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Handout
University of California

Ucla: What Makes a Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed essay defines planets and compares the characteristics to those of Pluto. Orbital graphs and background information clarify the change in Pluto's categorization. A copy of IAU's Resolution 5 is also contained in this essay.
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Article
Other

Iau: Pluto and Our Developing Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how varying view in regards to Pluto has changed views on our solar system.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Journey to Pluto, the Farthest World Ever Explored

For Students 9th - 10th
Alan Stern explains how NASA's New Horizons mission will to allow us to see Pluto for the first time.