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Creating Craters

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Learners explore parts of an impact crater and compare and contrast craters found in Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Crater formation is modelled and the relationship of mass, velocity, and size of the projectile to the crater formation is investigated.

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craters, mass, velocity

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crater, ejecta, impact, mass, velocity, science
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Grade
4th - 6th
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Science
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