What's bigger than an asteroid but smaller than a planet? A dwarf planet! Take a peak into the five dwarf planets—Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Ceres—with a captivating video hosted by Jenni and Squeaks.

Concepts

planets, asteroids, orbiting, pluto, space, outer space

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip your classroom; assign the video for homework then discuss its contents when pupils return to school
• As a class or, in pairs, or individually, investigate one of the five dwarf planets more thoroughly
• Direct learners to take notes during the video then write a brief reflection on what they learned 

Classroom Considerations

• The video is 10th resource in a series 18 space videos 
• Comments and suggested videos are visible; have the video ready to play in full screen mode

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Bright, colorful graphics enhance engagement
• Highlights key terms using bold font
• Shows real-world pictures along with cartoon images 

Cons

• The host speaks quickly. Pause, replay, and enable closed captioning as needed 

Common Core

SL.K.2 SL.1.2 SL.2.2 SL.3.2 SL.4.2 SL.5.2 SL.6.2