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Printable science guided-notes worksheet on the New Horizons mission to Pluto, covering space exploration and dwarf planets for Grades 6–12.
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Space Exploration Guided Notes: The New Horizons Mission to Pluto

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This printable guided-notes worksheet covers 17 questions on the New Horizons spacecraft mission to Pluto and planetary science. Questions address the spacecraft's journey, the reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet, Earth's planets, Pluto's orbital characteristics, and what makes this space mission significant. Designed to accompany a video or multimedia lesson on space exploration.

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Science
Topic:
Astronomy
Grade Level:
6th – 12th Grades
Updated September 2025

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