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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Looking for Life on Mars and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some of the characteristics of Mars. These characteristics lead some people to believe that life forms may be found on the fourth planet from the Sun.
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Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

For Students 9th - 10th
The official homepage of the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics: A Tutorial on Radio Pulsars

For Students 9th - 10th
A extensive site that describes the history of the discovery of pulsars along with definitions, characteristics, locations, and distances of pulsars, plus much more.
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University of Oregon

Stellar Evolution: White Dwarfs

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief discussion of white dwarfs, their discovery, and evolution.
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Fa Qs on Quasars

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of answers to many questions related to quasars and active galaxies.
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Supernovae (Basic)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of a supernova developing from a single massive star. There is a quiz, related links, animation, lesson plans, and an FAQ sheet available also.
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Active Galaxies and Quasars

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes quasars as being classified within the category of an active galaxy. A description of the emergence of high-energy. Definitions of key words are provided.gamma-ray quasars as an important component of the gamma-ray sky.
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Supernovae Remnants

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of supernova remnants with many embedded links to help define terms used in the description. The specific topics are age and the importance of remnants to us and the types. Definitions of key words are provided.
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Supernovae (Advanced)

For Students 9th - 10th
Supernovae are divided into two basic physical types, including a description of supernova types and how they are classified based on the existence of hydrogen spectral lines. Definitions of key terms are provided.
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NASA

Nasa: Mars and Earth: Science Learning Activities for Afterschool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This set of activities teaches learners about the big picture of science using Mars as an example: how to collect data, use evidence, and look at models.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Quasars (Level 2) Information

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA presents the amount of energy, type of energy, brightness, and the detection of quasars. Provides several examples, pictures, and information.
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NASA

Nasa: Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
This impressive exhibit of images and videos is available to see how NASA uses technology to track the weather. You can search by keyword for more specific images.
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California Institute of Technology

Welcome to Cool Cosmos!

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a cosmic classroom, an image gallery, science resources, fun and games, and much more!
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
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California Institute of Technology

Ipac: Iras Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from IPAC is a series of images of various celestial objects and regions as viewed in infrared light. Each photo is accompanied by a caption.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science in Paradise: Big Dish

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate the science of radio astronomy, and create a model of a curved reflecting dish that will work like the Arecibo detector to detect electromagnetic waves. Explore risk using a risk space grid.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Satellite Dish

For Students 9th - 10th
A photo of two huge satellite dishes aimed into space that are used for research in the field of space and astronomy.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Madagascar: What Is the Solar System?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Patrick loves being a pirate, but he'd prefer to be an astronomer. Join him, and learn about everything high in the sky like the moon, stars, and asteroids.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Stars and Constellations: Neutron Stars and Pulsars

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief description of the relationship between a neutron star and a pulsar. It details the pulsing rate and death of a pulsar.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Stars and Constellations

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of information about and photos of the starts and constellations in the sky.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Instrumentacion Astronomica Modulo I Unidad 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will combine all the major components of a telescope to obtain the desired system for different types of astronomical observations.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Instrumentos Auxiliaries Modulo I Unidad 3

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will learn the main advantages and disadvantages offered by the refractor and reflector telescopes for a particular observation. You will also learn about the main types of telescopes.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Espectros Estelares Modulo Ii Unidad 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will study the composition of stars. You also will be able to classify them through the virtual observatory.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Frequently Asked Questions About Quasars

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Virginia Tech provides answers to a list of questions about quasars.

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