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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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Pluto Redefined

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart briefly describes the new definition of planet as determined by the International Astronomical Union.