History of the Solar System
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Create three magnet summaries and submit your you list of key words plus the written magnet summary
Here is an example of your product from the magnet summaries. You will first write keywords from the article around the magnet word in the central circle, like the notecard on the left. Then, use those keywords to write a simpler and accurate summary of the section, like the notecard on the right See how I used words from the word cloud but not all of them to make-up a brief summary.
Formative Criteria
Formative Criteria
Paraphrase relevant information from a scientific text in simpler but still accurate terms.
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Astronomical Terms for Students
Astronomical Terms for Students
This list includes the main classifications for objects in our Solar System.
Asteroid: A rocky space object that can be a few feet wide to several hundred miles wide. Most asteroids in our solar system orbit in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Comet: Frozen masses of gas and dust which have a definite orbit through the solar system.
Crater: A hole caused by an object hitting the surface of a planet or moon.
Dwarf planet: A non-satellite body that fulfills only the first two of the three criteria for planet (see below).
Meteor: An object from space that becomes glowing hot when it passes into Earth's atmosphere.
Meteorite: A piece of stone or metal from space that falls to Earth's surface.
Moon: A natural satellite that orbits a larger object.
Planet: A celestial body that
(1) is in orbit around the Sun,
(2) has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and
(3) has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit (International Astronomical Union, 2006).
Star: A giant ball of hot gas that emits light and energy created through nuclear fusion at its core
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