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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Mineral Science: Division of Meteorites

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of meteorites, what they are, what types there are, and a collection of reading resources to understand more about these objects falling from the sky.
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Article
University of Hawai'i

Asteroid Heating: A Shocking View

For Students 9th - 10th
This April 2004 article provides insight and one view into the world of asteroid heating, the age of meteorites and new theories in the changes in shocked and unshocked chondrites. Some great photomicrographs.
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Handout
Other

Armagh Planetarium: Meteorites: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the origin and movement of meteorites and other space rocks.