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Gazing At Cosmic Pinballs Lesson PlanGazing At Cosmic Pinballs Lesson Plan
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Gazing At Cosmic Pinballs

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Students explore the world of stars. They see that the color of a star tells how hot or cold it is, that stars come in different sizes. and that stars are moving through space. They draw lines connecting start to star.

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constellations, stars

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