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- A Journey into the Unknown - A collection of web pages which detail the realm outside of our world: outer space. These pages are designed primarily for teaching or as reference resources, but also contain some areas for entertainment.
library.thinkquest.org/12272
- A Mystery of Space: S T A R S - Learn about the fascinating universe, especially stars at this ThinkQuest site. There are two versions of the site to choose from, one for younger kids (under 12), and one for older kids (13 and over).
library.thinkquest.org/25763
- A Practical Guide to Astronomy - This electronic encyclopedia is a great resource for the both the beginner and the experienced backyard astronomer. Full of facts and photos.
www.aardvark.on.ca/space/index2.html
- A Virtual Journey into the Universe - An information-rich interactive, educational tour of the Solar System.
library.thinkquest.org/28327
- An Astronomy Course for Middle/High School - A course on astronomy designed for middle to high school students, but adaptable to most ages and interest levels.
www.cnde.iastate.edu/staff/jtroeger/astronomy.html
- An Inquirer's Guide To The Universe - Helps young people investigate planets and the universe.
www.fi.edu/planets/planets.html
- Astronomy - Outer Space for Kids - Provides links to experiments and interactive sites.
www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/astronomy.htm
- Astronomy and Space for Kids - Stars, planets, black holes, Junior Astronomers Club.
www.kidsastronomy.com
- Astronomy for Kids - Information on the planets, stars and other space-related topics, plus puzzles, maps and links to more astronomy sites.
www.dustbunny.com/afk
- Astronomy for Kids - Basic introduction to astronomy for kids K-6 grade.
www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html
- Astronomy for Kids - Site produced by three sixth graders has information on several topics including black holes, nebulae, phases of the moon and our solar system. Visitors can try the virtual telescope to see planets and constellations.
tqjunior.advanced.org/3645/page2.html
- Astronomy Scape - Learn some facts about the planets, solar system, and other astronomy topics.
www.scapecast.com/onworld/AS
- Astronomy with a Stick - Daytime astronomy for elementary and middle school students.
www.nsta.org/301
- Astronomy.Rocks! - Part of the Learning.Rocks! educational series of webpages for the promotion of science education. Although the information presented is targeted to late elementary school levels, this well organized site will appeal to all ages.
www.intelligentchild.com/astronomy/index.html
- Athena, Earth and Space Science for K-12 - Space, Weather, the Earth, Oceans, and more...
vathena.arc.nasa.gov
- Beyond Our Skies - Discover what lies outside of what is known as Earth, by learning more about the sun, moon, and 'celestial objects'.
library.thinkquest.org/29033
- Canadian Space Agency - KidSpace - Offers educational resources of interest to high schoolers and kids, with information on special projects, space playgrounds, and careers related to the study of space.
www.space.gc.ca/kidspace/default.asp
- Comets - Learn all about comets such as what they are made of or how long it takes them to orbit the sun.
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3645/comets.html
- Common Teasers in Astronomy - Contains a few brain teasers such as what keeps a satellite in orbit to why meteors burn up in the atmosphere and space shuttles and rockets don't.
www.geocities.com/mickey_prasad/astro.html
- Constellation Stories and A Deepsky Atlas - Provides a listing of the constellations, maps, and the myths associated with them.
www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/index.html
- CosmicKids - Learn all about the Hubble Space Telescope.
sm3a.gsfc.nasa.gov/classrm.html
- CyberSpace - Learn about our solar system and what lies beyond,keep up on current astronomical information and news, and have your questions answered by professional astronomers.
library.thinkquest.org/12659/main.html
- DLTK's Space Crafts for Kids - Space crafts suitable for preschool, kindergarten and gradeschool kids.
www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/space/space.html
- Frequently Asked Questions - Get some answers to the most asked questions about the phenomena of the sun and moon, time, as well as calendars and historical events information.
aa.usno.navy.mil/faq
- From Mercury to Pluto - Information on planets, the universe at large, and exploration. Offers quizzes and interactive image galleries.
library.thinkquest.org/18188/english
- From Stargazers to Starships - The motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics, spaceflight and spacecraft, and a math refresher, on a high school level. This site deals with the world of gravity--of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull.
