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Near v. Minnesota
Students discuss what free press means and what it would be like without this right. They read the summary from the Near v. Minnesota case. In groups, they analyze a problem and report to the class.
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Where are you Spider?
First graders investigate the proximity of objects in space. In this proximity lesson, 1st graders place a felt spider in different locations on a teacher made book, and they describe its proximity to certain items in that book. Students...
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NEAR
In this science worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions on the asteroid called NEAR. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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Creative Position Word Center Activity
Students use positional words to describe the location of objects and demonstrate the ability to follow multi-step oral directions. Seasonal shapes are decorated in relation to the directions and positions stated by the positional word.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Asteroids 253 Mathilde
This site explores what is currently known about the asteroid 253 Mathilde. Content includes an orbiting path, and composition. Links are provided throughout for additional information.
Johns Hopkins University
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Near) Discovery Mission
This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.
Chateau Meddybemps
Spatial Concepts
Explore spatial concepts with these activities. Use them to aid in-class discussions about spatial sense or as group or partner activities.
Other
Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Asteroid 253 Mathilde
This site contains facts about the asteroid 253 Mathilde from the National Space Science Data Center at NASA.
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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Near) Discovery Mission
This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.
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This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.