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The Planets — Investigating Our Planetary Family Tree

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Cornucopia of planets

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Space Science, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Solar System and Planets

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

The nine sets of problems in this section of the Year of the Solar System guide call for students to evaluate functions and use fractions, proportions, data analysis, problem-solving skills, and geometry to determine sizes of planets and moons.
The Planets — Investigating Our Planetary Family Tree  [906KB PDF file]
This document is part of the Year of the Solar System — Real-World Math guide.