www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sintro.htm
- Galaxy Scouts - Seeks to educate and inspire teens to pursue advanced studies in science and engineering. Mission is to prepare the next generation to explore and develop space.
galaxyscouts.org
- Gravity - A frequently asked questions list that answers the top 15 questions about that force everyone knows as gravity. From NASA.
spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/SSBRP/gravity.html
- Guide to Arctic Sunrise and Sunset - Tables of daily sunrise and sunset times in the Arctic. Learn about the Land of the Midnight Sun, Solstices, and Equinoxes.
www.athropolis.com/sun-fr.htm
- Heavenly Details - The Old Farmer's Almanac offers the dates and locations of solar and lunar eclipses for the year, as well as the full Moon names and dates for nine years. Check it out here, then go outside and look UP!
www.almanac.com/cgi-bin/heaven.pl?mooninput=current
- Henrietta Leavitt Flat Screen Space Theater - The site is authored by Carolyn Collins Petersen, an accomplished astronomy writer and part-time Hubble researcher. Carolyn takes viewers to "The Planetarium Show That Never Ends," where various heavenly bodies are displayed and described in non-scientific but informative and inspiring ways.
www.thespacewriter.com
- Home Page of the Junior Astronomers - A division of Local Group Astronomy Club of Santa Clarita. Variety of articles and activities to help young astronomers discover the wonders of space.
home.earthlink.net/~plumber016/juniorastro.htm
- Home, Sweet Home: Earth from Space - Cool images of earth taken from space: our little blue planet as astronautsand satellites see it, detailed pictures of natural wonders, weather phenomena, and even images showing ocean currents, night lights, and water vapor.
www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/sweethome.html
- Imagine The Universe! - A glimpse into the mysteries of our universe: what we know about it, how its evolving, and the types of objects in it.
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Johnson Space Center Just for Kids - Includes information ranging from the training of astronauts to space station construction to the search for life on mars. Also offers an album of NASA photos and links to other sites about the earth and heavens.
www.jsc.nasa.gov/people/justforkids.html
- Journey To The Stars - Students share what they have learned about the stars.
tqd.advanced.org/10083/Journey%20.htm
- Kids Earth and Sky - Includes articles, activities, and links for kids. From the producers of the science radio program Earth and Sky.
earthsky.com/Kids
- Kids N' Space - Fun facts, experiments, monthly feature and other space-related stuff for kids.
www.kidsnspace.org
- Life Beyond Earth - Think humans are alone? Follow space expert Timothy Ferris in the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Also, write to an alien.
www.pbs.org/lifebeyondearth/index.html
- Lightyears and Distances in Space - Find out what a lightyear is and take a cosmic voyage to the nearest galaxy.
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/4830
- Mysteries of Deep Space - Explores the secrets of the universe with an interactive timeline, classroom activities, and a trivia challenge. Ask the experts various questions as well.
www.pbs.org/deepspace
- Myths about the Sky, Constellations, and Stars - Find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures around the world that focus on the myths that explain astronomy. Three levels of exploration: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
www.windows.ucar.edu/mythology/stars.html
- NASA Kids - Includes projects; games; and all sorts of information related to space, rockets and airplanes, and astronauts.
kids.msfc.nasa.gov
- NASA Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics - Astronomy, chemistry, and physics of the solar system and beyond.
lep694.gsfc.nasa.gov/lepedu/FrontPage.html
- NASA Science Education - Resource for kids and space enthusiasts who are interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and the national space program.
quest.arc.nasa.gov
- NASA's Origins Program - Seeks to answer fundamental questions about the universe. What is the origin of Earth? Take a look at some articles about the story of the universe and the quest to understand life.
eis.jpl.nasa.gov/origins/index.html
- NASA's Space Science Activities for Students - Space science activities for elementary and secondary students in astronomy, physics, life sciences, and space technology.
ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/kids.html
- NASAExplores - Express Lessons and Online Resources - Offers self-taught printable versions of space lessons from kindergarten to high school.
www.nasaexplores.com/cgi-bin/index.pl
- NOVA Online | Runaway Universe - Tour the universe and find out a bit about the history of the universe.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe
- Online Planetarium Show - Teaches fun and interesting lessons in astronomy and related subjects. Includes games, photo gallery, and lots of information on the Hubble Space Telescope.
library.advanced.org/3461/index.htm
- Planets - A collection of student-based reports on various planets, along with Hall-Bopp comet and the constellation of Orion.
www.baxter508.k12.ks.us/science/planets
- Sky and Telescope - Sky at a Glance - Featured articles about the moon, sun, and planets, along with meteors, asteroids, and comets.
www.skypub.com/sights/sights.shtml
- Space - Use a virtual hubble telescope to tour the solar system and its nine planets. Find out more about astro/cosmonauts and the creation of stars.
www.sprocketworks.com/topics/default.asp?topic=1
- SpAcE - Includes information on space history, astronauts, rockets, and black holes. Completed by a student at Marryatville High School
www.jshum.net/space
- Space and Astronomy - Instructional material on the solar system, including what lies outside the solar system. Also features event logs of a lunar eclipse.
vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/space/index.html
- Space and Astronomy for Kids - Information for kids, parents, and teachers ranging from the latest NASA missions and discoveries to backyard astronomy. Bi-weekly feature columns, links, moderated chat room, and bulletin board.
kidsastronomy.about.com
- Space Fun - Surf through the solar system in the 21st century. Features space pictures, animations, and space games.
www.spacers21c.com
- Space Main Page - Contains information on various space objects, stars, and planets from the milky way galaxy to meteors.
pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/space/spacemain.html
- Space Place Launch Pad - Join this site in making some 'spacey' things. Also, view space science in action and discover some facts from gravity to telescope magnification.
spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov
- Spaceday 2002 - Adventure to Mars - Observe space day and navigate through the site by using indicated arrows to explore the boundaries of the solar system.
www.spaceday.com/en/index.html
- SpaceKids - Images of the heavens, send your name to Mars on the Exploration Rover-2003 mission , participate in the study of space science, tour the solar system, and get space science news.
leonid.hq.nasa.gov
- SpaceKids.com - Features space and science news stories, interactive games, questions and answers, contests, kids' submissions, and weekly polls.
www.spaceKids.com
- StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - Information and online movies related to the solar system and space exploration. A service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center at NASA.
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
- STARS Foundation - Color the universe, take a quiz about the solar system, or get homework help.
www.starsfoundation.org/kids/s_kids.html
- Telescopes In Education (TIE) - Provides images taken by the telescope, an Observatory Cam, along with a calendar of current events, and weather information.
tie.jpl.nasa.gov/tie/index.html
- The Astronomy Page - Links to sites covering several space-related topics, from general interest, telescopes and photography to black holes, quasars and comets.
www.theschoolpage.com/astro.htm
- The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere - Looks at the hot gases which fill most of space which are ruled by magnetic and electric forces rather than by gravity. The polar aurora, the radiation belts, the solar wind, magnetic storms, "space weather", cosmic radiation--this is the site which tells you all about them.
www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/Intro.html
- The Jet Propulsion Lab Students' Resource Page - Laugh and Learn - These pages are a resource for finding all the current information from NASA about our solar system,the other planets, comets, asteroids, and moons.
www.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/kids_index.html
- The Mysteries of Space and Time - About the secrets of distant suns, black holes, and stellar anomalies in space and time. A Think-Quest site.
library.thinkquest.org/12523
- The Space Place - Demonstrates and explains scientific concepts related to astronomy in a fun, hands-on manner.
spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm
- Top-Education.com: Space Science Missions - Provides information about previous and current space missions.
www.top-education.com/space/index.htm
- Toys in Space - In 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried a locker full of toys into space. Find out why and see how they performed in zero-gravity.
observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/toys_space/toyframe.html
- Where's Hubble now? - Track Hubble as it zips around its orbit.
hubble.stsci.edu/fun_.and._games/where.a.s_hubble_now/where_is.html
- Windows to the Universe - An extensive and graphics intensive astronomical learning system. Learn all about the Earth and Space Sciences.
www.windows.ucar.edu
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