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Nasa Space Place: El Space Place
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
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Nasa: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology is "the lead US center for robotic exploration of the solar system."
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Nasa: Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Both historic and up-to-the-minute news regarding the Mars Rover mission. There are activities for children, student projects and other classroom resources. From the "more videos" link you can find a series of animations will take you...
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Nasa: Earth Observatory: The Carbon Cycle
Learn about the element carbon and its importance on the Earth's atmosphere and sustainability of life on the planet. Additionally, understand the role the carbon cycle plays in global climate change over time.
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Dawn Mission: Dawn Classrooms: Dwarf Planets
Students learn about dwarf planet classification through a researched-based instructional strategy called direct vocabulary instruction. Teacher guide and student activity sheet are included.
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Nasa: Kepler: A Search for Habitable Planets: Transit Tracks
Classroom lesson for teaching astronomy uses PowerPoint presentations and illustrations of Kepler's light curves used to discover planets.
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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Uranus's Moon Umbriel
Brief overview of Umbriel from NASA. Answers the question "why is the moon so dark"? Provides additional links for more information. A NASA picture of the day.
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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Titania, Uranus's Largest Moon
A brief overview of Titania, Uranus's largest moon. Includes a very good description of the moon's surface. A NASA picture of the day.
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Nasa: Mars Exploration: Fun Zone!
This site is filled with information on NASA's Mars Exploration Program. Use this informative site in Spanish or English. Play games while learning about Mars.
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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.
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Nasa: Solar System Exploration: Planets
This impressive compilation of ideas is a great source for space science. Loaded with extra links for further information on the solar system.
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Nasa: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Planet Quest: Exoplanet Exploration
Constellation of articles, images, diagrams, posters, videos, and more on the subject of the search for planets, particularly Earth-like planets, outside our solar system.
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Nasa: Neptune: Overview: The Windiest Planet
Prepared by NASA, this site provides a detailed look at the planet Neptune. The menu tabs are divided into overview, moons, rings, photo gallery, and facts and figures. Just click to access specific information on any of these topics.
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Nasa: Solar System Exploration: Planets: Venus
Comprehensive look at the planet Venus, with many useful facts, figures, photos, and related links. Provides an account of how Venus got it's name and a timeline of significant dates.
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Nasa: Earth: Overview: Our Home Planet
Provides a comprehensive look at the planet Earth including photos, how Earth got its name, and facts and figures about its size, seasons, moon, atmosphere, rotation, and lithosphere.
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Nasa: Solar System Exploration
Enter our solar system to interact with the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and more. Investigate with NASA scientists and explore missions related to space exploration. Read facts, compare statistics, look through resources, and...
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Nasa: Uranus: Overview: The Sideways Planet
Detailed look at the planet Uranus, with many useful facts, figures, photos, and related links.
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Nasa: Mercury: Overview: The Swiftest Planet
Comprehensive look at the planet Mercury, with many useful facts, figures, photos, and related links. Provides an account of how Mercury got it's name and a timeline of significant dates.
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Nasa: Solar System Exploration
This stunning site on the solar system gives a great overview of the planets and our sun. Learn about each object's size, vital statistics, and moons. Then go on for a more in depth look at these objects in the column on the left.
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Nasa: Introduction to Earth's Dynamically Changing Climate
NASA and PBS have joined forces to provide a lesson plan that will enable young scholars to analyze data that documents a warming planet. Videos and other necessary documents for the lesson plan are provided. PBS TeacherLine also...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Nasa Online: Light: Atmosphere
An interactive look at our atmosphere and factors which affect planet Earth. NASA measurements of volcanic eruptions, toxic emissions, aerosols, and wind patterns are all graphically displayed. Basic text plus bold visuals make this...
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Nasa: Cassini: Mission to Saturn
NASA site details what sets Saturn apart from the other planets in our solar system and why the Cassini spacecraft mission is important.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet: Ocean Currents
The Ocean Planet exhibit at the Smithsonian explains the general features of ocean circulation. A general look at upwelling, deep water, and currents are combined for an overall view.