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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum provides numerous online exhibits about everything from the science of sports to the Hubble Telescope. Each exhibit includes learning ideas, fun activities, articles, and learning games.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Edwin Hubble

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information about Edwin Hubble's life and work.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Telescope History

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hubble Space Telescope site takes a look back through time at the history and discoveries of telescopes.
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CNN

Cnn: Hubble Upgrade

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1997 CNN report on the results of a repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Video interviews with experts provide information on what the telescope has revealed about several celestial objects (Nebula and Black Holes).
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NASA

Nasa Space Place: Amazing Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration asks the question, how can you hit a soccer goal on the Moon from Earth? Find an answer to this question as well as many more answered by Dr. Marc.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Hubble's Successor Will Look Like This

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article explores issues related to the James Webb Space Telescope which is scheduled to be the successor of the current Hubble Space Telescope.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Edwin Hubble

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from HubbleSite provides information on how Edwin Hubble (1889?1953 CE) made some of the most important discoveries in modern astronomy. Learn about them as well as the invention of the Hubble Space Telescope. Open 'Who was...
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Science: Solar System Trading Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Amazing Science looks at the Solar System with this FAQ site and lesson plan.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Spacy Mechanical Masterpiece

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article describing repairs which were completed on the Hubble telescope in 1993 and 1997. Also contains links to pictures taken by the telescope.
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Other

Sky Server: Types of Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
SkyServer of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey shows you the different types of stars as well as how to classify and identify them.
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The Tech Interactive

Tech Museum of Innovation: Hubble Space Telescope

For Students 3rd - 8th
As an online exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation, this site provides an overview of information as well as links and pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life's Big Questions: How Did the Universe Begin?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe by researching the light spectrum and the actions of light waves. Create models that illustrate red shift in a moving star and the expansion of the universe.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Telescopes

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about telescopes in the science of physics including lenses, mirrors, refracting, reflecting, the history, and the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Space Science Data Center provides numerous images of asteroids up close, including Gaspra, Ida & Dactyl, Toutatis, and Vesta. The site also includes link to further information about many NASA missions to study the...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Telescope a Scientists Tool

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to teach and extend the concept that telescopes are tools for scientists to study distant objects. Included in this flipchart are websites and an Activote assessment.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubblesite: Edge on View of Saturn's Rings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from Hubblesite provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This site provides NASA Hubble Space Telescope snapshots of Saturn with its rings barely visible. A good site to check out on the subject.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Secret Lives of Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided by HubbleSite from NASA. "Telescopes around the world are beginning to harvest new clues to the origin and evolution of the universe's largest building blocks, the galaxies." Site offers links to images, video,...
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NASA

Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Hubble

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, you will find information and images pertaining to the primary mirror, launch, and deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. The information is presented in text and audio format.
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The Tech Interactive

Tech Museum of Innovation: Eye on the Universe: The Hubble Space Telescope

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides information about the Hubble Space Telescope, and its mission into space.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Telescope

For Students K - 1st
Illustrated discussion of the invention of the telescope with details on Galileo's telescope, the reflecting telescope, and the space telescope.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Lyman Spitzer Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
At the HubbleSite you can learn about Lyman Spitzer's (1914?1997 CE) inventions and accomplishments in the science field.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Overview of the Hubble Space Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the Hubble Space Telescope program. It also gives details about the previous and current science instruments used in the program, and information about the mission operations and observations.
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NASA

Nasa: Planetary Photojournal: Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for images of Jupiter or its moons? This is the place to start. Pictures are available from both Voyager missions, Galileo Orbiter and the Hubble Space Telescope. Choose from images of the planet, the ring, any of the Galilean...
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Curated OER

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For Students 9th - 10th
View the entire spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and get information on telescopes especially designed to view different wavelengths of the spectrum.