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Topic:
Math
Grade Level: 5-8, 9-12
Body:
Sun,
Mercury,
Venus,
Saturn,
Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud,
Earth's Moon
Mission:
Science Education Standards: Science and Technology -- Content Standard D: Earth in the Solar System
Physical Science -- Content Standard B: Motions and Forces
Short Description: The introduction clearly explains the apparent "collisions," eclipses, transits, and occultations. The collection includes problems on synodic periods, planetary conjunctions, geometry, fractions, linear equations, and probability. The Table of Contents clearly separates middle school level problems from high school problems.
Source: Space Math (GSFC)