• The calm, inviting waters of the Spokane Arm. Photo Credit: NPS\LARO\John Salisbury

    Lake Roosevelt

    National Recreation Area Washington

Solar System Round-Up

PIA12114: Photojournal Home Page Graphic 2009 (Artist Concept) - NASA/JPL 2009

NASA/JPL

The Solar System

Program Overview:
Choose one or all:
"Worlds in Comparison" - Make a scale model of our solar system which compares the relative sizes of the planets. (50-90 minutes)
"Pocket Solar System" - Make a scale model of our solar system which compares the distances between the planets and the planets and the sun. (45 minutes)
"Solar System Hike" - Take a walk through the solar system to scale. (60 minutes)

Activities are from Astronomy From the Ground Up and presented by a National Park Service Sky Ranger.


EALR 1 1.2.5Components of the Solar System and Beyond (6 and 8)
2009 Science Standards: EALR4 4-5 ES1D

Grade: 4th-8th
Group Size: Minimum: 10 Maximum: 30 (or 1 class)
Program Length: 45-90 minutes

Use the reservation form to arrange a program or contact our education specialist for more information.

Did You Know?

Wild hyacinth is also known as the douglas brodaia

The pretty violet flowers of this wild hyacinth grows at Lake Roosevelt. An important food source, its small but sweet onion bulb is still popular. Covered by a fibrous netting called a corm net, excavated and carbon dated corm nets established that people lived at Kettle Falls 9,500 years ago.