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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Mathworld: Astroid

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how an astroid is related to the ellipse at this math page. This page starts with describing how an astroid may be created easily with two concentric circles with a given ratio, the site then goes into details regarding the...
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Other

Personal: Astroid

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent personal site! Gives the complete history of the astroid and has lots of pictures, graphs, and even videos!
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Asteroid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, shows the graph of an asteroid and gives the parametric and cartesian equations.
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Other

Ellipse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides wonderful information on the ellipse. The information is a little in-depth, links are provided for additional information. Includes pictures, charts, descriptions and properties.
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Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Piece of Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Puzzle Recovered

For Students 9th - 10th
The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.
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Other

College of the Redwoods: Special Plane Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a report on asteroids including brief history and pictures.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Astroid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.