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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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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Nasa Confirms Presence of Liquid Water on Mars

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the fascinating discovery of liquid water on Mars. Includes video.
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Lesson Plan
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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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Astronauts

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the astronauts who travel and explore outer space including spacesuits, fun facts, and famous adventurers like Buzz Aldrin, Yuri Gagarin, and Sally Ride.
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Flying Train [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
Fly along with Timmy as he dreams of riding a flying train through different lands and into outer space.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Scientist: Stephen Hawking

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about Stephen Hawking's biography on this site. He is a scientist who studies outer space and black holes. He discovered Hawking radiation and wrote the book A Brief History of Time.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A New World!

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the exoplanet named Gliese 581c in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Aerospace Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of Aerospace Engineering learning modules will allow students to explore video and interactive media resources that support the middle and high school Engineering Design core ideas.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: The Planets Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Official NASA information page about the planet Mercury.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Solar System?

For Students 4th - 6th
Features 10 fascinating facts about the solar system.
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Website
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Our Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
Our solar system is filled with a wide assortment of celestial bodies - the Sun itself, our eight planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids - and on Earth, life itself! The inner solar system is occasionally visited by comets that loop in...
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Huge Springtime Storms Hit the Planet Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes in detail the devastating storms that occur on Uranus.Also includes an .mpeg movie showing the rings of Uranus up close. (Mar. 29, 1999)
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Core

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the composition of the Earth's core.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Core

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the composition of the Earth's core.
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
A plethora of information about Asteroids. This site provides lots of in-text links to information, pictures of asteroids, a table full of information about asteroids, as well as links to more information about asteroids.
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eBook
Quia

Quia: Brushing Your Teeth

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site gives you opportunities to practice putting the planets in the correct order from the sun. Press "Click here to begin" to get started.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mitochondrion

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on mitochondrion describes its function, structure, the energy conversion process, and its use in genetic studies. An illustration is also provided.

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