Looking for one thing and turning up something completely different but really cool is a common occurrence for me in researching on the web.
So far this week, this is what I’ve found unexpectedly:
Looking for useful material for an article about making a scale model of the solar system, I found this great set of materials from NASA that let you (or your child) build your own space exploration fleet at NASA Solar System Exploration Paper Models The models range from easy to challenging and are available as downloadable pdfs, with a link to Adobe Reader, should you need it.
There were also two solar system model sites (the material I was looking for) that I’d like to recommend:
• The Exploratorium site, where you can calculate the relative sizes and distances needed for a solar system model (and you can still include Pluto, if you haven’t gotten over it being demoted ;^) – note the Javascript is required
• The description of “The Thousand-Yard Model, or The Earth as Peppercorn” at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory site
Found by Accident – DIY Space Exploration Fleet
May 27, 2009 by emmephoenix
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