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Extrasolar Planets
Galaxies
Galaxy
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Meteors and Meteorites
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Moon
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Solar System
Space Stations and Shuttles
Stars
Sun
Telescopes
Universe
Uranus
Venus
Also Try
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Lesson Plans
- Astronomy Lesson Plans (Awesome Library)
See the "Astronomy" section of the Science Lessons.
- Astronomy Lessons (NASA Science)
Provides lessons on Mars, the sun, meteors, asteroids, comets, and more. 8-00
- Astronomy Lessons (University of California - SEGway)
Provides 24 lessons, primarily in astronomy. 3-01
- Astronomy Lessons (University of Michigan)
Provides seven lessons at the elementary level, 12 at the middle school level, and 10 at the high school level. 5-02
- Astronomy Lessons - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons on Astronomical Science (Observing the Universe), (Stars and Galaxies), (The Sun and the Solar System), (The Earth and Moon), and (Space Technologies). For the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- Astronomy Lessons and Activities for 4th Grade and Above (NASA - Spaceplace)
Provides lessons and activities for the classroom related to space and astronomy. Combines math, physics, and astronomy for thematic lessons around questions or problems. Uses PDF format. 9-01
- Finding and Reporting on Satellites (University of California)
Provides a lesson to help students collaborate in groups and use the Internet to find and report information. 3-01
- Light Properties (University of California - Battle)
Provides a lesson to study the properties of light, especially as applied to astronomy. 3-01
- Space - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides a lesson plan for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- Space Flight Basics (NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab)
Provides 18 lessons on space flight. 2-01
Lists
- AstroWeb: Astronomical Internet Resources
- Astronomy (Plainview Elementary)
- Astronomy Links (Galaxy)
Provides resources by topic.
- Astronomy Resources (Cool School - Vassar College)
Provides information on stars and the solar system, as well as information on NASA flights. syst
- Astronomy Resources (Universe Today)
Provides over 100 sources of information on astronomy. 2-01
- Astronomy Societies (Astronomical League)
Provides contact information on the Astronomical League, "the world's largest federation of amateur astronomers." 1-01
- Aurora Page
- Cybertown Campus - Astronomy Sources
- Educational Resources (SETI)
- Skywatching (BOCES 2)
Provides an organized set of annotated links to sites that help with making skywatching interesting and fun. Elementary student level. 1-04
- Space Links (National Space Society)
Provides sources of information related to space. 8-01
Materials
- Adding Languages to Internet Explorer (IHorizons.com)
Provides instructions for adding languages to the Internet Explorer browser so you can see the Web when pages are in those languages. 6-02
- Astromomy Pictures (Pole Star Publications)
Provides dramatic pictures of nebulae, such as Lagoon, Horsehead, Eskimo, Orion, and more. 9-00
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
Provides dramatic photos of celestial phenomena.
- Gee-Whiz Stuff About Voyager (NASA)
News
- Astronomy - Science News (NASA)
Provides news on scientific breakthoughs related to exploration of space. 2-03
- Astronomy News (CNN - NASA)
Provides the latest news related to astronomy and exploration of space. 12-99
- Astronomy News (KidsAstronomy.com)
Provides information on the latest space missions, discoveries, and achievements each day. 11-00.
- Astronomy News (NASA - Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics)
"Imagine the Universe" provides news stories about the structure and evolution of the universe. 7-00
- Astronomy News (NASA)
Provides updates on space flights. 2-03
- Astronomy News (SpaceDaily.com)
Provides news about astronomy and astrophysics. 6-03
- Astronomy News (Yahoo)
Provides news stories and guides related to space and astronomy. 11-01
- Astronomy and Space News (CNN)
- Breaking News in Astronomy (Pole Star Publications)
Provides news key news stories. 9-00
- New Scientist Magazine
Provides news stories on pioneering efforts in science. 3-00
- Space News and Stories (MSNBC.com)
Provides stories about pioneering efforts and allows views of successes, such as viewing all of the moon, Mars, or even the night sky. 7-00
- Space Today Online Back Issues
Provides a history of the exploration of space. Plans to put 30 years of issues online.
Papers
- Ask the Astronomer (SPARC)
Provides answers to commonly asked questions about astronomy. 3-02
- Astronomers (Discovery.com)
Provides biographies of nine persons who made strong contributions to astronomy, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, Georges Lemaître, Arno Penzias, and Robert Wilson. 3-02
- Astronomers (Hamilton)
Provides short descriptions of contributions of key astronomers.
- Astronomy Cool Sites (Exploratorium) (Exploratorium's Digital Library)
Provides 10 sources of information on astronomy. 2-03
- Astronomy Libraries (AstroWeb Consortium)
Provides the addresses, email addresses, and Web pages of over a hundred astronomy libraries worldwide.
- Astronomy Resources (Center for Educational Resources Project)
The CERES Project provides educational resources by topic.
- Astronomy Resources (KidsAstronomy.com)
Provides resources in astronomy for children. Includes a night sky map, the solar system, ask an expert, and more. 10-00.
- Astronomy Search Engine (Fourmilab)
Provides an astronomy search engine (in partnership with Google). 8-01
- Astronomy Television Show (Star Gazer)
Provides scripts from Jack Horkheimer's television show on astronomy. (Formerly called Star Hustler). 1-01
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Resources (AstroWeb Consortium)
Provides an organized set of links by topic of hundreds of astronomy related sites. Also provides a search engine for the links.
