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Pluto Demotion

You've accessed The Grace Academy's Homeschool Resources:Academic Resources - Pluto Demotion. You can be confident that your students are receiving only the best available education resources. Our staff has brought us the following free materials dealing with Pluto's recent demotion to "dwarf planet" status. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) members voted near unanimously on August 24, 2006 to make the change. It is our desire that students, teachers, and parents find these resources to be a great addition to their regularly scheduled science curriculum!


    A Brand New Solar System
    On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) changed the definition of planetary bodies, resulting in...
    New Solar System Diagram
    Although we lost a planet, we've gained a brand new solar system. The scientific implications of this change are...
    Planet & Dwarf Planet Image
    Although we lost Pluto as a planet, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) declared two other dwarf planets in our solar system in addition to Pluto: Ceres and 2003 UB313. The eight planets that remain are...
    Updated Solar System Worksheet
    We at The Grace Academy have prepared a worksheet to help you learn the names and orbital positions of our solar system's eight planets. Feel free to print out this solar system worksheet and...

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