Planetary Activities

I. Crater Experiment: Diameter Vs. Depth


Setting up the 
Meter Stick and
Marble-drop
First 
Marble Drop
Several
Marble Drops and
Data Recordings
[This idea came from NASA's  educational CD ROM ]

Click Here for Experimental Data Results and Graphs

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II. Planets: Distance from the Sun and Size Comparison


Measuring out the 4 Inner Planet Distances
Jen counting out the distance between Mars and Jupiter
Drew marking the distance to "his" planet.

[N.B. This idea came from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, and from NASA's JPL website.]

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III. Volcano Lava Investigations

[ These ideas came from the American Geological Institute's EarthComm Pilot Program]
 

IV. Web Resources


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