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✕ Planetary Sciences
Lunar Explorer Training: Craters Crater Formation slides that support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingCraters Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 8, Grade 7 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Science

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Lunar Landscape Study geologic formations to learn more about what Al Worden saw as he flew over the Moon. Part of the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingLunarLandscape Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Science

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Regolith Regolith slides and activity that explore how regolith is created and its presence on the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. These slides support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingRegolith Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth)

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 Lunar Explorer Training: Rock Identification Use the information in this presentation to learn about how to classify rocks and go on a sample lunar mission of your own. These slides support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingRockIdentification Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Science

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 Layers of the Atmosphere Students will build their own model of the atmosphere to gain understanding of the layers and what can fly in each layer. https://s.si.edu/LayersoftheAtmosphere Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 5 Physical science, Science

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Plate Tectonics: Pushing the Boundaries Studetnts will compare and contrast the different tectonic boundaries and use models to show tectonic boundaries https://s.si.edu/PlateTectonicsPushingBoundaries Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6 Exoplanets, Moon (Earth)

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Graham Cracker Seismology with Astronaut Dottie Metcalf–Lindenburger Join NASA Astronaut, and geologist Dottie Metcalf–Lindenburger as she teaches you about plate tectonics using graham crackers and icing. https://youtu.be/KUnSn3mo3e0 Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6 Exoplanets, Moon (Earth), Science

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Graham Cracker Seismology with Drew Feustel What do graham crackers and plate tectonics have in common? Find out with this hands on demo featuring NASA astronaut Drew Feustel. https://youtu.be/YboUA6AZVI0 Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6 Exoplanets, Moon (Earth), Science

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Volcanoes from Space with Astronaut Ricky Arnold Did you know astronauts can see volcanoes erupting from space? Learn about this from NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold and see a model volcano erupt. https://youtu.be/kWWjCECMtOo Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 4, Grade 5 Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Science

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 STEM in 30: Earth Day: A View from Above In this webcast we look at the beginnings of Earth Day and how a better understanding of our place in the universe has evolved through photographic scientific discoveries https://youtu.be/2atfqAonA7c Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Physical science, Science, Spaceflight

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Spot the Station Students will investigate the geometry of the International Space Station’s (ISS) orbit and its motion relative to the Earth. https://s.si.edu/SSSSpotStation Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Navigation, Satellites, Spacecraft, Spaceflight

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 Smithsonian Science Starter: Modeling a Solar Eclipse This lesson investigates the alignment of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun during a solar eclipse and model that alignment with classroom materials. https://s.si.edu/SSSModelingSolarEclipse Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Astronomy, Moon (Earth), Science, Sun

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