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\nThe Outer Planets: Grades 6-8\n

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\nA long time ago, a galaxy formed that contained a solar system with eight planets—or nine depending on who is counting. A collection of 22 lessons has middle schoolers examine the Outer Planets of the solar system. They calculate the...\n
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\nWhat Has New Horizons Taught Us About Pluto?\n

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\nDid you know there are more than six hundred thousand minor planet objects in our solar system? A video shares the findings from New Horizons' fly-by of Pluto. The features were not as we expected, and we still can't answer many...\n
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\nThe Journey to Pluto, the Farthest World Ever Explored\n

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\nIn 2006, scientists launched a mission to explore Pluto and beyond. In 2015, after a challenge just days before approaching Pluto, New Horizons completed its first objective. The mission continues, and detailed reports are set to begin...\n
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\nPluto: Still Not A Planet\n

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\nJupiter's magnetic field is 20,000 times that of Earth's. An awareness of the strenght of Jupiter's magnetic field is just one of the challenges engineers face when designing spacecraft to visit Jupiter and its moons. Learn more about...\n
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\nWhy Isn't Pluto a Planet Any More?\n

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\nPoor Pluto! This clip answers this questions by defining what a planet is. It turns out that Pluto doesn't quite fit the definition of a planet and has recently been labeled as a dwarf planet. Amazing stuff!\n
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\nThe Coolest Things We Didn't Know About Pluto Two Years Ago\n

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\nWhat are the characteristics of Pluto? After many years, scientists are finally gaining knowledge about Pluto's surface. Using an exciting video from the SciShow Space series, learners investigate Pluto's surface by viewing images that...\n
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\nNew Horizons First Probe to Reach Pluto!\n

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\nView actual images of Pluto just as sophisticated cameras take them. The video instructor of a larger physics playlist follows a probe to take a trip to Pluto. Images show specific characteristics of the dwarf planet. \n
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\nEarth Used to Have 19-Hour Days (And Pluto Has Dunes!)\n

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\nSome days seem longer than others, but recent research proves our day actually lasts much longer than in the past. SciShow Space shares recent research on the length of Earth days and how this data confirms past research with much more...\n
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\nSeeing a Dwarf Planet Clearly: Pluto\n

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\nIn this dwarf planet activity, learners use images from the Hubble Space Telescope and they determine the scale of the image, they identify the largest features in the images, they calculate the volume of Pluto and they create a model of...\n
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\nPlanet Pluto and Personification\n

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\nIn this writing prompt worksheet students are asked to use personification in discussing the redefinition of \"planet Pluto\" to \"dwarf planet.\" Students are asked to communicate the feelings of the planet as it pertains to its...\n
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\nEvery Day Edit - Pluto, the Dwarf Planet\n

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\nIn this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the planet Pluto. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.\n
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\nUsing a Graphic Organizer to Research a Question\n

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\nIs Pluto still a planet? Using this popular question, kids are introduced to graphic organizers as a writing tool. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how to use them and work together with a partner to research whether Pluto is a...\n
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\nEarth Science\n

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\nA slide for each of the planets (including recently downgraded Pluto), the sun, our moon, four of Jupiter's moons, and the rings of Saturn make up this visually appealing PowerPoint. A few facts for each body in the solar system...\n
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\nCharacteristics of the Outer Planets\n

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\nA brief reading comprehension exercise, this worksheet covers the characteristics of the outer planets. It still considers Pluto a planet and Charon its moon. It is therefore a little out of date, but this fact can be discussed as part...\n
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\nThe Changing Atmosphere of Pluto\n

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\nIn this atmosphere of Pluto worksheet, students use an equation for the orbit of Pluto to determine the semi-major axis, the semi-minor axis, the ellipticity of the orbit, the aphelion and the perihelion. They also determine the...\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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\nCosmic Cookies\n

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\nScholars read about each planet then bake a plate of cosmic cookies—no-bake cookies decorated to look like the planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.\n
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\nReading Comprehension: Is Pluto a Planet?\n

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\nIn this reading comprehension activity, students read a passage about Pluto, then complete a set of 5 multiple choice questions. An answer key is included as well as a reference web site for additional activities.\n
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\nPhases of Charon\n

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\nCharon, the largest of Pluto's moons, was discovered in 1978. Lesson is a walk through of how to solve for the phases of Charon. It uses two different points on Pluto and takes into account the tilt of the pole, the rotational axis, and...\n
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\nThe Outer Planets\n

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\nIn this outer planets worksheet, students determine if 15 statements about Neptune, Pluto, Saturn and Uranus are true or false. If they are false, students change the italicized words in the sentences to make the statements true.\n
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\nLooking to the Future\n

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\nNew Horizons set forth on a mission to Pluto in 2006. Ten years later, the spacecraft is still on its way. Here, enthusiastic scholars predict what they will be like—likes, dislikes, hobbies, etc.—when New Horizons arrives at its...\n
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\nIn this planet science instructional activity, students learn 6 facts about the planet Pluto. Students then read a short paragraph about the planet.\n
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\nNew Clues to the Structure of the Universe\n

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\nEvidence suggests that Pluto has undergone polar wander. A video instructor explains how Pluto's axis of rotation may have changed and how this is possible. The lesson focuses on the science behind the discovery and what it tells...\n
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\nScience Lesson Plan: Our Solar System: I Wonder?\n

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\nEver wonder why Pluto isn't considered a planet? Or how large the Earth is compared to the other inner planets? Explore the universe with a series of projects that simulate different aspects of our solar system. The activities require...\n
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