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Mystery Planet Lesson PlanMystery Planet Lesson Plan
Publisher
NASA
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Grade
2nd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2012
Lesson Plan

Mystery Planet

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What can one learn about a planet based on a small surface sample? Learners will explore artifacts from a mystery planet and see what they can determine about the planet based on the evidence in front of them. 

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Concepts

concept mapping

Additional Tags

rock sort, scientific deduction, scientific reasoning, sorting through evidence, concept mapping, science

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  • Teacher options provided, helping you tailor it to your needs/ style

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  • Requires teacher to obtain a large array of materials (but most can be collected for free)

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