Aim of the experiment: To make a 2D model of the solar system

Materials required: Paper plate (white) / cut out A4 in circle ,cardboard

sheet / shoe box / stick two papers / cover of old notebooks,

strings / wool / threads / wires,

colouring pencils / crayons for circles

caps of different sizes - bottle cap/ jar lid / saucer or dish / bangles of
different sizes / bowls / tumblers or glass/ cups to cut round shaped paper
for sun and the planets

Steps:

Step 1: Cut out a circle of diameter 30cm from the cardboard or take a
big size paper plate. You will get a round cardboard piece
Step 2: Draw 8 concentric circles on this round cardboard piece. The
arrows mark the 8 circles.
Step 3: Cut out 9 round shaped pieces from another piece of paper. The
size of round pieces should match with the size of the 8 planets and the
Sun. For example the biggest round piece will be Sun and the smallest
round piece will be of mercury.
Step 4: Color the Sun and the planet accordingly. Show the rings of
Saturn. Make very small holes on top of all the 8 planets and the Sun.
Step 5: Now make a hole in the middle of the round shaped cardboard
piece and 8 very small holes on the circle respectively. The red dot
represents the holes to be made.
Step 6: Take 9 pieces of string/wool/thread and make a knot on one
end. Now insert the string/wool/thread through the holes in such a way
that the knotted end is on top of the cardboard and the loose end is
hanging from the cardboard.
Step 7: Now tie the loose ends of the strings with the holes made on the
planets and the Sun.
Observation - A 2D model of the solar system has the Sun in the centre
and 8 planets revolving around the Sun.

Conclusion - Our Solar system consists of the Sun in the centre and 8
planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune, revolving around the Sun in fixed orbits.