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Ptolemy, Copernicus, & the Church Lesson PlanPtolemy, Copernicus, & the Church Lesson Plan
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Ptolemy, Copernicus, & the Church

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Students determine the difference between a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe.

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copernicus, heliocentricity, ptolemy

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9th - 12th
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Science
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