External Resource: Take a Spin Through the Solar System

This lesson plan features comparisons of images for 3 planets (Jupiter, Uranus, and Saturn) and the Sun. This lesson also includes a movie of Saturn and explanatory text. Two areas are offered. The first area, for students, includes a self-study guide. It is also where the NASA images are located. The second area is for teachers. It includes lesson plan ideas and teaching suggestions. Topics include: Astronomy/Space Science: Solar System, Planetary Rotation, Angular Velocity, Period of Rotation, Orbital Motion, Angles, and Angular measurement.

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Type External ResourcePub Date January 01, 1900Stock # ERNASA10_0001

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