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This lesson plan is from Discovery Education's Lesson Plan Library. The Astronomical Scales lesson site describes how scaling factors can be used to make representations of astronomical distances; how to write and solve equations that relate real distance measurements to scaled representations of the distances; and how the use of scientific notation makes calculations involving large numbers easier to manage. Also provided: links to further information on the topic, standards that the lesson applies to, and a list of vocabulary related to the lesson.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Astronomy
Unit Title: Astronomy Resources for the K-8 Classroom Full lesson plan for middle school science and math that helps students construct an understanding of the vast scale of the universe. Links to Units:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4079">Discovery School.com. Astronomical Scales. August 24, 2006.</a>
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Discovery School.com, (2006), WWW Document, (https://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/astronomical-scales.cfm).
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Discovery School.com, Astronomical Scales (2006), <https://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/astronomical-scales.cfm>.
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Discovery School.com. (2006, August 24). Astronomical Scales. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/astronomical-scales.cfm
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Discovery School.com. Astronomical Scales. August 24, 2006. https://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/astronomical-scales.cfm (accessed 20 March 2025).
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Discovery School.com. Astronomical Scales. 2006. 24 Aug. 2006. 20 Mar. 2025 <https://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/astronomical-scales.cfm>.
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