Walking Tour Of The Solar System

We started at the sun then followed the paved path to pluto.

Walking tour of the solar system.

This short video contains a few simple facts about each of the planets in our solar system that may spark your imagin. All of the objects on the tour are accurately positioned based on where they are right this very second and the tour contains interesting facts and information about the many objects in space. A walking tour of the solar system this solar system model stretches from the sun represented by the red center of the medicine wheel to pluto one third of a mile away on the edge of the regional technology center parking lot. The solar system tour of the planets.

Your journey of the solar system begins at the sun located on the downtown square in gainesville. A great way to learn about the space is to take a tour of a scale model of our solar system. Take a 360 degree virtual tour of our solar system with the help of crash course astronomy host phil plait. This scale model of the solar system features planet monuments along a 1 8 mile walk that takes you from the downtown square to the shores of lake lanier.

A grade k 12 curriculum on solar system science allows a visit to voyage to be placed in the context of a multi week classroom unit on the solar. The walk was fun and the scenery was very nice and peaceful. Tour the solar system. The posted coordinates above mark the position of the sun on the map.

Doing this walking tour lets you appreciate how immense and empty the solar system actually is compared to terrestrial standards. Jeffrey bennett author of the max science adventure series and one of the big kid science founders helped create the voyage scale model solar system on the national mall in washington d c. For those wanna be astronauts and space travelers out there this interactive model of the solar system could prove to be highly addictive. And the colorado scale model solar system on the university.

One of only 13 in the world this self guided tour is a wonderful activity for the entire family and a great way to get some exercise too. A tour brochure promotes self guided inquiry based exploration of the solar system and online content resources for both teachers and parents extend the voyage experience beyond the exhibition site. The cache is a bit more than half a mile to the north at a point that represents the orbit of the planet pluto. Karen r wrote a review oct 2017.

We would do it again.