PV Gap

Julian Said:

Model of Copernicus' solar system?

We Answered:

Depends on how unique and pricey you want it. If in high school or lower, you can just get styrofoam ball's or even wooden spheres at any craft store and spray paint 'em, then hang them of a clothes hangers.

For college, you'll probably need to do a lot more research. Copernicus didn't make a physical model so much as theoretical idea. By charting out the positions of the planets and how they moved in the sky, he was able to defer that we were moving faster than the rest of them in a synchronous orbit about the sun. If you were to chart out the map of the sky with just the planets , you'd notice that all of the planets moved in a looping pattern throughout the sky. That was the real Copernicus model - an intricate movement of the planets in the sky that dictated where the planets were located -- and that was how if discovered the theoretical model of the universe.

In all honesty, your teacher likely just wants a basic model of the solar system. Good luck mate!

Lauren Said:

What's a good galactic themed orchestra music for a presentation of a model of the solar system?

We Answered:

Gustav Holst's, "The Planets."

Becky Said:

How do you make a 3D model of our solar system?

We Answered:

The easiest way is to get a bunch of those styrofoam balls at a craft store, a few metal hangers (which you straighten out), some paint, and some string. Hang the balls from the wire. Another way is to get a big, flat piece of styrofoam (instead of the hangers), and some thin dowel rods. Stick the rods in the foam & balls in order.