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Edible Solar System
Grade Level:
3
Subject:
Science and Art
Topic:
Solar System
Objective:
1) Students will learn the order of the planets.
2) Students will understand the orbits of the solar system.
3) Students will gain knowledge of the color and characteristics of the planets.
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1. Begin the lesson by reading a short story about the solar system, (such as The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System).
2. Invite students to each hold a piece of fruit in front of the room. Ask all the children what the fruit might represent in a model of our solar system. As a group, have the rest of the class work to arrange the students holding the fruit in the proper order, starting with the planet/fruit closest to the Sun and working out to the planet/fruit farthest from the Sun.
Ask children questions to promote observation and comparison:
Which planet is the largest?
Which planet is the Smallest?
Which planet is most nearly the size of Earth?
3. After the discussion and demonstration students will construct their own edible solar system on paper plates.
Materials:
• Fruit
• Paper plates
• Different sized hard candies to represent the planets (butterscotch for the
sun; red hots, mints, etc.)
• Colored, large crystal decorating sugar (for the asteroid belt)
• Frosting
• Popsicle sticks
• Waxed paper
