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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Space Race

For Students 9th - 10th
There are galaxies far, far away, but just how big is our own solar system? Scroll through this interactive to quickly observe just how much we know and have learned about our solar system.
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Nine Planets

The Eight Planets: The Sun Solar Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
This Eight Planets site briefly describes solar wind, a low density stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. It also provides the basics on the sun's composition and additional sun links.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 kids.com: Solar System Details

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System Details: Heliopause

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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NASA

Nasa: Missions: Jupiter: Pioneer 11

For Students 9th - 10th
Following closely after Pioneer 10, this was the second mission to visit Jupiter. This website provides background information about the mission and links to more detailed data.
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NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Where Does Interstellar Space Begin?

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out about interstellar space, and what characterizes this part of space outside of the heliosphere.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Solar Data Analysis Center: The Corona

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the sun's corona. Content includes a focus on research dedicated to the solar corona, and includes numerous images taken during solar eclipses.
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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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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: General Physics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website will teach you about heliosphere, heliopause, stars, the moon and orbits.