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Adopt a Constellation

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Students adopt a constellation and find detailed information about their constellation. For this constellation lesson plan, students use the web to find information about a constellation of their choice. They identify the history of the constellation, the name, the type of stars in the constellation, the distance they are from earth, the magnitude and the color and surface temperature of each. They identify interesting facts about the constellation.

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constellations, stars, magnitude

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constellation, magnitude, stars, science
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Grade
6th - 7th
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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