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Including Students presents a single, kinesthetic model that can be used to explain such varied concepts as rotation, revolution, phases of the Moon and seasons. The outlined activities are meant to be used throughout an entire Astronomy unit. In fact, the authors caution that this collection of activities cannot be completed in one classroom period. Because the activities increase in complexity, ...

My Solar System is an orbital simulator which students use to investigate how mass, position and velocity affect gravitational forces. Students can either select from ten preset scenarios, ranging from simple sun-planet-moon simulations to more complex situations such as Trojan asteroids or Four Star ballet, or they can create their own scenarios by selecting and dragging symbols into position. A ...

Solar System Scale and Size is a two-part activity that explores relative distances and sizes of objects in our Solar System using the 5E Instructional Model. In Activity 1, students are tasked with calculating relative distances to the Sun for the planets, Asteroid Belt and Pluto using information provided in a student handout. Once the calculations are complete, students use this information to ...