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This image from ESA Rosetta spacecraft is of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet nucleus.

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Space Science, Calculus, Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Solar System and Planets, Asteroids Comets Meteorites

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

The nine sets of problems in this section of the Year of the Solar System guide ask students to measure, use formulas for density and the volume of a sphere, plot points on an X-Y graph, and use proportional reasoning and other mathematical concepts to learn about comets.
Comets: Small Body/Big Impacts  [738KB PDF file]
This document is part of the Year of the Solar System — Real-World Math guide.