Code Number: 8A50.70

Demo Title: Uranus

Condition: Good

Principle: Planets of the Solar System

Area of Study: Solar System

Equipment:

Video and web images.

Procedure:

Video and web images from the Voyager spacecraft missions are available. Use those that are appropriate for your session.

References:

Juan Lin, "A Demonstration of Kepler's Third Law", TPT, Vol. 31, # 2, Feb. 1993, p. 122.
E. M. King, J. M. Aurnou, "Demystifying the Ice Giants Puzzling Poles", Physics Today, June 2013, p. 17.
Tristan Guillot, "Probing the Giant Planets", Physics Today, April 2004, p. 63.
Rick Beyer, "The Music Man", The Greatest Science Stories Never Told, p. 28.
Janice VanCleave, "Planet Facts and Figures", A+ Projects in Astronomy, pp. 193.
Uranus = Isaac Asimov, "The Unmentionable Planet", Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine.

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8A50.70 - Uranus

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