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Website
NASA

Nasa: Planetary Photojournal

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA site provides access to publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Planetary Data Sytem: Welcome to the Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of images, with vocalized explanatory captions, of the planets acquired by NASA as part of its exploratory space programs.
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Interactive
Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Way Out!

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you help a cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This hilarious space game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users may pick their level of expertise and can choose from novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Planets in Our Solar System Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick overview of the eight planets in our solar system.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Big Are the Planets in Our Solar System?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity explores the relative size of the eight planets that circle around the Sun.
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Graphic
Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Behind the Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from HubbleSite, you can take a peek behind the scenes and discover the meaning of color in Hubble Images.
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Website
Other

Lmu: The Roman Forum & Arch of T Itus

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy site from Loyola Marymount University with many pictures but only brief descriptions to accompany them. Includes details of inscriptions from several buildings and arches.
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Website
Other

Felix Just, s.j.: The Roman Forum & Arch of Titus

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy site with many pictures of buildings around the Forum, but only brief descriptions to accompany them. Includes details of inscriptions from several buildings and arches.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Solar Eclipse

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

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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Graphic
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.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Capitoline Hill and the for A, First Century a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the Capitoline Hill and the Fora in Rome during the First Century AD. The plan shows the Temple of Jupiter (1), Temple of Juno (2), Aerarium (3), Temple of Saturn (4), Temple of Concord (5), Tullianum (6), Arch of Severus (7),...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Hexagon

For Students 9th - 10th
Bizarre hexagons found on Saturn:10
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Graphic
Curated OER

Titan

For Students 9th - 10th
Saturn:10
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Graphic
Curated OER

Rings

For Students 9th - 10th
Saturn:10
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Website
Extreme Science

Extreme Science: Space Science: Our Solar System

For Students 6th - 8th
Read about our solar system and its formation over 4.6 billion years ago. Find out about the planets, asteroids, meteors, satellites, and comets. More in-depth planet background can be accessed through links.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Huygens, Christiaan

For Students 9th - 10th
This ScienceWorld site provides a short biographical sketch of Christiaan Huygens and describes his most notable scientific discoveries and contributions. Links are provided throughout for additional information as well.
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Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: What's Out There? [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an article about Voyager I and II including when and why they came about and what information they have provided.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Where is our Solar System? How far away is the sun? What makes up the sun? Find out all you want to know about our solar system. This is a comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. Check out all of the excitement!
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart guides online research on a study of our solar system and links the teacher to a WebQuest activity.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Space Solar System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will compare and contrast the attributes of star, star patterns and planets. Students will also have the opportunity to review facts about each planet and then complete various...
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.

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