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Probing Our Solar System Lesson Plan

Probing Our Solar System Lesson Plan

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Probing Our Solar System

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Third graders engage in a lesson utilizing small group activities and individual work incorporating student research on space satellites, probes and international connections. They, in groups, construct information disks, timelines, and written reports.

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solar system, science

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