RJA#04c: Field Research Options

Museum of Nature and Science

Planetarium

Survey of people's opinions

RJA#04b:Search Strings

Pluto NOT Disney

Planets + Pluto + moons

Pluto AND solar systems

"Pluto is a planet"

"Pluto is not a planet"

RJA#04a: Key Words

Keywords: Pluto, Planet, Solar system, outer planets

Science > astronomy > planets > solar system > outer planets > Pluto

RJA#03c: Research Question

1. Who is a part of the International Astronomical Union?
2. Why do they get the say over all other people?
3. How many time has Pluto been stripped of it's planet "status"?
4. Will Pluto ever receive it's full planet "status" back?
5. Why do these three criteria really make an object a planet?
6. When was Pluto declared a "dwarf planet"?
7. How can Pluto regain it's title as a planet?
8. What will it take to ever reach Pluto?
9. Is there any reason to even attempt to land on Pluto?
10. What else is in the Kuiper belt?
11. How do the other Kuiper belt objects relate to Pluto?
12. Why aren't the other Kuiper belt objects planets?
13. How does Pluto relate to the other planets in our solar system?
14. What is the history of Pluto?

RJA#03b: Research Topic Focus

*The "back and forth" issue of Pluto's planet "status", does that not mean anything?

*It obits the sun, has moons, just like the other planets.

*The Kuiper Belt containing bigger objects.

*The International Astronomical Union declaring it a "dwarf planet"; is this final?

*Does Pluto not being a planet mean there are now and will forever only be eight planets in the solar system?

*Will the human race ever reach Pluto?

RJA#03a: Research topic exploration

There are three criteria an object needs to meet to become a "planet". Pluto is only meeting two out of the three currently and is therefore classified as a dwarf planet. These criteria were discussed and created by a group known as the International Astronomical Union. Although they have declared it not a planet right now, can that change?

RJA#1 :Possible Topics

• Is synthetic life dangerous?
• Does prenatal listening effect the child?
• The actual uses of holistic medicine.
• Does feng shui really improve quality of life?
• Does Pluto deserve planet "status"?