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Grade Level: 9-12

Body: Asteroids

Mission: Dawn (Dwarf Planets)

Science Education Standards:

Short Description: In the activity, "Vegetable Light Curves," students will observe the surface of rotating potatoes to help them understand how astronomers can sometimes determine the shape of asteroids from variations in reflective brightness.

Source: Dawn Education
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