Curated OER
Nature of Meteor Showers
Ninth graders describe, in general terms, the distribution of matter in space and
identify evidence for, and describe characteristics of, bodies that make up the solar system. They then investigate predictions about the motion,...
Other
Cometography.com: 1 P/halley
This site provides a detailed description of the Comet Halley. Content includes historical highlights and images.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Meteoroids (Level 1)
Use this site to find out where falling stars come from. Audio content included. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Printable version available.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meteor Showers
This video segment adapted from NASA uses animation to illustrate the properties of meteor showers and comets. Included is are visualizations of a comet's tail and of Earth passing through a debris stream left behind by meteoroids.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts
Very informative and in-depth site about meteors, meteorites and their impacts. This site provides lots of text to inform about meteors, lots of pictures of the different types of meteorites, tables and statistics about meteors and...
Space.com
Space.com: Lyrids: Leftovers of Comet Thatcher
Learn about one of the prominent meteor shower in April with information in this article. Understand the history of the shower as well as information about Comet Thatcher whose dust causes the shower to occur. Site also features a video...
NASA
Nasa Space Place: What Is a Meteor Shower?
Find out about meteors and what causes a meteor shower.
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.
Other
American Meteor Society: Comets & Meteor Showers
This site from the American Meteor Society contains links to a calendar of meteor shower events and links to information on meteor showers. Also, contains information on comets.