how to make a solar system model. I have planets models, some thermocol sheets, strong motors, tape, scissors. Please Help me!!

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You can take a box and put thermocol in its base. You can also paint the thermocol black in colour.
With the help of scissors and the cello tapes which you have, you can attach a large semicircular sun on on end of the box and follow arrangement of planets in the sequence in which they are arranged in the solar system
They are arranged as Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

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There are two main types of models: box models and hanging models. You will need a very large (basketball sized) circle or semi-circle to represent the sun. For a box model, you could use a large foam ball, and for a hanging model you could use an inexpensive toy ball. You will often find inexpensive balls at a "one-dollar" type store.

You can use inexpensive finger paint or markers to color the planets (see note above). A sample range when considering sizes for planets, from large to small, might measure:
(Please note that this is not the right order of arrangement--see the sequence below.)

Jupiter (brownish with a red spot): 4-7 inches
Saturn (yellow with red ring): 3- 6 inches
Uranus (green): 4-5 inches
Neptune (blue): 3-4 inches
Venus (yellow): 2 inches
Earth (blue): 2 inches
Mars (red): 1 and 1/2 inches
Mercury (orange): 1 inch

To make a hanging model, you can use straws or wooden dowel rods (like for grilling kababs) to connect the planets to the sun in the center. You could also use a hula-hoop toy to form the main structure, suspend the sun in the middle (connect it to two sides), and hang the planets around the circle. You can also arrange the planets in a straight line from the sun showing their relative distance (to scale). However, although you may have heard the term "planetary alignment" used by astronomers, they do not mean the planets are all in a straight line, they are simply referring to some of the planets being in the same general region.

To make a box model, cut off the top flaps of the box and set it on its side. Color the inside of the box black, to represent space. You might also sprinkle silver glitter inside for stars. Attach the semicircular sun to one side, and hang the planets in order, from the sun, in the following sequence:

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune