels and the inner planets on the inside panels with the sun being in the center of the folded book. We used our Silhouette Cameo to size and cut the planets and labels. http://silhouetteonlineamerica.com We used "A Book About Planets and Stars" by Betty Polisar Reigot and The Usborne Internet-Linked Book of Astronomy and Space as reference books. Other supplies were Fabriano watercolor paper, Derwent watercolor pencils and Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Pads. All available from http://www.dickblick.com Tools used: Scissors, double-stick tape, stylus for folding paper, Sihouette Cameo and paint brushes. This project took about a week. We read information on two planets a day, plus the sun and moon. We watercolored the planets, adhered them in the fold-out book and then wrote final drafts about each planet, the sun and the moon. Diameter sizes: Mercury- .4" Venus- 1" Earth- 1" Mars- .6 Jupiter- 12" Saturn- 10" Uranus- 4" Neptune- 4" We made one sun at 10" to fit snugly in the fold out book; we also made one that was 22" that folded out. If you want it to scale, the sun would have to be about 120". Enjoy! Website: http://www.pepperandpine.com/
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Why is Uranus green?🍏
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great idea
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Lovvvvvve this! Logan loves space
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maryam
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This is so cool. I need to do this one with the kids.
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wow, that is awesome! great idea and it looks so fun!
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It is amazing! I loved it! I wish i also had one...
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Hi there, I recently came across your channel and I've enjoyed your videos very much. You've inspired me to add more hands-on projects to our homeschool lessons. I'm hoping for your suggestions/ideas on something. We're studying chemistry this year and I would like to make a science lab notebook for my middle school student but I'm stuck on how to make it beautiful and possibly interactive, while still including some necessary components. Instead of doing unit studies like you do in your homeschool we cover smaller topics weekly. In a couple of weeks we'll be covering acids and bases, for example. She conducts an experiment weekly and in her notebook we need to include a lab report that follows the scientific method as well as sketches/diagrams related to the experiment or the topic under study. She also writes a short report (about a page long) on the topic. I need ideas on how to include the lab report, sketches, and research report in her notebook and make it fun and beautiful. The method of study we're using is effective but a little dry. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Super clear instruction on how to do a project on the solar system. Inspirational!
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You're an amazing teacher-mom! Can you please give me the name of your charter school?thank you.
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I really love your channel. I just found it today. Yet ...... Since September I'm now teaching my children that the earth is flat and planets are merely light waves. Look up flat earth on YouTube and prepare to have your mind blown. It's 2015 and we're in a flat earth Renaissance period.
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OMG you're so talented and these videos are really well-made! Keep up the good work - I'm seriously inspired!
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Thanks everyone! Your comments are so encouraging! An alternative to cutting the planets with the Silhouette Cameo is to make circles using a compass or a pencil with a piece of string attached to it. Coins work well for the inner planets. Honestly, the exact scale isn't as important as the relative sizes. Just make sure Jupiter is the biggest and that the inner planets are considerably smaller than the gas giants. Please send pictures of your projects!
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I LIKE EVERY DETAIL OF THE PROJECT.ESPECIALLY THE SCALING THE PLANETS ,THE COLOURS AND HELPING HANDS OF YOUR KIDS...
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Beautiful..My kids loved it !!
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Bookmarking for next years Earth Science study isA :) Love this Hana!
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That project was so beautiful! Great insight and tips!
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