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All About Titan and the Huygens Probe Lesson PlanAll About Titan and the Huygens Probe Lesson Plan
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All About Titan and the Huygens Probe

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Students examine the characterisitics of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. They discuss what they think is on Titan and what the Huygens probe can tell them about the moon. They write a summary about the information they gathered during the lesson.

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Grade
3rd - 4th
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Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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