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  • Primary School - Grades K, 1, 2, 3
    P=Project   E=Experiment
    The size of a meteorite vs. the size of the crater it makes upon impact [E]
    Meteorites, Meteors, Micrometeorite, Asteroids, Comets
    Elementary School - Grades 4, 5, 6
    P=Project   E=Experiment
    Demonstrate what happens when a meteor hits the earth and becomes a meteorite [P]
    Collect micrometeorites from indoor and outdoor sources [E] [E]
    Meteorites, Meteors, Micrometeorite, Asteroids, Comets
    Middle School - Grades 7, 8, 9
    P=Project   E=Experiment
    Determine if it is possible to predict the size of a crater from the size and speed of the object (meteorite) that made it. [E]
    Which method of collecting micrometeorites is more effective? [E] [E] [E]
    Measure the coma (dust cloud) around Comet Holmes and find out if the dust cloud is expanding, and if so, is the rate of expansion accelerating or decelerating? [E]

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    High School - Grades 10, 11, 12
    P=Project   E=Experiment
    Research the theory that an Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs [E] [E]
    Is it Possible to Use Magnetic Fields to Prevent Earth Impacts by Near Earth Objects? [E]
    Simulation of terrestrial impact craters [E]
    Investigating the Chemical Signatures of Meteorite Impacts [E]
    Quantify the trace chemical changes induced by ultrahigh temperatures and pressure in granite samples due to meteoritic impact. [E]
    Analysis of a Potential Meteoritic Impact Crater in the Sacramento Basin [E]
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