- Astronomy for Children (Aspsky.org - Teacher's Newsletter)
Provides over 50 articles in astronomy as part of The Universe in the Classroom series of newsletters. 8-01
- Atlantis Shuttle (Columbia University Press - The Columbia Encyclopedia)
Provides a description of the virus, as well as common complications arising from it, such as glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis. Known as EBV. Sometimes visitors misspell as Epstene Bar or Barr. 9-00
- Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Provides a short biography of the Indian-American Nobel laureate, after whom the Chandra X-ray Observatory is named. 9-00
- Dark Matter (Space.com - Weinstock)
"Eighty-four years after Albert Einstein introduced the world to his theory of general relativity, scientists are seeing that he was right all along about measuring what we now call dark matter."
"Astronomers supported by the National Science Foundation have found the first evidence of an effect called cosmological shear, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein’s theory, in which light from distant cosmic objects bends due to gravitational forces. What’s more, the detection of cosmological shear has allowed astronomers to track down significant amounts of dark matter, non-luminous matter whose presence in the universe has been predicted, but scantly detected until now." 12-03
- Dark Matter (Space.com)
Discusses and shows the distribution of dark matter in the universe, a substance out of which most of the universe may be made. 11-00
- Deep Space (NASA Quest)
Provides pictures and information for teachers and kids. 1-01
- Early Greek Astronomy 1
- Glossary for Astronomy (Galex)
Provides an introductory glossary for astronomy, suitable for high school students and others not specializing in astronomy. 12-03
- History of Space Exploration (Hamilton)
Includes pictures, articles, and links.
- How Far Can We See at Night? (Space.com - Weinstock)
"On a clear dark night away from city lights, the star-spangled heavens can create an overwhelming sense of infinity. Seemingly countless points of light, so far away, urge one to contemplate the insignificance of a lone planet amid the incomprehensible breadth of the universe."
"Almost all of the sky objects visible to the naked eye are stars that reside in our galaxy. In fact the bulk of those you can see are relatively nearby, within a few thousand light-years. Most are actually within a few hundred light-years, with the exception of a few intrinsically brilliant stars that are many thousands of times more luminous than the Sun."
"For comparison, the Sun is about 26,000 light-years from the galactic center, orbiting on an outer spiral arm. The galaxy itself is about 100,000 light-years wide. We see most of its contents only with powerful telescopes working at various wavelengths of light not visible to humans." 12-03
- Issues - Stephen Hawking's Universe (PBS - Hawking)
Provides theoretical papers related to the nature of the universe.
- Life May Originate in Space (CNN)
Provides results of a study that indicates that cell-like membranes "self-assemble" in space and could be precursors for the development of life. 1-01
- Neutrinos, A History (Verkindt)
Starts in 1898 with a history of discovery and understanding of the neutrino. 6-01
- Science Factsheets for the Family (NASA - Spaceplace)
Provides 10 factsheets related to exploration of space. 3-00
- Skies Over Vancouver (Pacific Space Center)
Provides a drawing and discussion of the night sky.
- Visibility Points in the U.S.A. (Hamilton)
Provides a view of the United States from space in terms of light pollution and viewing areas for the stars. 2-00
- Women of NASA (NASA Quest) 1-01
Projects
- Astronomy Games (ToonUniversity.com)
Provides games for kids to learn more about planets and the sun. Uses Flash software. 6-02
- Astronomy Pictures, Projects, and Activities (NASA, BDM,VWU)
Provides stories, news, links, pictures, tools, projects and games to nurture an interest in astronomy.
- Astronomy Projects (NASA - SpaceLink)
Provides activities, such as a tutorial on the timeline of the universe, how to create a hurricane and more.
- Astronomy Projects, Games, and Activities (KidsAstronomy.com)
Provides activities and games to encourage children to explore astronomy. 11-00.
- Astronomy Resources (NASA Quest)
Provides classroom resources to encourage students to study science and math through astronomy. 1-01
- Astrophotography (About.com - Vest)
Provides tips and suggestions for photographing objects in the night sky. Includes pictures of galaxies, nebula, stars, comets, and constellations. 2-01
- NASA Biology Experiments in Space (NASA - NeurOn)
Provides background information, as well as virtual experiences to involve students in the educational process of science. 1-01
- NASA Educational Materials (TeacherLink)
Provides an annotated listing of educational materials and projects available through NASA. 1-00
- Rockets - Make a Bubble-Powered Rocket (NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab)
Provides directions for creating a rocket at home, made of paper, a canister, tape, water, and an antacid. 3-00
- Rover - Make a Balloon-Powered Miniature Land Rover (NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab)
Provides directions for creating a land rover at home, made of paper, a canister, tape, water, and an antacid. 3-00
- Science Activities for the Family (NASA - Spaceplace)
Provides 12 activities related to exploration of space. 9-01
- Science Experiments for the Family (NASA - Spaceplace)
Provides 11 activities related to science or the exploration of space. 9-01
- Science Information for the Family (NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab)
Provides activities to help understand science. 3-00
- Science Projects (The Tech Museum)
Provides interactive projects in science in topics such as robotics, lasers, earthquakes, space exploration, and DNA. 12-02
- Science Projects for the Family (NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab)
Provides 8 projects to build related to exploration of space. 3-00
- Science Projects for the Family (NASA - Spaceplace)
Provides 10 projects to build related to exploration of space. 3-00
- Skywatching (Skywatching Center)
Provides a view of the sky for each night of the month and a suggestion for what to observe.
- States Game (ToonUniversity.com)
Provides a game for kids to learn the location of states. Uses Flash software. 6-02
Trips
- Jim Lovell and the Flight of Apollo 13
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