We're wrapping up our studies of some basic physics laws governing motion, such as Newton' Laws and Gravity - complete with applied math which allows us to calculate distances, velocities and forces. This means we get to start one of my favorite mini-units: Comparative Planetology. Over the next week or two we'll be getting a baseline of information about the planets in our solar system to better prepare us for our Mission to Mars this March.
Students are collecting and sorting data about each of the 8 major planets (but we don't totally ignore Pluto who got demoted in 2006), and creating a few different artifacts to organize our information. For more details on these, please check my classroom blog!
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