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Kepler And His Laws

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High schoolers listen to a lecture on the stories of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. They are introduced to and discuss Kepler's Laws.

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kepler's laws, conic sections, parabolas, graphing quadratics

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conic sections, kepler's laws, parabolas, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr

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