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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Stars Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a research project on stars, completed by first graders.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides good information about Mercury and is a good starting point for information about the planet along with pictures and audio. Links to a simple fact table, puzzle, glossary, and more detailed information.
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Venus

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth information site on Venus, complete with a thorough glossary, links to a wide array of related sites, thumbnail picture files linked to larger images, and even a short audio file from a classic symphony.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Uranus, Neptune's Twin (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get to know the twin of Neptune with this introduction to Uranus. Listen to the information in an audio file. Features include a printable version of the page, and vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The North (Wall) Star

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Celestial navigation is the art and science of finding one's geographic position by means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects - sun, moon, planets or stars. This activity starts with a...
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Probes to the Outer Planets (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the many probes sent to the outer planets, including pictures and vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Other links on interesting facts and more detailed information are also included.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child:space Probes (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page of NASA's excellent Starchild site deals with Space Probes. Learn about the various planetary probes by clicking on the planet of interest.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Probes to Venus

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief discussion of the space probes that have reached the planet Venus.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 11 19 12: Scientists Discover First 'Homeless' Planet

For Students 3rd - 8th
A team of astrophysicists recently discovered a planet that is not bound by the gravity of a single star. This anomaly has allowed scientists to study the new qualities of this errant planet.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: The Lone Planet

For Students 3rd - 7th
Find out about the lonely planet without a star that space scientists have discovered.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Mars the Red Planet (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get to know your next door neighbor in space. An introduction to Mars, the Red Planet. Vocabulary words linked to glossary of terms. Printable version available.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Star Spangled Banner

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students understand the Star Spangled Banner, an important American Symbol.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: The Planet Venus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Basic facts about the planet Venus including its temperature, its atmosphere, and its volcanoes. Includes a discussion question on temperature, with facts, and the answer. A linked page covers similar material in a "Level 2" version, and...
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: The Planet Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
Basic facts about the planet Mercury including its size, its name, and its atmosphere. Includes a discussion question on its visibility from Earth, with facts, and the answer. A linked page covers similar material in a "Level 2" version,...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Stars 1 5

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Making sets of stars to match the numbers 1-5.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The North Star

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a literature discussion of the book The North Star by Peter Reynolds. The theme of the story is about finding one's own way through the journey of life.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Hands on Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
A university-level course in basic observational procedures in astronomy. Covers how to use a telescope, and includes lecture notes.
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Kidport

Kidport: Space Science

For Students 3rd - 5th
This complete resource will help students to improve their understand of space exploration. Includes images of the universe, galaxies, stars and planets.
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Article
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Venus

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting facts about Venus, the hottest planet and the second planet from the Sun.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Everything Gathers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Understand that smaller parts make up the larger parts of our solar system. See that gas and dust come together to form a star, small rocks and asteroids come together to form planets, and so on. This page is a reference page that...
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Introduccion Modulo 0

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe different stars and measure its relative position utilizing the Virtual Astronomical Observatory.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Planet Hop

For Students 3rd - 8th
Figure out your age and your weight on all the planets in the solar system using the formulas given here. Then type them into the correct place, and let the computer check to see if you are correct.
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
Very informative and in-depth site about meteors, meteorites and their impacts. This site provides lots of text to inform about meteors, lots of pictures of the different types of meteorites, tables and statistics about meteors and...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: All About Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fantastic collection of information about the solar system. Includes information on all of the planets, the moon, the sun, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and stars. Also find puzzles, a dictionary, quizzes, classroom activities, and...

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