Making a model of the solar system. DIY solar system model

Marina Stolyarova

“Humanity will not remain on earth forever, but,

in pursuit of light and space,

at first it will timidly penetrate beyond the atmosphere,

and then he will conquer everything for himself circumsolar space"

K. Tsiolkovsky

Since ancient times, people's eyes have been directed to the sky. From the first steps on earth, man felt his dependence on the sky; his life and activities largely depended on it. Our ancestors knew and understood well "habits" sky. For them, the sky was alive, full, and manifesting itself in many ways. This love and knowledge of the sky must be cultivated in older preschoolers.

Target: create solar system layout and using his example to show that The solar system is a system of planets, in the center of which is bright Star, source of energy, heat and light - Sun. Nine major planets revolve around it in orbit.

Material: stationery glue, scissors, sewing thread different colors, balloons, foil, hoop, waste material (paper, plastic boxes).

1. Prepare required material. Inflate balloons of different sizes according to the required size solar system (planets, Sun) .

2. Thread a needle and pass it through the glue.

3. Wrap each ball with thread and let the glue dry.

4. After the glue dries, remove balloon from threads, having previously untied it or burst it.

5. For the planet Saturn, cut out a ring from foil or paper and glue it to the future planet.

6. Wrap threads around the hoop.

7. Cut out stars and comets from foil.

8. Make a ship from waste material.

9. Hang all planets, stars and comets in accordance with the location of the planets solar system. Sign the names.

10. The model of the solar system is ready.

Publications on the topic:

"Planets of the solar system" for group design for the thematic week "Space". Master Class. As in many other gardens, we had it.

Hello dear colleagues! I want to show you my model of "Planets of the Solar System". After all, soon April 12 is Cosmonautics Day, and the topic is...

On the eve of Cosmonautics Day, I prepared an informative visual aid to supplement educational environment materials in kindergarten.

I would like to present to your attention a model of the “Planets of the Solar System” with my own hands. Space is very big. Besides our Earth, there are others.

Any of us can name all the planets in order. One - Mercury, two - Venus, three - Earth, four - Mars. Five - Jupiter, six - Saturn, seven.

I would like to present to you a model of the “Planets of the Solar System” with my own hands. So for outer space we will need: Frame 30*50.

On the eve of the anniversary of Cosmonautics Day, I offer you a master class on making a model of the “Planets of the Solar System”. Do it together.

"Solar system" with your own hands! July 29th, 2015

Every time the holidays come, after I'm glad that I no longer have to get up early and get the kids ready for school, and then rush there, trying not to be late for the start of classes, I think about what to do to keep them busy so that it doesn't happen. excruciatingly boring. Of course, the easiest and cheapest way is to stick a tablet in their hands, and there they will find cartoons, games, and other entertainment. But you don’t want it that way, you want the entertainment to be educational and developmental. And here you can’t do without invention and direct parental participation.

In April of this year, when we were on vacation in Moscow, the company Space Giraffe offered to test a children's creative kit "Solar system". I happily grabbed this opportunity, since Anya, following her dad Dima, has long shown a genuine interest in the topic of space and everything connected with it. Her passion is so strong that she has already managed to infect Leva with it, who quickly learned the names of all the planets with her help.

On the specified day, the set was delivered to us in an impressively sized box. The kids happily clapped their hands and jumped around while I unpacked it. And they were very surprised that there was nothing special inside. A set of paints, base cardboard and blank hemispheres, which were destined to become models of planets. Everything else is the work of the creator, into whose possession such a box falls, and the final result depends only on him.

First, it was necessary to prepare a cardboard base (60 x 40 cm), painting its entire surface black. Anya readily took on this task and, in the process of completing it, drew a little, and then joyfully painted over her pictures. She didn’t have enough strength to finish what she started (they ran out after the first 10-15 minutes) and I finished painting the base (of course, mom always gets the most boring part). However, I even liked it))) It’s quite nice to paint cardboard with black paint; this activity had a relaxing effect on me (what does a mother with many children need at the end of a working day?).

