Drawing the Solar System

Today we are going to experiment with drawing our solar system.  The students may know that Jupiter is the biggest planet but how big is it when compared to Earth?  And how far away is Neptune from then sun when compared to Earth?  These questions are hard to understand unless we draw some pictures.
First we draw the planets to scale in relation to size.  The activity is called Proportional Planets.
If we have time we will draw the planets in relation to distance from the Sun.  The activity is called Our Solar System.

The start up for today is "How many Earth's do you think can fit into Jupiter?"