Teacher Directions: Have students complete the following task. Part 1: Research moons, comets, asteroids, and meteors using a variety of resources. Determine the similarities and differences between each of these celestial objects. Part 2: Work with a partner or small team to create a children’s book describing and illustrating each celestial object. Teacher Directions: Have students complete the following task. Part 1: Work with a partner to analyze the graph. Fill in the chart and respond to the prompt that follows. Approximate Operational Years to Program Number of Asteroids Date Detected Lincoln Near-Earth LINEAR Asteroid Research (NASA) Near-Earth Asteroid NEAT Tracking (NASA) (University of Spacewatch Arizona) Lowell Observatory LONEOS Near-Earth-Object Search (NASA)
Teacher Directions: Have students complete the following task. Part 1: Research moons, comets, asteroids, and meteors using a variety of resources. Determine the similarities and differences between each of these celestial objects. Part 2: Work with a partner or small team to create a children’s book describing and illustrating each celestial object. Teacher Directions: Have students complete the following task. Part 1: Work with a partner to analyze the graph. Fill in the chart and respond to the prompt that follows. Program Operational Years to Date Approximate Number of Asteroids Detected LINEAR Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (NASA) NEAT Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NASA) Spacewatch (University of Arizona) LONEOS Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (NASA)
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