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Smile: Paper Mache Solar System Lesson PlanSmile: Paper Mache Solar System Lesson Plan
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
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Pre-K - 1st
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Smile: Paper Mache Solar System

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This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a set of directions for the creation of a solar system model out of paper mache. Includes orbital distances and planet diameters for the nine planets. Great idea for a student project or lab investigation.

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Concepts

centripetal force, gravity, orbiting, planetary motion, planets, satellites, sunrise

Additional Tags

celestial motion, centripetal, elliptical, elliptical orbit, equal area, harmonies, law of ellipses, law of equal areas, law of harmonies, model, orbit, solar system, solar system model, illinois institute of technology, kelpler's laws, kepler, ellipse, period, satellite, solar system models

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  • 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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