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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Edwin Hubble 1889 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the NASA website, this is a reprint of an article in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada about Edwin Hubble's life and accomplishments, stressing his role in the development of modern astronomy.
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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:galileo Probe

For Students 9th - 10th
This image, taken before Galileo left Earth in 1989, was chosen for December 7, 1995, the day that the probe entered Jupiter's Atmosphere.
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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Scale of the Universe 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This stunning interactive allows you to explore everything in this universe by zooming into different objects, organisms, and microscopic matter.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Quasar Galaxy Collision

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of a quasar. The large redshifts imply that quasars lie near the edge of the observable universe and must emit tremendous amounts of energy. There are also many embedded links to related topics.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Supernova 1987 A

For Students 9th - 10th
Details of the brightest supernova of modern times - supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud. There are many links for additional information.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Looking for Water Everywhere!

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA has discovered water in space. This interactive resource allows you to examine the different planets and moons in our solar system to find out where their water is located.
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Nasa: Nasa's Langley Research Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The Langley Research Center is one of NASA's aerospace technology centers. It includes information on the Research Center, news reports, current research, educational tools, and links to further information.
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Nasa: Climate Kids: Polar Temperatures

For Students 1st - 5th
What is it that maske the North and South Pole so different? Find out here when you learn about the climates of the poles
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Nasa: El Nino

For Students 3rd - 5th
A concise explanation of El Nino. Discusses global wind patterns and ocean temperatures. Offers interactive weather-related learning activities.
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Nasa: Kennedy Space Center Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The official homepage of the Kennedy Space Center.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Build a Moon Habitat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Let's go to the Moon! An activity engaging students in creating a moon habitat out of newspaper.
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Nasa: Space Place: How Far Away Is the Moon

For Students 2nd - 6th
Often when we see drawings of the Earth and the moon, they look really close together. Check out this cartoon series that helps illustrate the reality of this concept.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Build a Newtonian Physics Machine

For Students 6th - 8th
Great hands on way to explain Newton's Second Law of Motion. Choose from three different Newtonian physics machines to build and test Newton's Second Law.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Cosmic Car Crash

For Students 9th - 10th
Get details about "Deep Impact", Nasa's mission to intercept Comet Tempel 1. The resource includes an animation of the route taken by their probe.
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Nasa: The Space Place: How Old Do I Look?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the Galex space telescope is determining the age of galaxies using red-shifted light. View pictures taken by Galex. This site also has a game which involves determining the ages of objects.
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Nasa: The Space Place: How Old Do I Look?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the Galex space telescope is determining the age of galaxies using red-shifted light. View pictures taken by Galex. This resource also has a game which involves determining the ages of objects.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Life in a Greenhouse

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to discover how the Earth acts as a greenhouse due to the production of greenhouse gases. Find out what ozone it, where it's found, and even view a video showing the different concentrations of ozone in the atmosphere.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Orbits 'R' Us

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about how Earth orbits the sun and how satellites orbit the Earth. Discover the different types of satellites such as GOES and POES and what they are used to monitor.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Planet X Treme Weather

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ever wonder what the weather is like on other planets besides Earth? This resource explores the extreme weather that occurs on other planets.
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Nasa: The Space Place: What Is a Laser?

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA resource explores what a laser is as well as how it works. Animations are provided that offer excellent examples of how different light travels.
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Nasa: The Space Place: What's in the Heart of a Comet?

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA site explores what a comet's nucleus is composed of. Animation and photographs are provided as well.
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Nasa: The Space Place: Why Is the Sky Blue?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about colors of light by exploring how prisms work. Discover the different colors of the spectrum and how the visible light is what we see.
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Goddard Education: Eclipse 99

For Students 9th - 10th
Information is provided about the eclipse of 1999; in addition, facts about elcipses throughout history are also included.
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Nasa: Discovery Mission: Messenger

For Students 9th - 10th
The MESSENGER (MErcury: Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) mission is a scientific investigation of the planet Mercury. This site provides information about its mission objectives and management.