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Interactive Science | Comets & Asteroids-What They Are, Where They Are, They And Us
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Comets and asteroids are as mysterious as
they are beautiful. They capture our imagination with their
unbelievable size (did you say a 50-mile-wide flying ice
cube?!?!), and terrify us with the thought of what would happen
should we (earth) and they meet, which we do with regularity.
This lesson dissects comets and asteroids
using 3 criteria: What they are, Where they are, and They and
us. It’s all packaged in a note sheet that students fill in as
they listen and learn.
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►A strong set of
Teacher Notes (shown left), including:
- 3 pages of details, discussion, and information.
- Divided into 4 easy-to-follow sections: Materials per student, Additional Teacher Materials, Beforehand, and Procedure.
- One teacher/student dialogue, based on actual classroom
discussion, which gives you a truer feel for the lesson.
►A one-page
Quick Notes document that outlines the lesson. Use this to see just what the essential elements are, or if you find the regular Teacher Notes too descriptive.
►A 2-page
supplemental document (called
"Background Info", shown right) that will give you a well-rounded understanding of comets and
asteroids. It goes beyond being a basic introduction by explaining things like Bode's Law.
►A
PowerPoint set up for you to insert pictures of comets and asteroids. For copyright reasons we could not include any. But in the teacher notes we list 2 great sources of pictures, and instructions on inserting the pictures. You will not have a problem finding incredible pictures!
►A
special note sheet for students to use during this activity
(shown above), and another with the answers for you.
►3
pictures you can use to reinforce concepts.
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