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Modeling the Milky Way: Spreadsheet Science.
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Whitmer, John C. – Science Teacher, 1990
Described is the generation of a scale model of the solar system and the milky way galaxy using a computer spreadsheet program. A sample spreadsheet including cell formulas is provided. Suggestions for using this activity as a teaching technique are included. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Earth Science