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National Science
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Astronomy Picture of the Day |
Understanding the Universe
From Discovery Education, this site introduces students to important
concepts of the Universe. |
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Planetary Science Research Discoveries
This educational site has the latest research on planets, meteorites,
and other solar system bodies being made by NASA-sponsored scientists.
PSRD is a vital link for education, planetary and space science, and for
learning how science works. |
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National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
An excellent source of information on space provided by NASA.
NASA for Students
News, multimedia, contacts.
Mars Pathfinder Mission Page
The NASA site which describes the Pathfinder Mission.
NASA Quest
Award Winning Home of NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative dedicated to
bringing space and science to the classroom.
The
Hubble Space Telescope
The site highlights student research using the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Welcome to
the Planets
Extensive archive of images from NASA planetary
exploration programs |
The Nine
Planets
History, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of planets and moons. |
Views of the
Solar System
Multilingual presentation with images |
The Solar System - Gr. 3
These activities are designed to support all of the objectives outlined
in the Solar System unit found in Saskatchewan Learning Grade 3 Science
Curriculum. |
Exploring the Planets
Learn about the planets and more. |
Kids
Space Corner of Cassini Voyage to Saturn
This site contains an exploration of Saturn, its rings and moons. Also
included is information about the role of the Cassini mission. |
Kids InfoBits-Space & Astronomy
A database designed for students in kindergarten through grade five. |
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Meteorite Activities and Slide Set "Exploring Meteorite Mysteries"
from Johnson Space Center's Astromaterials Curation site |
StarChild
A learning center for the youngest astronomers from
Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Your Weight On Other Worlds
Did you know that a person who weighs 120 pounds on earth, would weigh
just 8 pounds on Pluto? Enter your weight at this site and you'll be
able to see how much you would weigh on 16 other planets, moons, or even
stars! |
Kids Astronomy
Discover what you can see in the sky tonight, play astronomy games, and
journey to distant worlds. |
Cosmos4Kids
Astronomy basics and the science of the stars. |
Our Solar System
Zoom Astronomy
from the Enchanted Learning site |
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Earth and Moon Viewer
At this site view the Earth and Moon from just about anywhere in
the solar system. Day, night, altitude, latitude, longitude and
weather are discussed. |
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Moon Phases
A demonstration of the phases of the moon. The student can see the
phases of the moon or the moon in orbit around the Earth or both at
once. |
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Solar
Eclipse: Stories From the Path of Totality
The Exploratorium as part of NASA's Sun-Earth Education forum presents
an archive of the live Webcast of August 11th total solar eclipse from
Europe and Asia. Maps, features, and other resources are also available. |
Earth and Sky
The site includes the Tonight's Sky page, which tells you and shows you
what you can expect to see in the current evening sky. |
Explore the Solar System - NASA Space Academy
The site contains a Java applet which shows the orbits and positions of
the planets as they are right now. The user can click and drag their
mouse to tilt or rotate the solar system, zoom in and zooms out. |
Powers of Ten
Start 10 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy and wind up face
to face with a proton in Florida. |
Seeing in the Dark
A companion site to a PBS television documentary, this site includes
information, videos, classroom and family activities, and much more in
the area of astronomy. |
Constellations |
