Solar System Project
Below are the details for the new fourth grade solar system projects.   
Projects are due by January 31.
(Our space museum/gallery will be Thursday afternoon on the 31st.)
Students must make a creative, original model of the solar system which includes the following:
a. Sun
b. Mercury
c. Venus
d. Earth with Moon
e. Mars
f. Jupiter
g. Saturn
h. Uranus
i. Neptune
j. Pluto (although no longer an official planet, still a member of our system)

Please consider the following:
The model may be on poster board, a 3d diorama, a mobile, or any other interesting way you can think to show the solar system (clay, drawing, paper mache, edible, etc..) The more creative the better!! Remember, there are 20 others doing this project -  make your original and different. Try to think of something NO one else has thought of!!!!
The solar system must be in the correct order and each body must be clearly labeled.  Please keep in mind size of planets, while it will not be possible to keep all planets to scale, try to make small planets look small and big planets look big with everything else in between
Computer Printouts and Craft store pre-made models are not acceptable
A list of the 15 most interesting facts that you learned about the solar system must be included with your final project.
Extra solar system “bodies” (other planet’s moons, the asteroid belt, starts, comets, etc. may also be included)

There are a variety of resources for information about our solar system. You and your child could use online resources, our towns’ libraries, books from home, etc. If these are not possibilities for you, please let me know below and I can send home an informational packet to use as a resource for information about the solar system. Color pictures and books are best, but I am willing to send along what I can.

Please have fun with this project and let your creativity SOAR!!!! The more creative and different, the better. This project is meant to be a direct extension from our limited science lessons in class. What better way to learn the solar system and it’s members, then create it yourself!