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Astronomy
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National Air and
Space Museum
All ages, teacher resources
This site corresponds to the National Air and Space Museum astronomy
exhibit. It offers a wealth of information on many topics including:
interplanetary exploration, voyager missions, earth observation, a
comparison of the planets, asteroids, comets, meteors, the solar
system, and the planets.
It features solar system activities, quizzes, images and artifacts
of the exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum, as well as
links for educators, teacher resources, and other space-related
information.
NASA
Kids
Elementary and middle school
This interactive site offers kid-friendly pictures, experiments and
information on the universe, space exploration, and the solar
system.
NASA for
teachers
Teacher
resources
The aim of Thursday's Classroom is to provide a connection between
NASA research and the classroom. Professional educators and
scientists at NASA prepare weekly lessons based on the latest
scientific events. Lessons include discussion questions, activities,
and work sheets. Lessons are available in Spanish as well as on a
variety of reading levels.
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Teacher resources and elementary and middle school students
This site offers many creative ideas, information, and resources on
Mars. It has a homework help section, a question and answer center
where one can talk with NASA scientists, paper models of
spacecrafts, images, teacher resources, and learning projects.
NASA’s Solar System Simulator
All ages, teacher resources
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory features a simulator from which you
can planets, moons and constellations from various locations
including satellites. The site includes links to other information
including: the Earth, the solar system, stars and galaxies, and
technology. This NASA site also features the latest news, missions,
events and research. It offers links for children and educators as
well.
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NASA’s Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics- StarChild site
Elementary and Teacher resources
This site is a learning center for young astronomers. It features
two elementary levels of activities, links, movies, and a glossary
on topics related to the Solar System, and the universe. In each
section you will find interesting information about a variety of
astronomical topics, including everything you ever wanted to know
about becoming an astronaut, the Hubble Space Telescope,
additional space probes, spacesuits, and space travel. It also
offers a page of related links.
U.S.
Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department
High
school students, and Teacher resources
This site provides tables, charts, and information on Sunrise,
Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, and Twilight, the Phases of the Moon,
Eclipses, Positions of the Sun and Moon, Data for Solar System
Bodies and Bright Stars, and Celestial Navigation.
Moon
Phases
Middle and High school students, and Teacher resources
This site provides Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures for past and
present dates.
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Space
Day
Grades
4-8 and Teacher resources
The
Space Day educational initiative, which takes place on the first
Thursday of each May, is dedicated to the extraordinary
achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use
of space. The ultimate goal is to promote math, science, technology
and engineering education by nurturing young peoples' enthusiasm for
the wonders of the universe and inspiring them to continue the
stellar work of today's space explorers. This site explains design
challenges for the current year’s competition. It also features a
variety of space-related games.
The Nine Planets
This site is an overview of the history, mythology, and current
scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar
system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies,
most provide references to additional related information.
Elementary
Here you will find a space calendar, a comet recipe, and links to
space exploration and views of the Solar System. This site includes
family activities, games, homework help, and resources for young
children.
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Sky View
Cafe
All ages
This site allows you to plug in time, location, and other selections
to "see" what's up, even during the daylight hours. Users can view
astronomical information, stars, planets, eclipses, the moon, star
charts and other features.
Space Views -
Pathfinder Arrives at Mars
Elementary and Middle School
Check out some in-depth articles and take a quiz on the Mars
Pathfinder.
This site provides information, images and illustrations on the Mars
Pathinder Mission and plans for the future, including articles from
the pages of SpaceViews and SpaceViews Update. Explore topics such
as life on Mars, or visit a variety of links.
The Space Place
Elementary and Middle School, Teacher resources
The Space Place offers information, games, and
activities for both kids and teachers. It provides facts, crafts and
experiments, printable images of Earth and space, Space-related
classroom activities and articles, and additional web links.
Elementary and Middle School, Teacher resources
Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed
for classroom use. It features online explorations of planets,
galaxies, comets, black holes, and other inhabitants of our vast
universe. It offers teaching tools for educators which include
resources with educator guides, graphic organizers, pictures and
facts, and science content readings
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All ages, teacher resources
This page is sponsored by the Astronaut Office at NASA at the Lyndon
B. Johnson Space Center. It includes biographical data on
astronauts, an astronaut fact book, public appearances, information
on becoming an astronaut, living in space, space flight resources,
and images.
NASA’s
Kennedy Space Center
Teacher resources/all ages
This site contains information and headlines on the Space Shuttle,
space stations, and other space vehicles. Visitors can experience
Kennedy Space Center's Time Capsule for a stirring review of
America's space program. It offers educational resources, live
video, publications and activities.
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NASA’s Office of Space Flight
Teacher resources/all ages
This site has the latest NASA news, and information on astronauts
and cosmonauts as well as the International Space Station, the Space
Shuttle Program, and Space and Flight Support.
The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope
All ages
A presentation and explanation of some of the best images taken by
the Hubble Space Telescope.
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