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Moving Students Toward a More Accurate View of the Solar System
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Use technology to collect data that students can use to model and better understand the solar system.
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Assessing Student Progress Along a Solar System Learning Progression
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Unify disparate astronomical concepts with the help of the NGSS.
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Naming the Solar System: Implementation of Vocabulary Strategies to Improve Scientific Literacy
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Use interactive word walls and other tools to teach science vocabulary.
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Science Sampler: Space moves—Adding movement to solar system lessons
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Earth and space science figure prominently in the National Science Education Standards for levels 5–8 (NRC 1996). The Earth in the Solar System standard focuses on students’ ability to understand (1) the composition of…
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Scope on the Skies: Far Out! Exploring the Outer Reaches of Our Solar System
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft to the outer solar system.
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The 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse Double-Header
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Classic Lessons 2.0: Explaining Patterns in Our Solar System and the Role of Gravity in Space
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This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. This is the last of three articles written to highlight pedagogical approaches consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards for supporting students’…