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Ultraviolet images such as this one from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer suggest the M83 has unusual pockets of star formation separated by large distances from the spiral arms in the main disk of the galaxy.

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Mathematics, Space Science, Algebra, Problem Solving, Universe

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

With the 11 sets of problems in this section of the Year of the Solar System guide, students analyze and extrapolate data, apply unit multipliers, work with scientific notation, and evaluate functions to understand how NASA searches for planets beyond the solar system.
The Search for Planets: Discovering New Worlds  [784KB PDF file]
This document is part of the Year of the Solar System — Real-World Math guide.