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Website
University of California

Univ. Of Cal Berkeley: The Comet's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides extensive information in the study of comets. Includes excellent graphics that depict what comets look like as they travel through the solar system. Also includes information on how comets may have effected the Earth's...
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Interactive
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Comets: Comet Tails

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to recognize a comet by the type of tail it has.
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Lesson Plan
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Comets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Amazing Science provides teachers with facts about comets that they can use as a reference or to stimulate class discussion. The science questions support the lesson's activities.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Cosmicopia: Solar Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource includes a brief description of solar wind, a solar wind model, a list of current articles concerning solar wind events, and "Solar Wind Activities," which include links to related lessons.
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Graphic
California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Comet Stepping Stones

For Students 9th - 10th
After displaying an image of a comet (Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3) trailing a crumble of debris, this site examines specific details involved in the picture along with an explanation of a comet's tail.