CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Interior
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover how scientists learn about Earth's interior using seismic waves, meteorites, density, and the magnetic field. Additional resources are available for download.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Star Child
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
University of Hawai'i
Asteroid Heating: A Shocking View
This April 2004 article provides insight and one view into the world of asteroid heating, the age of meteorites and new theories in the changes in shocked and unshocked chondrites. Some great photomicrographs.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Meteoroids and Meteorites
Discover the latest scientific information about meteoroids and meteorites through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
Other
Armagh Planetarium: Meteorites: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
Read about the origin and movement of meteorites and other space rocks.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Origins: Earth Is Born
Collect micrometeorites from space -- remnants of the time when the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Create a sky dust collector, sort particularate matter according to attributes and identify micrometeorites by their...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Infographic: Chemical Abundances: A Meteorite
Examine the chemical composition of a meteorite, identify elements and their abundances in meteorites, and take an in-depth look at iridium with this downloadable infographic.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Interior Material Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the earth's interior material. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Meteorites
Discover fascinating facts about meteorites, pieces of asteroids that originate in outer space and survives their passage through the atmosphere to reach the ground.
University of Hawai'i
Hawaii Space Grant College: Edible Rocks
At this site from Hawaii Space Grant College, students learn about various meteorite compositions in this yummy lesson plan. Six specific candies are used to represent meteorite characteristics. Students record their observations in...
Other
Kid Power: Astronomy for Kids
Young children can find facts about the Solar System, the Sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, our moon, comets, asteroids, and space exploration. Pages offer clear photos and bullet-point information, which is easy to read and...
Fundación Cientec
Cientec: Tabla De Lluvias Mayores De Meteoros
This is an annual calendar of meteors showers. It has an animation that shows the difference between meteors, meteorites and meteoroids.
Fundación Cientec
Cientec: Que Son Las Leonidas?
What are Leonids? Where do they come from? Read and learn about those meteor showers on this site.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Mercury
Provides good information about Mercury and is a good starting point for information about the planet along with pictures and audio. Links to a simple fact table, puzzle, glossary, and more detailed information.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: What Is a Meteorite?
As an online exhibit on meteorites, this site answers the question, what is a meteorite? The two main topics covered include where meteorites come from and where meteorites are found.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Meteorites
Brief article examines what meteorites are, the different types, and where they came from.
Other
The Meteorite Exchange: What Is a Meteorite?
Learn all about meteorites with links to the latest meteorite news and articles.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: Asteroid or Meteor: What's the Difference?
Learn the difference between asteroids and comets, meteoroids and meteorites, and more!