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		<title>Eyes In The Sky</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before satellite technology was developed, information took longer to reach the general public.


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		<title>Exploration Of Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the dawn of the space age in the 1960s, we have sent spacecraft to the most easily reached places in our solar system, such as Mars.


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		<title>The Great Hubble</title>
		<link>https://www.lessonplans.com/the-great-hubble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hubble gives us images that are thousands of years old because light travels at a finite speed across vast distances of space.


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		<title>Rocket Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special talents and training are required to become a rocket scientist.


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		<title>Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is likely that some day it will be possible for humans to colonize and sustain life on other planets, especially our neighbor Mars.


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		<title>Astronomical Scales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Students will
1. 	understand how scaling factors can be used to make representations of astronomical distances;
2. 	learn how to write and solve equations that relate real distance measurements to scaled representations of the distances; and
3. 	understand how the use of scientific notation makes calculations involving large numbers easier to manage.


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		<title>Discover Magazine: The Solar System</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will

    * learn about NASA's options for its space program;
    * research which option may be the most viable; and
    * make a recommendation based on research


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		<title>Understanding The Universe</title>
		<link>https://www.lessonplans.com/understanding-the-universe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will understand the following:
1. 	The stages of evolution a star goes through are determined by the size of the star.


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		<title>Inventors And Inventions 2: Air And Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will understand the following:
1. 	They can conduct an experiment in which they change the size, weight, and wing structure of paper airplanes to see how each plane flies.


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		<title>Liftoff Into Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will

    * Understand the history of the space race and space exploration as a whole.
    * Create a timeline detailing important events in the history of space exploration.
    * Write a descriptive article about an important event in space exploration.



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