Classic Lessons 2.0: Explaining Patterns in Our Solar System and the Role of Gravity in Space

by: William Thornburgh and Thomas Tretter

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’ learning progression of Earth’s place in the universe from early elementary school to middle school. The authors continue the structure of those prior articles for teaching middle school students space science through more sophisticated modeling from both Earth- and space-based perspectives.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2017Stock # ss17_041_04_78Volume 041Issue 04

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