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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Uranus

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of Uranus.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of Uranus.
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent report on the planet Uranus. The site includes detailed information about the planet as well as links to information about Uranus moons, unmanned probes sent to explore Uranus, and an extensive set of images of the planet.
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Views of the Solar System

Views of the Solar System: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the planet Uranus through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Uranus statistics and view numerous images.
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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn interesting facts about the planet Uranus and its unique history.
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Other

British National Space Centre: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site on the Solar System, this page offers an image of Uranus and information about its discovery, size, orbit, and atmosphere. Follow links in the left margin to read more about the planet's composition, rotation, and...
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NASA

Nasa Space Place: All About Uranus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover interesting facts about the planet Uranus and what it looks like.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides information on the planet Uranus, including physical characteristics, exploration, moons, and more. Links are included to additional information.
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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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Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Uranus

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Uranus including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Uranus.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: The Planet Uranus

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the ice giant planet Uranus of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Uranus

For Students K - 1st
Learn fun facts and details about the atmosphere, composition, and discovery of Uranus, the seventh closest planet to the sun.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Uranus

For Students 3rd - 8th
This comprehensive site provides a wealth of information about the seventh planet from the sun. Topics include rotational axis, size, mass and gravity, length of day, distance from the sun, and more. The information is supplemented with...
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NASA

Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA site offers a photo gallery of Uranus images. Each image includes a detailed caption describing what the image is of, and the captions are also available in streaming audio.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System: Uranus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all the basic facts about the planet Uranus. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Solar System Images

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of clickable images of objects in the Solar System from the Hubble telescope that includes the following: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Jupiter's satellites, Saturn, Saturn's rings and satellites, Uranus, Uranus' rings and satellites,...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: The First Greek Gods and Goddesses: "Theogony"

For Students 9th - 10th
"Theogony," a famous poem, by Hesiod explains the beginnings of Greek Mythology's first Greek Gods and Goddesses. From Chaos came Gaea (Earth), Uranus (the Heaven), and Eros (Desire) who produced the Titans and from them, the Olympian gods.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: Background Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the story of the beginning of Greek Mythology. It tells the story of Uranus (Father Heaven) and his wife Gaea (Mother Earth) and their childen the Titans and the monsters. It follow the story through Zeus and the...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Uranus's Moon Oberon

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of Oberon, the most distant and second largest moon of Uranus. Includes its discovery and also a few pictures. A NASA picture of the day.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
A photo taken of the planet Uranus by Voyager 2.
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Miranda

For Students 9th - 10th
Details on the innermost of Uranus' large moons, Miranda. Provides statistical data and pictures of the moon. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Curated OER

European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Uranus

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of the planet Uranus.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: Outer Planets

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the four outer planets of our solar system, which include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Outer Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the outermost planets of our solar system: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They also learn about characteristics of Pluto and its interactions with Neptune. Students learn a little about the history of space travel as well...

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