/sci/ - Science & Math

>>8229756
It is commonly taught.
In grade school

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>>8229762
It isn't though, not more than "children did you know it's 384400 km to the moon 8^D". It has to be visualized

>>8229770
>It has to be visualized
It is.
Your pic isn't the only image in textbooks. Your image is only to show relative size of the planets
>see pic of relative distance
Little children everywhere stand in classrooms, playgrounds, gymnasiums, and football pitches and mark off the relative distances.
That your local school district didn't push this understanding isn't indicative of all school districts.

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>>8229770
It was taught in my primary school. We learned about all the planets (including Pluto xoxo) and major comets and closest stars, and the Distance between them by representing it on the school oval.
It was eye boggling at the time.

>>8229789
The image is depicting the fact that every planet in our solar system fits between earth and the moon

>>8229799
/x/ here again.
>The image is depicting the fact that every planet in our solar system fits between earth and the moon.
Not actually.
It shows relative sizes of planets compared to the orbit of the moon. It's a pretty cool graphic. Students have an idea how far away the moon is and can therefore grasp the concept of the size of each of the planets.
What is your problem?
>>8229790 got taught about relative distance, why didn't you? Complain to your local school district or to your parents...

I get the feeling this is simply really bad bait. OP can not be this ignorant.

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>>8229762
>It is commonly taught.
>In grade school

Possibly, but no one pays any goddamn attention except us nerds.

>>8229756
most people cant fathom such distances anyway
whats the point

>>8229770
Then you went to a shit school.

At my school we used marbles, peas, and balls, and the scale was set up in the parking lot, I don't think "pluto" was even near the school.

>>8229756
Because its impossible for normal textbooks to accurately convey those distances you idiot.

>>8229762
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>>8229960
Maybe OP was homeschooled.

>>8229756
Are you retarded OP?

OP HERE

>>8229928 Is probably right, although I never got to learn this in my school. And no one i know has had any perception of this until i told them about it.

Not wanting to defend kids who arent curious or teachers who dont make sure that some portrayals arent to scale, but I can see why most depictions are misleading.

The thing is, most models dont want to show the scale or distance, they want to things like orbits, tides, eclipses,... in a simple way.
A lot of kids wont think "wait, this obviously cant be to scale"

>>8229756
Here's an image with their actual sizes OP. Here's all the planets in the same frame including the sun to the left.
I'm glad I could help :^)