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\nIt’s Greek to Me: Greek Mythology\n

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\nIt's no myth: this packet on Greek mythology is an excellent addition to your social studies curriculum. With writing activities, such as short answer responses and biopoems, and reading activities, which include creation stories and...\n
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\nPlanets\n

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\nReaders are asked to identify the main ideas and supporting ideas in a passage about the eight planets in our solar system. \n
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\nPocket Solar System\n

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\nMotivate your class with this lesson. Learners explore the solar system and practice working with fractions using this resource. They construct scale models of our solar system, and use fractions to correctly configure the solar system...\n
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\nSolar System Fact Sheet\n

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\nHere is a fantastic, educational handout packed with information and facts not only about the planets in our solar system, but also regarding major moons and their surface features, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids. \n
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\nPlanetary Mysteries\n

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\nGet to know our little part of the vast universe. Learners read about the common and not-so-common facts about each of the planets in the solar system. The interactive lesson includes a large amount of information as well as a quiz to...\n
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\nThe Solar System Walk\n

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\nA unique lesson plan on the solar system, and some of the mathematics associated with it, is here for your high schoolers. Pupils are put into groups of four, and each group is assigned one of the planets from our solar system. They must...\n
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\nHello, Is Anybody Out There? (cont.)\n

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\nIn this space science worksheet, students read an informative passage about radio waves and the possibility of sending messages in space. The passage describes a \"Sounds of Earth\" record on the Voyager satellite which contains messages...\n
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\nHow To Build a Planet From The Inside Out!\n

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\nHigh schoolers read about the Spitzer Space Telescope and the technology used to learn about planet composition. They calculate the radius of a planet, the size of a planet, the average density of a planet and the likely core composition...\n
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\nLab Activity: Model of the Planets\n

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\nThis learning exercise leads the class through the calculations needed to construct circles to represent the planets of our Solar System. The actual values are provided, as are suggested calculations to create the scale diameters. The...\n
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\nSolar System Quiz\n

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\nIn this space science learning exercise, students take an eight question quiz that contains multiple choice, short answer and true or false questions. All of the questions are based on facts about the solar system.\n
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\nThe Solar System and Beyond\n

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\nSurvey the solar system by viewing this PowerPoint. Amateur astronomers discover that gravity is responsible for Earth's orbit around the sun and the moon's orbit around Earth. They explore the moon's phases and Earth's seasons. This...\n
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\nExploring the Solar System: All About Spacecraft/Spaceflight\n

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\nRarely do you find resources that reach high school astronomy learners. Here is something at their level! The physics of flyby missions is explained via several examples. Landing, penetrating, and roving spacecraft are examined. Diagrams...\n
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\nSolar System Model Project\n

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\nChallenge young astronomers to demonstrate their knowledge of the solar system with this fun open-ended science project. Provided with a short list of requirements, students are given the freedom to use their creativity and whatever...\n
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\nSolar System Project\n

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\nFinish or launch your unit on the solar system with a jigsaw project covering major celestial concepts such as the Milky Way Galaxy, asteroids, meteors, comets, Earth's moon, and, of course, all the planets. Learners start by...\n
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\nIt’s Greek to Me: Greek Mythology\n

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\nHere you'll find a great collection of worksheets to supplement your instruction of Greek mythology, including informational texts on the Olympian gods and goddesses, a matching quiz, graphic organizers, and myth-writing activities.\n
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\nSolar System Model\n

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\nHow many planets can you name? Did you get all 13 in our solar system, including the dwarf planets, or were you surprised when you read there are 13 planets? The lesson helps scholars understand the scale of the universe including the...\n
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\nPlanet Line-Ups\n

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\nShould Pluto be considered a planet or a dwarf planet? Scholars research planets in our solar system to understand their similarities and differences. It also includes memory activities related to the order of the planets. \n
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\nPlanetary Distances on the Playground\n

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\nThere's no need to stay inside; get out of the classroom and create a scaled map of the solar system on your playground field! In collaborative groups, scholars identify the distance between the sun and other planets, place planet...\n
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\nA Model Solar System\n

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\nIf Earth is modeled by a grapefruit, what planet could be represented by a golf ball? This activity uses everyday and not-so-everyday objects to create a model of the Solar System.\n
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\nRings and Things\n

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\nGalileo first observed Saturn's rings in 1610. Through the use of a flashlight and baby powder, classes see how they can observe the rings of the outer planets from far away. Another demonstration shows how these rings, made of ice and...\n
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\nTerra Bagga\n

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\nEarth's magnetic poles switch positions about every 200,000—300,000 years. In the activity, groups create a planet with a magnetic field. Once made, they use a magnetometer to determine the orientation of the planet's magnetic field....\n
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\nPlanetary Distances on the Playground\n

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\nEarth is 149,600,000 km, or 92,957,130.4 miles, from the sun. Young astronauts create an interactive model to learn the distances between planets. Nine groups, each representing a different planet, are spread around at class-calculated...\n
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\nPhases of Charon\n

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\nPluto, although no longer considered a planet, has five moons. Pluto's moon, Charon, is the focus of a resource that describes how the moon is viewed from the surface of Pluto. Photos help individuals see how Charon would look at...\n
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\nTerra Bagga\n

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\nOne way to identify possible volcanic activity on other planets is by testing the planet for magnetism. A science lesson begins with pupils constructing their own planet from a dead battery, magnets, paper, and tape before labeling...\n
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