Planet Makeover

Although I teach various science courses, Earth Science is not one of the them. However, as I was browsing through some Popular Science articles and came across one that sounded rather interesting. The article, New NASA Game: Extreme Planet Makeover, Gliese 581d Edition, caught my attention. In the article, there is a link to the site where you are able to create your own planet. I think that this could be a great activity for those who teach Earth Science to help students understand more about why the planets are different based on distance from the sun, type of star, etc.