Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites Exhibition Materials for all grades up to 12 Hundreds of times each year, a rock survives the fiery trip from space and lands on Earth. Take a look at some of these "fallen stars" that have been recovered from around the globe.
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		Impact! Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids Article for grades 6 through 12 Most space rocks don’t pass anywhere near Earth. Meet the astronomers on wary watch for the ones that do. You’ll see firsthand how they are able to find asteroids in a celestial crowd.
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		Launching and Recovering Meteorites Activity for grades 3 through 12 Throwing water balloons on school grounds in the name of science? Absolutely, if you do it safely, and apply what you learn to the science of finding and recovering meteorites.
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		If Rocks Could Talk Article for grades 3 through 8 Every rock has a story to tell—and clues to offer about Earth's history. Meet six specimens that have traveled to the AMNH from places as close as the Catskill Mountains and as far away as outer space.
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		Impacts Article for grades 3 through 12 Why do you think they call it “Impacts"? A comic strip shows what can happen—and does happen—when asteroids head for Earth.
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		Ernst Chladni and Rocks from the Sky Article for grades 9 through 12 Today, we accept the notion that enormous rocks exist within our solar system and that some of them fall to Earth. A little over 200 years ago, though, this idea garnered skepticism and ridicule.
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		Newton's Laws of Motion and Gravity Applied to Meteorites Activity for grades 6 through 12 Did it all start when an apple bopped Isaac Newton on the head? This activity explores some of the ways his fundamental laws are expressed in our dynamic solar system.
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