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Active Accretion

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Topic: Modeling Solar System Objects

Grade Level: 5-8

Body: Our Solar System

Mission:

Science Education Standards: Earth and Space Science: Understand the Origin and Evolution of the Earth System

Short Description: Students act as dust grains that come together to model early planet formation by the process of accretion in our solar system.

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