Science Education Standards: Earth and Space Science

• Earth in the Solar System: The earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun, seven other planets and their moons, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets. The sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system.

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Short Description: In this lesson students will observe and describe differentiated samples in the Meteorite Sample Disk (or photographs). They will conduct an experiment using gelatin and food that illustrates planetary differentiation. Hard boiled eggs model the break-up of differentiated planetary bodies.