Small Whale · Reading worksheet
Five-planet Nice model
High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy
Name:
Date:
Step 1 · Read the article
Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.
https://smallwhale.org/articles/five-planet-nice-model
Step 2 · Questions
1. What is the model revision year?
2. What is the primary driver of instability?
Step 3 · Words to know
Write what each word means, using the article.
N-body Simulation
Protoplanetary Disk
Exoplanetary Systems
Step 4 · Two facts in your own words
Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.
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