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Activity # 8 — The Universe as Scientists Know It

Objective:

Student will be able to assess his/her degree of understanding of what makes up the universe as scientists know it.

Directions:

Using knowledge gained, fill in the concept map with the following terms: Planetary Systems, Galaxies, Planets, Sun, Venus, Moon, Stars, Sirius, Solar System, Comet, Meteor, Open Clusters, Stellar Regions, Jupiter, Titan, Solar Neighborhood, M80.

The Universe as Scientists Know It

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