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Harvard University: The Solar System ActivityHarvard University: The Solar System Activity
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Harvard University
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3rd - 8th
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Science
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Independent Practice
Lexile Measures
1190L
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Harvard University: The Solar System

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These hands-on activities are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.

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Concepts

jupiter, mars, mercury, neptune, pluto, saturn, uranus, venus

Additional Tags

distance from sun, earth, elliptical orbits, orbits, retrograde motion, rings, sizes of planets, solar system, sun, why is the sky blue, path of sunlight

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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