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Learners use the Internet to find data on moons from other planets. They either create or use a postcard template to design and make a postcard for a planet's moon. They import pictures from the Internet onto postcards.

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planets, space

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planets, space, science
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning
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