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Solar System Lesson: Gravity, Orbits, Dwarf Planets & Comets, Grades 4-6

Grades 4-6 · Lesson

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The sun pulls on Earth all the time. So why doesn't Earth fall into it? This lesson answers with an orbit: a planet keeps moving forward while gravity pulls it inward, and the two together bend its path into a curve.

What's inside

  • 17 slides, with speaker notes on all 17
  • Lesson plan, 2 pages
  • Student worksheet, 2 pages
  • Answer key, 1 page

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