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\nGalaxy Adventure\n

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\nWorking in groups, learners create a mnemonic device, give an oral presentation, and create a pictorial representation of the correct sequence of the planets and asteroid belt from the sun. An assessment rubric is included in the lesson. \n
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\nDoomsday Asteroid\n

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\nA thought-provoking video about asteroids and a \"doomsday asteroid\" that may hit Earth in the 2020's is presented here. This program could be used as a way to start a research project about asteroids with your class.\n
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\nHubble Spies Colliding Asteroids!\n

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\nIn this colliding asteroids worksheet, students are given the equation to determine the collision time for asteroids. Students use this equation to solve 4 problems including finding the area of a cross-section through the body of an...\n
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\nAsteroids Between Mars and the Sun\n

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\nIn this asteroids of the solar system worksheet, students observe a diagram showing all the minor planets found in the orbit of Mars. Students answer 4 questions about the minor planets inside the orbit of other planets, they find the...\n
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\nStudy Jams! Our Solar System: Outer Planets\n

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\nA set of seven slides presents an artist's rendition of our solar system, specifically, the asteroid belt, Kuiper Belt, and our outer planets: Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. The slides are beautiful, and a printable set with text is...\n
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\nThe Solar System—Our Home in Space\n

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\nThe first man-made object to enter space happened in 1942; just 71 years later, we sent the first object outside the entire solar system. The video introduces the solar system, starting with the sun. It covers each planet, the more...\n
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\nPocket Solar System\n

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\nHow in the world can something as big as the solar system possibly fit in your pocket? Complete this simple modeling activity and find out, as young scientists gain an appreciation for the incredible scale of outer space.\n
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\nSolar System Launch\n

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\nTrying to understand the vastness of outer space can be quite a challenge for young scientists. Help put things in perspective with this cross-curricular activity as students work in pairs creating scaled models of...\n
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\nComets and Asteroids!\n

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\nFollow along as host Jessi and her mouse sidekick, Squeaks, examine space's comets and asteroids. Discover what they are made of, their size, where we can find them, and two of the more popular space objects of the group.\n
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\nMove Over, Mars: We Could Farm on Asteroids!\n

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\nWe need a source of food to live on another planet. An installment of the extensive SciShow Space series suggests one option, farming on asteroids! Caitlin Hofmeister explains the challenges and benefits of potential future farms. She...\n
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\nSolar System Cards\n

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\nFind all things solar system in a set of reference cards. Even Pluto makes an appearance! Each of the 24 cards has a picture and accompanying informational text that gives brief background about the object.\n
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\nSeeing Stars\n

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\nWhat are all those shiny things we see in the sky at night? It could be a star, planet, or asteroid! This is the focus of a video that helps viewers distinguish between these three objects in the sky.\n
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\nSolar System - Missing Words\n

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\nIn this space science worksheet, students complete nine sentence fill-in's about the planets in the solar system. There is no word bank.\n
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\nExplore the Solar System: 360 Degree Interactive Tour\n

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\nGo on a galactic tour like no other! The perfect idea to wrap up a solar-system unit, an interactive video leads the class from the sun to the Kuiper Belt. Pan around the screen as the narrator describes each of the main features in...\n
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\n\"Voyage\n\n
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\nVoyage of Discovery\n

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\nStudents develop a sense of the scale of our solar system by creating a one to ten billion scale model. They calculate the relative sizes and distances for the planets and asteroid belt using a guiding worksheet. To create the model they...\n
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\nThe Solar System\n

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\nIn this space worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to the Solar System. There are 30 words located in the puzzle.\n
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\nClay Planets\n

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\nWhy do scientists use models? In the first installment of 22, groups create scale models of our solar system. They then share and discuss their models.\n
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\nPlanets on Parade\n

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\nReview all of the planets in our solar system with this informative PowerPoint. Each planet is listed on its own slide, accompanied by facts and an image. There are three multiple choice question listed at the end of the presentation.\n
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\nAre All Asteroids' Surfaces the Same Age?\n

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\nThere are more than 600,000 asteroids in our solar system. Pupils analyze images of two asteroids in order to determine if they are the same age. They count craters for each asteroid and compare numbers. \n
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\nAre All Asteroids' Surfaces the Same Age?\n

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\nDid you know scientists can tell the age of an asteroid by looking closely at its craters? This final lesson plan of a six-part series focuses on two asteroids, Gaspra and Ida, in order to demonstrate the concept of dating asteroids....\n
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\nPocket Solar System\n

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\nMotivate your class with this lesson plan. 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...\n
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\nSolar System Formation and Extra-Solar Planets\n

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\nHas the solar system always been like it is today? A lesson presentation begins with a discussion of the formation of our solar system. It continues with a compare and contrast of the inner and outer planets. \n
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\nSolar System Scale & Size\n

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\nUse a variety of whole fruits to represent the different planets in the solar system to introduce scale sizes to your math or space science class. They follow suit by creating a non-scaled model of the solar system using specific-colored...\n
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\nNebular Theory-Origin of the Solar System\n

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\nIn this Nebular Theory instructional activity, students are given diagrams of the stages that occurred in the formation of the solar system. They order the diagrams based on the occurrences of each event and answer twelve questions about...\n
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