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4th - 8th
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The Solar System

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Looking for a cross-curricular project for language arts and science? Use this lesson to reinforce knowledge of the Solar System, as well as expository writing skills. Elementary and middle schoolers choose one aspect of the Solar System to research and write about in an expository report. To present their research, they create a multimedia presentation.

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multimedia, formatting, the solar system

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expository, report, solar system, formatting, graphics, multimedia, science

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