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IS PLUTO A PLANET ? ASTROMOMERS HAVE DEBATED THIS QUESTION, AND STILL HAVE NOT REACHED A CONSENSUS. THE SIXTH GRADE ENRICHED STUDENTS DECIDED TO TACKLE THIS TOPIC. THE CLASS DIVIDED INTO TWO TEAMS, PRO AND CON. THEY RESEARCHED THE NEW DEFINITION OF A PLANET AND EVERYTHING ON PLUTO. THE RESULTS WERE A TIE. FOR NOW, PLUTO STILL RETAINS PLANET STATUS, AT LEAST WITH THE SIXTH GRADE CLASS.
Ms. Chaplek Science (6-8) Saint Ambrose School
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