Everyone wanted to color the planets, even little Misha. We carefully switched Misha to other activities, and began to divide the planets between Anya and Leo. The greatest excitement was caused by the Sun and the Earth, the least by Mercury and Mars (because they are very small). There was almost a fight, so they painted the Sun alternately))))

While the models of the planets were drying, Anya began drawing orbits for the planets on the black background-base using a white chalk, and I read to them Interesting Facts about the planets that we were preparing to place on the base to create a model of the solar system as soon as they were ready.

For example, that time flows differently on different planets. One day on Mercury is 58 Earth days! And the mass of the Sun makes up 99% of the mass of the entire solar system. And also the fact that on the Moon a person weighs 6 times less than on Earth, due to the lower force of gravity, and that Saturn is not the only planet with rings of stones, ice and other particles. Similar rings exist around Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, but only Saturn can be seen from Earth.

Considering last fact, we decided not to make “rings” to any of the planets (for some reason we unanimously decided that our model of the Solar System in this form would look much more harmonious).

This is what we ended up with:

The model of the solar system looks quite impressive. Bright, educational, visual! And, most importantly, created with your own hands)

When D. returned home, Anya and Lev proudly showed him the fruit of their labor. I didn’t have time to capture Dima’s dad’s smile, but believe me, he was happy!)))

To make it easier for a child to learn school material, there are visual aids. And in order to learn to think on a “universal scale,” the universe must fit on his desk. And this is a great opportunity to show your Creative skills and together with your child, make a model of the solar system with your own hands.

Joint creativity between parents and children always has a beneficial effect on friendly and trusting relationships between them. And in in this case It also has a cognitive purpose that will broaden the horizons of not only the child, but also the adult. Our solar system includes the Sun and nine planets with their satellites.

These are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. They have different sizes, colors and at different distances from the Sun. This must be taken into account when making a model of the solar system.

In the model we simulate only planets, but if desired, we can also designate their satellites. To maintain the sizes of the planets in relation to each other, you can use the photo as a guide:

An endless universe of crafts

So how can you make a solar system model for kids at minimal cost? There are several ways.

The most primitive model of the solar system can be made from plasticine or salt dough, painted in the desired colors. It is suitable for the smallest babies.

This model will give the child an idea that all planets revolve around the sun and their number.

• let's blind the orange sun;
• brown-orange Mercury;
• in the same color we sculpt Venus;
• the Earth will be blue and green;
• black-red Mars;
• Jupiter will be brown;
• Saturn is blinded with rings;
• Uranium will be made of blue + gray mass;
• We make Neptune out of blue;
• gray Pluto.

We string all the “planets” onto wooden skewers and attach them to the “Sun”. For greater clarity, skewers can be made different lengths. Ready.

A plasticine model can be made on a plane:

As a gift for a little schoolchild, you can make a model of the solar system from papier-mâché.

Papier-mâché (translated from French as “chewed paper”) is a plastic mass made from paper with the addition of binders and adhesives (starch, gypsum, glue).

A paper layout is the simplest and most affordable to make. It will help in its production detailed master class with photo.

Materials for work:

• newspaper;
• gray toilet paper;
• office glue;
• plywood sheet;
• colored gouache paints;
• quick-drying blue paint;
• some silver beads.

Make a ball of newspaper soaked in water.

We wrap it with toilet paper and roll this lump into a bun. Lubricate the paper bun with glue, spreading it evenly over the surface.

Leave the balls to dry at room temperature or on a radiator.

While the parts are drying, let’s prepare the basis of the layout: we cut out a circle of the required size from plywood, taking into account the size of the prepared planets. We paint it with blue paint.

We make scatterings of stars from silver-colored beads, evenly distributing them on a circle, according to the picture of the starry sky.

We paint the dried koloboks, imitating the color of the planets.

We will make the rings of Saturn from silver paper.

It is imperative to accurately position the planets in relation to the Sun.

We screw screws into the bottom of the plywood, according to the location of the planets.

We screw our “planets” on top of them.

Our model of the solar system is ready.

During the manufacturing process, you can tell your child about the structure of the solar system, about the planets and everything that will be interesting to him. And such a gift will take on special meaning for him.

A wonderful idea to create a model of the solar system as an element of the interior of a children's room.

First, we decorate part of the ceiling as a starry sky.

We make planets from papier-mâché as described above.

