Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Our Solar System
This interactive tutorial will take students on a tour of our solar system. Students begin near the Sun with the really hot planets of Mercury and Venus. They will learn about Mars, probably the first planet that humans will visit. Next...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery
A website featuring a collection of images from NASA. Collection includes images of planets, comets, nebulae, galaxies, stars, sun, and spacecrafts.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Earth Impact
This activity poses the question: What would happen if a meteor or comet impacted Earth? Students simulate an impact in a container of sand using various-sized rocks, all while measuring, recording and graphing results and conclusions....
NASA
Nasa: Solar System
This resource provides a general overview of all the planets in the solar system, as well as the sun, various comets and asteroids, the deep space network, and the latest solar system news.
PBS
Nova: Doomsday Asteroid Hale Bopp & Hyakutake
NOVA provides a report on comet Hale-Bopp and comet Hyakutake. Content includes discovery and observational information.
Curated OER
Nasa: Space Place: Comet Hale Bopp
Comet Hale-Bopp's white dust tail and bright blue ion tail is visible from Earth.
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Nasa: Space Place: The Great Comet
Long ago, people were scared of comets because they did not know much about them.
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Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Comet Hale Bopp Images
This site contains 5,161 images of the Hale-Bopp comet from 1995 to 2000. This incredible photo archive is definitely worth a visit.
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Nasa: Space Place: Comet Hartley 2
A photograph of the Comet Hartley-2, taken by the EPOXI spacecraft.
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Nasa: Space Place: Quest for a Comet
Comet Tempel-1being hit by the impactor by the Deep Impact spacecraft.
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Nasa: Space Place: Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet looks fuzzy because of the coma around it.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Comet
A slightly blurry photo of a distant comet set against the dark background of space.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meteor Showers
This video segment adapted from NASA uses animation to illustrate the properties of meteor showers and comets. Included is are visualizations of a comet's tail and of Earth passing through a debris stream left behind by meteoroids.
NASA
Deep Impact
Enjoy reading and seeing video clips of NASA's "Deep Impact" project. "Deep Impact" was a project designed to examine comets with impact instruments.
NASA
Nasa: Students K 4
NASA-sponsored coverage and research on a range of topics related to space exploration -- flying weather stations, comets, first steps on the Moon, and other space-related topics -- are presented in age-appropriate activities, lesson...
NASA
Nasa: What Is a Planet?
This lesson teaches students about the characteristics of planets, comets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects. After learning about these different things, students then are to debate about a new object that is found in space.
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: Riding a Trail of Debris
This image, titled "Riding a Trail of Debris" features the comet Encke with a clearly visible tail comprised of "gravel-like debris." The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.
Other
Investigate Comet Sl9 on the Internet
Learning exercise for students centered around Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Halley's Comet
This is an amazing photo of Halley's Comet that was taken back in 1910. Halley's Comet is only visible from Earth around every 75 years. For more information on Haley's Comet, check out our fun comet facts for kids.
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Cornell/impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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Cornell/impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
Curated OER
Drawings of C/2000 Wm1 Comet During 2002 Jan 31 to Feb 3
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
NASA
Nasa: Stardust Educator's Guide
Features lots of projects for students to learn about space and space exploration.
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