How Solar Systems Form

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
solar system solar system formation supernova angular momentum protostar fusion Sun gravity protoplanetary disk chrondule asteroid comet Bennu planetesimal protoplanet ices planet NASA OSIRIS-Rex (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer) WGBH
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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How Solar Systems Form

Learn how our Sun, the planets, and other solar system bodies came to be with these videos and an infographic from NASA. Use this resource to visualize how the solar system formed and to model and describe the process.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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