We paint them with acrylic paints. It is more effective to use glossy ones.

We pay a little more attention to the sun. We color and make rays from a strip of faux fur.

We attach a fishing line to the “planets” and secure them with paper clips or a stapler to the ceiling, observing the order of their location from the “Sun”.

Simple memos

Sometimes it is difficult for children to remember the names of objects that they do not often encounter in everyday life. To make it easier for them to memorize, adults come up with special rhymes in which the first letter of the word coincides with the first letter of the name of the object that needs to be remembered. Such poems are called mnemonic.

Probably, many in childhood learned the names and order of the colors of the rainbow from the phrase “Every Hunter Wants to Know Where the Pheasant Sits.”

Children's poems and funny phrases have also been invented to remember the names and order of the planets of the solar system. You can learn a poem by Arkady Khait with your child:

• Any of us can name all the planets in order: one - Mercury, two - Venus, three - Earth,

Four - Mars, five - Jupiter, six - Saturn, seven - Uranus, followed by Neptune.

Another well-known funny mnemonic phrase for older students:

• We Know Everything – Yulia’s Mom Got on Pills in the Morning.

Or another poem:

• There lived an astrologer on the moon,

He kept records of the planets.

Mercury - one, Venus - two, three - Earth, Four - Mars, Five - Jupiter,

Six - Saturn, Seven - Uranus, Eight - Neptune.

While making the model, the child will be happy to learn the names of the planets with the help of funny poems.

More layout options can be seen in the photo:

As you can see, making such crafts is not at all difficult. It is enough to be able to make balls from different materials and be able to use your imagination. And all participants in this educational process will benefit and enjoy it.

Video on the topic of the article

Good afternoon or evening everyone!

Soon we will have Cosmonautics Day. The space theme always attracts children with its mystery and mystery.

Parents can tell interesting stories about astronauts, guess riddles about space, learn the names of the planets, and make a model of the solar system with their children with their own hands. The layout can be made large or small, depending on the material. place it in the children's room. The child will be interested in playing, learning the names of the planets or simply making up space fairy tales.

Recently, my granddaughter Yulia and I made a model of the solar system from foam balls. And today I will show you a master class.

A little information about the solar system

Children, studying space, realize that all planets revolve around the Sun.

Our Earth rotates around the Sun in one year. All planets revolve around the center of the Universe in a certain time.

For example, Mercury revolves around the Sun in 88 Earth days, Uranus in 84 earthly years. There are 8 planets in the solar system. Pluto was recognized as the smallest planet. Let's remember the names of all the planets.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Planets that are close to the Sun are very hard due to constant high temperatures. As planets move away from the Sun, temperatures drop.

Features of some planets

The smallest planet is Mercury. It is closest to the Sun.

Therefore, the planet's atmosphere is scorched. On the light side the temperature is + 430 degrees, on the dark side - -170.

Saturn is interesting for its structure. He has a ring that consists of rocks and ice. The temperature on the planet is -150 degrees.

DIY solar system model with children. Master Class

Let's prepare everything we need. For the model of the Solar System, we took a piece of thin foam plastic that we found from our grandfather.

What else do we need:

• foam balls of different sizes;
• acrylic paints;
• toothpicks or skewers;
• brush.

We make planets from foam balls.

Tell children about space and astronauts. Play games, read poetry.

Styrofoam balls can be purchased at any craft store. All planets are different sizes. We didn't have enough different balls, so we made small planets - Mercury and Mars from newspaper. To do this, crumple a piece of newspaper into a ball. We wet it with water, squeeze it out, and make a ball. We wrap the ball several times with toilet paper, moisten it with water again, and form a ball of the desired size. Take a little glue in your hand and spread it over the surface of the ball. Irregularities will create the relief of the planet.

We send the finished balls to dry. By the way, if there are no foam balls, all the planets can be made this way, dried, then painted.

We place the sun in the center, and all the planets around it.

We take the largest ball - it will be the Sun. Let's paint it in yellow.

Then we paint all the other planets, matching the paint by color. The smallest planets are Mercury and Mars, then we take slightly larger balls for Venus and Earth. Giants - Jupiter, Saturn. About the same, but Saturn has a ring.

