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- 1st - Higher Ed
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Students are guided through an online series of readings and questions to explore the Leonid Meteor Showers and related topics. Modifications are provided for teaching this lesson to k-4, 5-8, and 9-12 students. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine facts, myths, and legends linked to the appearance of comets throughout history. They explore various websites, identify properties of comets, describe the path of a comet, and identify a fact and legend associated with comets. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the nature and composition of a comet. They research comet facts, legends, and myths. They identify different types of comets and describe what happens to a comet as it travels closer to the Sun. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students label the parts of a comet. They construct an edible model of a comet. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students construct a model of a comet nucleus using dry ice. They add other materials and describe the features. They complete related exercises on an Internet Web site. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to discover the wonderful world of comets and meteor showers. They discover how to spot one and predict them using a calendar. They also examine the make up of meteoriods and meteorites. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students investigate the causes of meteors and meteor showers. They view and discusss applets of comets and meteors, and complete and label a diagram of a comet. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students explore the similarities and differeneces among comets, meteors, and asteroids. They complete a Venn diagram during instruction and discussion. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students create glitter-covered comet models. Then they make large outdoor chalk drawings of the solar system and place their comets at the location of the Kuiper belt. They carry their comets around an orbit of the sun, shaking various amounts of glitter from them to simulate the dust a comet releases when in orbit. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are introduced to comets and their characteristics. After watching a video, they trace the path comets follow in the solar system and their frequency. In groups, they create their own edible model of a comet and discuss why scientists are fasinated by comets. Full Review »
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