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Exploring Our Backyard, The Solar System - Part 1/2 Instructional VideoExploring Our Backyard, The Solar System - Part 1/2 Instructional Video
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Exploring Our Backyard, The Solar System - Part 1/2

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A charming narrator introduces viewers to the wonders and history of our own solar system. A full explanation describing the birth of our sun, planets, and entire solar system. This is the first part of a two-part series on our solar system. Clear and basic narration makes this an excellent series for children in grades three through eight.

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astronomy, copernicus, galileo galilei, kepler's laws, the earth, the solar system

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solar system, earth, astronomy, history of astronomy, copernicus, galileo, kepler, science
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
8:53
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For Teacher Use
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Flipped Classroom
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