Real World: Small Bodies Orbiting the Sun

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Real World Small Bodies Orbiting the Sun comets meteoroids asteroids dwarf planets Bennu small bodies asteroid belt Kuiper Belt Ison Rosetta chondrules Jupiter diameter orbit orbiting Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer NEOWISE irregular polygon sphere solar system planets distance size sun patterns systems gravity gravitational force STEM Danny Glavin NASA NASA eClips eClips NIA National Institute of Aerospace aerospace motion structure satellite Milky Way galaxy cosmology rock ice gas geometry SEP1 asking questions SEP3 investigations SEP6 construct explanations SEP8 evaluating and communicating information STEL3 integrate technology and practices STEL7 design STEL8 technology products
Subjects
Measurement and Data Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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