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Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness: What Are the Shapes of the Planets' Orbits?

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In this lesson plan investigation students learn about the shapes of the planetary orbits by experimenting with ellipses of different proportions.

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planets
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Additional Tags
eccentricity, elliptical orbits, orbit, orbital paths, planet orbits, planetary orbits, solar system, sandburg center for sky awareness: what are the shapes of the planets' orbits?, ellipse
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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