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This
lesson
plan
serves
as
an
introduction
to
the
ecliptic,
the
zodiac
and
the
apparent
motions
of
the
Sun,
Moon
and
planets
across
the
sky.
The
objectives
are
to
help
the
student
know
about
the
apparent
motion
of
the
Sun,
Moon
and
planets
across
the
sphere
of
fixed
stars
(celestial
sphere)
and
understand
that
the
reason
all
of
these
objects
travel
along
very
similar
paths
is
that
the
solar
system
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In
this
lesson
the
ellipse
is
studied
in
polar
coordinates
(r,f),
with
the
function
cos(f).
This
places
the
origin
point
at
a
focus
(more
appropriate
for
planetary
motion)
and
introduces
the
eccentricity
e.
It
is
also
noted
that
planets
actually
orbit
the
center
of
gravity
of
the
solar
system
and
that
distant
planets
may
be
detected
by
motions
of
their
central
star
around
the
centers
of
gravity
of
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This computer activity has students use data to locate the planet Jupiter and determine if there is a nearby planet with an atmosphere habitable for humans. Data includes mass, surface temperature, composition of atmosphere, and number of satellites.
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This
site
is
part
of
the
space
page
of
the
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
(BBC),
and
provides
information
about
the
Sun,
the
planets
and
their
moons,
and
other
bodies
in
the
solar
system.
It
contains
a
travel
guide
to
the
Solar
System
including
such
topics
as
what
to
see,
reason
to
visit,
how
to
get
there,
and
local
history.
A
similar
travel
guide
is
then
available
for
the
Sun,
each
of
the
planets,
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This
site,
The
Nine
Planets,
is
an
overview
of
the
history,
mythology,
and
current
scientific
knowledge
of
each
of
the
planets
and
moons
in
our
solar
system.
Each
page
has
text
and
images;
some
have
sounds
and
movies.
Data
for
each
planet
includes
orbit,
diameter,
mass,
motions,
composition,
albedo,
number
of
satellites,
and
visits
by
probes
from
Earth.
Links
to
solar
system
data,
a
discovery
chronology,
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This
article,
from
Earth:
Inside
and
Out,
reports
on
how
mathematician
Milutin
Milankovitch
developed
a
complete
astronomical
theory
of
glaciers.
It
discusses
his
work
charting
the
ice
ages
of
the
Pleistocene,
which
incorporated
new
information
about
how
the
gravitational
tug
of
other
planets
causes
small
variations
in
the
tilt
of
the
Earth's
axis.
His
conclusion
was
that
Earth's
orbit
alternates
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Meteorites
are
rocks,
but
they
are
not
like
Earth
rocks.
Most
are
far
older,
and
they
provide
some
of
the
only
samples
we
have
of
other
worlds
-
other
planets,
asteroids
and
possibly
comets
-
in
our
solar
system.
Some
meteorites
even
contain
tiny
particles
that
formed
around
other
stars
that
existed
before
our
Sun.
The
site
has
information
on
the
appearance
and
composition
of
meteorites
and
explains
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This
site
introduces
students
to
Denton
S.
Ebel,
Assistant
Curator
in
the
Department
of
Earth
and
Planetary
Sciences
at
the
American
Museum
of
Natural
History.
It
also
shows
behind-the-scenes
photos
of
exhibit
installations.
An
interview
with
Dr.
Ebel
answers
the
questions:
What
is
a
meteorite,
What
do
meteorites
tell
us,
and
What
will
be
new
in
the
Ross
Hall
of
Meteorites.
In
addition,
Dr.
Ebel
describes
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This
resource
offers
information
that
will
allow
students
to
see
just
how
big
each
planet
and
its
major
satellites
are
relative
to
each
other
in
the
scale
model
of
the
Solar
System.
Students
will
see
where
the
planets
are
in
relation
to
the
Sun
and
to
each
other
and
learn
just
how
big
the
Sun
is
compared
to
all
the
planets
in
our
Solar
System.
Sections
at
this
site
include
Planetary
Physical
Data,
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At
this
site
students
will
learn
that
in
addition
to
making
elements,
supernovae
scatter
them.
They
learn
that
the
elements
that
are
made
both
inside
the
star
as
well
as
the
ones
created
in
the
intense
heat
of
the
supernova
explosion
are
spread
out
into
the
interstellar
medium.
These
are
the
elements
that
make
up
stars,
planets
and
everything
on
Earth
including
ourselves.
Except
for
hydrogen
and
some
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