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17 October 2007 09:30
Solar System Quiz: Locating Specific Information
Use this site to practice locating explicit information in passages about the sun and planets in our solar system.
17 October 2007 09:00
ASTRONOMICAL DISTANCES
You are in a spaceship leaving Earth to explore the Universe! How fast do you want to travel? Enter the rate of travel and see how long it will take to visit different places!
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15 October 2007 00:00
14 October 2007 23:15
Earth and Beyond.co.uk
Great instructional game that teaches and quizzes students on the planets, moon, earth's rotation, and orbit. Students must earn points to play a game. Good independent activity.
14 October 2007 19:15
Astronomy For Kids
Great site for kids researching the solar system, planets, and more. Easy to read and understand text. Looks like a teacher creation.
14 October 2007 19:00
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Take the tour using Level 1 or Level 2 information. Teacher guide available.
CosmicQuest @ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Our solar system is our neighborhood in space.
The Sun is the center of this neighborhood,
which includes at least nine planets
plus hundreds of moons and thousands of asteriods.
14 October 2007 18:30
Exploring Our Solar System
webquest for grades 4-5
See entire unit here:http://www.asdk12.org/depts/itech/teachers/curriculum/
14 October 2007 18:15
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14 October 2007 11:15
Space Sense for Kids
Every question you answer correctly will boost your rocket a little further toward its destination--leaving the Earth's atmosphere. Click the button that you think holds the correct answer, or click a 'Life Line' button for helpful clues. 'Open a Link' will take you to a web page that has information about the question, and 'What have others answered?' will show you the percentage of people that have previously chosen each answer.
Eight Planets and a Dwarf Soduko
Fill in all the empty cells by dragging and dropping the planets Every row,column,and 3x3 box with orange borders should contain all nine planets. No planet should appear more than once in a row, column, or box.
14 October 2007 10:30
Sky aboveStowe VT on Sun 2007 Oct 14 10:42
Use these numbers for the observing site Lat 44°47'17" Long 73°9'11"
14 October 2007 10:15
Measuring the Solar System Spreadsheet
Use this spreadsheet to develop different scale models of the solar system
13 October 2007 21:00
The Space Place :: From Computer Code to Space Wave and Back Again
Codes and Decodes:
Or, How to Yell Across a Solar System
Explains how NASA sends and recives data into space. Narrated and animated. Great for differentiation
13 October 2007 20:30
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