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Link to Resource:	http://solarviews.com/eng/ico.htm
Resource Type:	Classroom Activities; Curricula and Instruction
Grade Level:	K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Language:	English
Organization:	Calvin J. Hamilton
Summary:	Each face of the planetary Icosahedron displays part of the (nearly spherical) planetary surfaces. The triangles are folded so that adjacent triangles are joined exactly at their closest edges. The cut-out pattern forms the complete globe with the North and South Poles at opposite vertices. The icosahedron is a 20-sided polyhedron with each side made up of an equilateral triangle.
NGSS Discplinary Core Ideas:	ESS1.B
NGSS Performance Expectations:	MS-ESS1-2; MS-ESS1-3
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:	Analyzing and interpreting data; Developing and using models
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts:	Scale, proportion, and quantity; Systems and system models
Subjects:	6-8; 9-12; activities; earth; elementary school; high school; jupiter; k-12; k-3; k-4; k-5; k-5 geosource; k-6; k-8; k-9; mars; mercury; middle school; model; moon; neptune; planet; sun; venus
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Build a Solar System by Calvin J. Hamilton

Your Weight on Other Worlds by Calvin J. Hamilton

Your Age on Other Worlds by Calvin J. Hamilton

The Atmospheres of the Solar System by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2015)

Morning Star and Evening Star by Calvin J. Hamilton

JWST Feature , Planetary Evolution by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2010)

Around and Round: Lunar Phases, Planetary Orbits, and Seasons, Tides Resources by Calvin J. Hamilton

Solar System Paper Model Planets by Calvin J. Hamilton

The Dynamic Trio by Calvin J. Hamilton

What's It Like Inside Jupiter? by Calvin J. Hamilton

All About Mercury by Calvin J. Hamilton

All About Neptune by Calvin J. Hamilton

All About Venus by Calvin J. Hamilton

Graphing moon Phases by Calvin J. Hamilton

How Far is the Moon by Calvin J. Hamilton

Space Station Explorers by Calvin J. Hamilton

Model Eclipses by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2017)

Mirror Moon by Calvin J. Hamilton

Earth's Bright Neighbor by Calvin J. Hamilton

Slump Model by Calvin J. Hamilton

Oreo Phases by Calvin J. Hamilton

All About Mars by Calvin J. Hamilton

Cut-Out 3D Model of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland by Calvin J. Hamilton

NWS Tide Wheel by Calvin J. Hamilton

Splat! Model Lunar Impacts Using Water Balloons by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2016)

Red Planet Day (November 28) by Calvin J. Hamilton

Eclipse Party Activities by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2017)

Eclipse Pinhole Postcard by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2017)

Exploring the Solar System: Solar Eclipse by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2017)

Total Eclipse 2017 by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2017)

Make Your Own Model of a Paper Volcano by Calvin J. Hamilton

Moon Phases by Calvin J. Hamilton

Cooking Up a Cap: Martian North Pole Layered Bean Dip by Calvin J. Hamilton

Changing Planet: Past, Present, Future by Calvin J. Hamilton

Faces of Earth, Part 1: Building the Planet by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2013)

Seeking Pluto's Frigid Heart by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2016)

This Dynamic Planet: World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics by Calvin J. Hamilton
Published: (2006)

CD Spectroscope by Calvin J. Hamilton

The Heliocentric and Geocentric Models by Calvin J. Hamilton

Sun-Earth Day Presents Eclipse In a Different Light by Calvin J. Hamilton