Description
This activity is completed while students explore the "Solar System Scope" website - free link provided with activity. The website enables students to manipulate the solar system and view real-time planet placement and constellation locations. Students must explore the Sun, all planets (excluding Earth), and the dwarf planets in order to answer the activity questions. Can be completed individually or in cooperative groups. Students have a blast with this site and this activity keeps them focused and on task as they explore our solar system at their own rate. Resources Required: Student computer access with internet.
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Description
This activity is completed while students explore the "Solar System Scope" website - free link provided with activity. The website enables students to manipulate the solar system and view real-time planet placement and constellation locations. Students must explore the Sun, all planets (excluding Earth), and the dwarf planets in order to answer the activity questions. Can be completed individually or in cooperative groups. Students have a blast with this site and this activity keeps them focused and on task as they explore our solar system at their own rate. Resources Required: Student computer access with internet.



