Curated OER
The Heliopause...a question of balance!
In this heliopause activity, students read about the balance between the solar wind pressure and the interstellar medium pressure and the relationship between these two pressures. They are given an inquiry problem and enter the bow shock...
Curated OER
Planets in Proportion
Students apply estimation strategies and proportional reasoning to determine a scale comparing the planetary bodies to Earth. They convert measurements of time and distance using scientific notation. Both the metric and customary units...
NASA
Nasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist
A NASA space scientist provides 98 questions and answers about the sun, the center of our solar system.
NASA
Jpl: Voyager: The Interstellar Mission
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at NASA provides a detailed history of the Voyager Project, including a description of the spacecraft and Voyager's planetary tour.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 kids.com: Solar System Details
This comprehensive site delves into other aspects of our solar system besides the planets and the sun. Click on the topics on the right like solar winds, the heliosphere, the heliopause, asteroids, comets, and more.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System Details: Heliopause
Travel to the outer edge of our solar system to the far reaches of the sun. Learn about this region called the heliopause and what information the Voyager probes send back to Earth.
Physics4kids
Physics 4 Kids: General Physics
This website will teach you about heliosphere, heliopause, stars, the moon and orbits.