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Beyond Planet Earth WebsiteBeyond Planet Earth Website
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Science
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15 mins
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Scholars take a journey through space with 16 eye-catching images. Along the way, learners read captions starting with the moon, then move onto asteroids, Mars, and Jupiter.

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Concepts

the earth, the moon, astronauts, moon exploration, telescopes, the universe, asteroids, mars, nasa, planets, outer space, the solar system, jupiter

Instructional Ideas

  • Post any questions found in the slide show on the classroom blog
  • Walk through each picture and discuss captions and questions with the class 
  • Challenge class members to write a summary about what they looked at and read

Classroom Considerations

  • Some pupils may require assistance with reading
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

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  • Includes high-quality photographs as well as computer images 

Cons

  • None

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