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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Star Child

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Other

University of Leicester: Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief overview of the Sun, including a focus on solar eclipses, solar wind, and solar sailing.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Solar Data Analysis Center: The Solar Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides insight into research, both past and present, regarding solar wind. Content includes a focus on what solar wind is and its cause.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Cosmicopia: Solar Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource includes a brief description of solar wind, a solar wind model, a list of current articles concerning solar wind events, and "Solar Wind Activities," which include links to related lessons.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: The Sun's Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the parts of the sun's atmosphere.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solar Wind and Storms Quiz

For Students 3rd
Try this quiz about Solar wind and storms.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Wind Swe Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a technical site from MIT. It provides data and information from satellites which observe solar winds. Provide 3-D models of the heliosphere and uptodate plots of solar wind data.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Magnetic Field of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a description of the earth's magnetic field, including a section on the "Dynamo effect," a proposed explanation for the origin of the earth's magnetic field.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: How Can You Sail in Outer Space?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sailing is easy, if you have water. But can you use a sail where there isn't any water? PBS site invites you to come along with Sarina and Mia to explore if it is possible to use a sail in outer space.
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NASA

Nasa: La Exploracion De La Magnetosfera Terrestre

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a general overview of space research on the environment of the Earth in space.
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Other

The Virtual Sun: Between the Sun & Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
The Virtual Sun by Michiel Berger provides a very brief overview of solar wind.
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Other

Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Solar Data Analysis Center: The Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a general overview of the sun, followed by questions scientists are currently trying to find answers to, and links to several "Sun related," sources.
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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.
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NASA

Nasa: Heliophysics: New Science of the Sun Solar System Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA lists common and uncommon misconceptions about Sun-Earth Science. Site also provides links to activities and lesson plans as well as background reading.