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Discovering Planet X DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/common/content/lessonPlans/discovering_planet_x.pdf
From NASA Reviewed Collection
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This activity engages students in exploring parallax and then simulating the discovery of Pluto via an online interactive called the Blink Comparator.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Physics
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
Cost information is not known
Copyright and other restrictions information is unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-ESERevSProd259
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Position and motion of objects
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
        • Objects in the sky
Related resources:
This resource requires 'Blink Comparator'
http://www.patchyvalleyfog.com/blinkcomparator/blinkComparator.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: Montana State University/New Horizons E/PO