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Article: e ACTIVITIES.(solar system web sites)(Brief Article)
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- Instructor (1990)
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- August 1, 2001
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TECH-BASED LEARNING FOR EVERY CLASSROOM
BLAST OFF INTO STUDYING THE SOLAR SYSTEM WITH YOUR STUDENTS AND SUPERCHARGE THEIR COMPUTER SKILLS.
EXPLORE THE PLANETS!
Starry Night Planet Mobile
Start your unit on the solar system by bringing the planets into your classroom! Divide the class into planetary teams to build a supersized solar-system mobile. Each two- or three-student group can research a planet and build a papier-mache model. Give each team index cards and send them onto the Internet to learn about their chosen planet. A good place to start is The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System (www.nineplanets.org). Ask each ...