We place foam balls on skewers to make it convenient to paint them. We do not pierce the ball completely.

The following colors were used: Mercury had to be made gray, and Yulia painted it orange. Venus is blue and green, Earth is blue and green. You can also add yellow. Mars is red.

Jupiter is orange and has white stripes, as well as a large red spot.

Saturn was made yellow and the ring was orange. Uranus is blue and Neptune is blue.

Julia painted the balls and left them on skewers to dry.

Saturn needs to make a ring. We made it out of cardboard. We cut out two circles, inserted toothpicks between them, sealed them and placed the other end of the toothpick into a ball.

Our planets are ready!

The solar system model is made from foam plastic. We have it all in holes. We painted the polystyrene foam black and drew circles representing the orbits of the planets with acrylic paint.

Everything was dried well. Then they placed the Sun and all the other planets in the center: Mercury, Venus, our Earth in third place, Mars, then the giants - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

The balls were attached to the foam using toothpicks. Everything is holding up well.

This model of the solar system will help the child get to know the planets better and learn their names.

The layout can be made smaller, in the form of a circle, simply by placing the planets around the Sun on sticks or skewers.

Our Julia immediately sculpted Luntik and his friends out of plasticine and began playing with them and sending them into outer space.

It's so easy to do with a child model of the solar system.

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Best regards, Olga.

We are going on a very long journey into space. I have prepared a lot interesting material, I’ll start my story by making models of the planets of the solar system. This will be something like a mini master class, so if someone is not familiar with this technique, they can watch and try. Don't think it will take a lot of time, as there are certain stages of action and drying breaks in the work. In total, it will take you at most a week, but the result is worth it!

The papier-mâché technique is one of my favorites! It is convenient to use when there is no necessary materials, it is not difficult to manufacture and does not require expensive materials, and it will not deteriorate during storage.

It all starts with the selection of suitable size balls or balloons. If these are balls from children's toys, then they need to be tightly wrapped in cling film or placed and tied in a plastic bag. Air balloons inflate and tie well so that they do not begin to deflate during the manufacturing process! I did not select absolutely exact proportions to match the sizes of the planets, otherwise they would have turned out to be very voluminous balls.

I used newspapers paper napkins And white paper. The lower layers were glued with paste or wallpaper glue. All paper should be torn, not cut. The fact is that the torn layers lay on top of each other more softly and the ball turns out smoother. I covered all the planets at once and did it in two stages: the first day three layers and the next day two more layers. The last layer is best made of white paper. Then let everything dry thoroughly for a day or even two. Readiness is easy to determine - the balls become light.

The next stage is to take out balls and marbles. Here you need to use a stationery knife and carefully cut it into almost two halves without damaging the balls. You can simply remove the balls by piercing them.

Next, I prepared metal half rings by sewing them to the black braid. I need this so that in the future I can not only just play with the planets, but also attach them to the model of the Solar System. But more on that later. I glued the braid inside the cut paper balls with PVA glue so that only the half ring was visible. I glued it together and covered it with another layer of white paper using PVA glue for strength. And again the drying stage.

The next thing is to apply primer or thick paint to the balls to level the entire surface. You can buy ready-made primer, or you can simply use thick water-based or gouache white paint. And dry again.

Now additional details on two planets - Saturn and Uranus, which have rings. I cut out the rings from two sheets of cardboard, glued them together, cut out a circle of suitable size and glued them to the balls using strips of torn white paper. I selected a suitable circle using dishes in the house. If the ball did not slip, then the size was appropriate. After drying, I covered these rings with primer.

Another technical digression; I had to correct my mistake as I went along, but I’ll tell you now. Uranus is a planet that lies on its side, so it is better to glue the half-ring with braid onto a cardboard ring, so the planet will hang on its side.

Now let's move on to the most interesting stage - painting. Dima even helped me with this, and with extraordinary zeal! We made the first layers of paint in just the right tone, and more carefully drew the shades and details myself, placing in front of us photographs of the planets from the World on the Palm “Secrets of Space” set. That's what came out of it.

The last thing is to cover the planets with acrylic varnish to preserve the paint. It can be purchased at art or craft stores. It is non-toxic and not dangerous for children. The continuation of the production of the solar system model is still ahead!