4.08 Real World Models

4.8 Real World Models Curriculum Page

POGIL Worksheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BswhZd8xFlX6Zhi3Jz2JhrctEQpWCiaqOfEz7d5goSw/edit?usp=sharing

Real World Models: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s8xUOdaPqBbFPJSCnwDmg45MoHaOxQrG0eoLM-osLe0/edit?usp=sharing

1. What are the main differences between Bill Nye's solar system model and the Second Life model?

Bill Nye's solar system model is more realistic in scale, because it shows the relative distance between the planets and their orbits from the sun. The Second Life model shows the orbits of the planets and how they rotate, but the distances between planets and the sun are not to scale.