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Johns Hopkins University

New Horizons Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Solar System Exploration section of NASA provides an overview of the space mission to Pluto, Charon, and the fringes of our Solar System. It describes the Kuiper Belt, and the objects involved with it, provided links...
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Beyond Earth's Orbit

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the different satellites that are probing the solar system on the website. Also included is a video that explores Astrobiology.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: The Capacity of the Planets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this activity to teach students to represent numbers in scientific notation, and use geometry to solve problems related to three-dimensional figures. Explore distance and capacity problems about planets in the solar system. The...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life's Really Big Questions: Planetary Problem Solving

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the possibility of life on planets outside our solar system. Create an extrasolar planet, then make the necessary adaptations for it to be capable of supporting human life.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Outer Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the outermost planets of our solar system: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They also learn about characteristics of Pluto and its interactions with Neptune. Students learn a little about the history of space travel as well...
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Venus O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive card to start learning about the planet Venus. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about Venus.
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Europa O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Europa, one of Jupiter's largest moons. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about Europa.
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Craters O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive card to start learning about craters. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: What Do You Know About Stars?

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge with this ten-question quiz on stars. Focusing on stars in the Milky Way galaxy, questions range from the life cycle of a star to the number of stars in our galaxy.
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Other

Cosmic Wonders: Nebulae

For Students 9th - 10th
Various different types of nebulae can be explored on this site. View and learn about this stellar phenomena and how they contribute to the growth of the solar system.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Phases of the Moon [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders use their bodies to model the day/night cycles of the Sun and Earth. Next, they discuss the moon's role in the solar system and explore the eight phases of the moon by acting out a story. Finally, a song...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Gravity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip the card, and learn about gravity.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: How Do Earth and Life Interact?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the biosphere, zoom in on some unique ecosystems, and learn how activity in the Solar System and plate tectonics can affect the climate and life on the planet.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Look at Weather Factors: Interactive Lesson

For Students K - 1st
Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather...
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Website
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: The Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the seasons are and how they change. Through the use of excellent graphics, content explores the Earth's orbit around the sun and how sunlight reaches the earth at equinox and the winter solstice.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore heat transfer and energy efficiency using the context of energy efficient houses. They gain a solid understanding of the three types of heat transfer: radiation, convection and conduction, which are explained in detail...
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Website
Kidport

Kidport: Space Science

For Students 3rd - 5th
This complete resource will help students to improve their understand of space exploration. Includes images of the universe, galaxies, stars and planets.
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum provides numerous online exhibits about everything from the science of sports to the Hubble Telescope. Each exhibit includes learning ideas, fun activities, articles, and learning games.
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NASA

Nasa: Planetary Photojournal: Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides access to publicly released images of the planet Earth from various Solar System exploration programs.
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Curated OER

Sunspots

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Curated OER

Auroras

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nasa Logo

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.