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Hubble Turns Fifteen - HST
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With the 15th anniversary of the hubble space telescope scientists have released a new set of stunning images of stars, galaxies, and other space objects taken with the remarkable space...more
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With the 15th anniversary of the hubble space telescope scientists have released a new set of stunning images of stars, galaxies, and other space objects taken with the remarkable space telescope. These are some of the richer digital treasures on the web.
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Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System - Exploratorium
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Discover the latest details about the Cassini-Huygens' mission to Saturn on this impressive site that includes a concise description of the spacecraft, recent news updates, and Web...more
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Discover the latest details about the Cassini-Huygens' mission to Saturn on this impressive site that includes a concise description of the spacecraft, recent news updates, and Web casts of some of the mission's exciting findings. Be sure to view the interactive tutorial on Saturn's rings and moons.
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2020: NASA Langley's Year in Review - NASA
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It begins with an introductory video and leads visitors through an interactive journey highlighting the exciting accomplishments of NASA during 2020. Features include Aeronautics -...more
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It begins with an introductory video and leads visitors through an interactive journey highlighting the exciting accomplishments of NASA during 2020. Features include Aeronautics - Advancing Technologies for the Future of Flight, Earth Science - Understanding Our Home Planet, pace Technology and Exploration - The Solar System and Beyond, and ducating Our Future through STEM Engagement.
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Cassini Saturn Mission - NASA
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has been observing Saturn, was scheduled to land on Saturn's moon, Titan, on Friday, January 14, 2005. This NASA site provides complete coverage, including...more
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has been observing Saturn, was scheduled to land on Saturn's moon, Titan, on Friday, January 14, 2005. This NASA site provides complete coverage, including images, of this space exploration milestone. The news video resides on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, it may not be viewable.
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This is a great site for students interested in space travel and other planets. Ask gifted students who are interested in this topic to create a multi-media project using Sway, reviewed here, where they can create an interactive poster, brochure or newsletter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Windows to the Universe - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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There is SO much to see and do on this site! Click on one of three main topics (Our Planet, Our Solar System, or Astronomy and the Universe), choose one ...more
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There is SO much to see and do on this site! Click on one of three main topics (Our Planet, Our Solar System, or Astronomy and the Universe), choose one of three levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), and begin to browse through the rich collection of text, images, movies, animation, and more. Check out the array of interactive games, participate in a group on-line journal, or read some of the latest earth and space news. This is an excellent resource for earth and space science teachers and students. Also available in Spanish.
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This is a safe, easy-to-understand resource for independent student research. Design a simple Web hunt to create a differentiated activity for multi-ability classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Space Weather - NASA
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Find out what's up in space with this galactic twist on the Weather Channel. Find the latest information on solar winds, interplanetary magnetic fields, solar flares and sunspots, asteroids,...more
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Find out what's up in space with this galactic twist on the Weather Channel. Find the latest information on solar winds, interplanetary magnetic fields, solar flares and sunspots, asteroids, and more. You can even sign up to receive Space Weather Alerts - phone calls and simultaneous emails that let you know about space weather events. Includes user-friendly text and impressive photographs.
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Solar System Simulator - NASA
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Get out of that geocentric mode and see what the universe looks like from another vantage point! Select a planet or moon to view, and then select the viewing location. ...more
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Get out of that geocentric mode and see what the universe looks like from another vantage point! Select a planet or moon to view, and then select the viewing location. You can even choose a specific date and time.
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Genesis: Search for Origins - NASA
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Despite its untimely crash to earth, the Genesis spaceship still managed to bring back tiny samplings of raw material from the sun for eager scientists to analyze. This site provides...more
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Despite its untimely crash to earth, the Genesis spaceship still managed to bring back tiny samplings of raw material from the sun for eager scientists to analyze. This site provides an overview of the entire mission, video clips, photographs, and descriptions of the processes scientists are using to investigate the Genesis canister and its contents. Younger students will enjoy the interactive games and activities related to the mission and follow-up investigation by NASA. Be sure to check out the Creator's Kitchen for teacher resources and suggestions. A few resources on this site require Flash or QuickTime, however, there is so much more here that doesn't that it's worth a look by you and your students
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! Use the simulations to teach students about space, space travel, even elements. Great for science teachers of almost all grades!
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Origins - NOVA
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This creative awe-inspiring site examines Earth's life history and offers interactive modules, slide shows, and articles that take visitors back to the beginning of everything. Visitors...more
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This creative awe-inspiring site examines Earth's life history and offers interactive modules, slide shows, and articles that take visitors back to the beginning of everything. Visitors can decide for themselves if life exists on other planets, explore the role played by galaxies, and the most recent scientific discoveries of life's origins. Your students will be amazed as they analyze the fingerprints of a star, see how the Eagle Nebula was assembled from raw Hubble Telescope data, or check our where in the world scientist are finding their greatest discoveries in origins research. Stay tuned for a soon-to-be-developed teacher's guide.
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Apollo 11 - NASA
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It's July 20, 1969 and millions of Americans are glued to their television watching Neil Armstrong take that first historic step on the surface of the moon. This multimedia NASA ...more
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It's July 20, 1969 and millions of Americans are glued to their television watching Neil Armstrong take that first historic step on the surface of the moon. This multimedia NASA site recreates that Apollo 11 mission, from its launch to its splashdown. Students can view vintage photographs, listen to the mission's audio recording, browse news articles, and tour the video gallery.
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Use the video clips over the interactive whiteboard to supplement the text in discussing the Apollo missions. The clip of the first landing would be a great way to introduce the topic, putting all students at the same level of understanding before beginning a lecture or class discussion. Great resource for a US history classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Visionlearning - Visionlearning, Inc
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Complete a free online registration and begin to explore an impressive collection of learning modules that address chemistry, general science, physics, math in science, process of science,...more
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Complete a free online registration and begin to explore an impressive collection of learning modules that address chemistry, general science, physics, math in science, process of science, earth science, and scientists and research. Many modules contain interactive animations, a glossary, related current events, practice exercises, and biographic information about scientists who worked with that particular concept. Members can personalize each module with comments, links, or notes.
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Include this site to supplement your current grade 6-12 science curriculum. Use the resources to differentiate instruction for gifted students in lower grades or as remediation for struggling students in older grades. Use the student materials for differentiating instruction or as homework. Have students share their learning or understanding of a topic with video explanations using a tool like Flip, reviewed here. Flip is an augmentation tool for video responses to a question along with comments from peers. Transform technology use in your classroom and take student learning a step further by asking them to create and share their own multimeda presentation along with suggestions for learning about their topic of interest. Use a tool like Sway, reviewed here. Sway is a presentation tool that offers multimedia options including text, video, and images.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Interactive Astronomy Pages
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This website provides short and sweet information that can come in handy during an astronomy lesson. "What's a blue moon?" "How many eclipses will occur this year?" "How do ...more
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This website provides short and sweet information that can come in handy during an astronomy lesson. "What's a blue moon?" "How many eclipses will occur this year?" "How do you figure out your longitude or latitude?" - are just a few of the questions that can be quickly addressed with a click of the mouse.
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Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan - NASA
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On October 15, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, headed for Saturn. In July of 2004, the craft is scheduled to reach the ringed planet....more
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On October 15, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, headed for Saturn. In July of 2004, the craft is scheduled to reach the ringed planet. This site will provide you and your students with daily mission updates, images, and information about the science behind the mission.
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Visit the teacher section to browse through three extensive educational programs for grades K - 4, 5 - 8, and 9 - 12. (All lesson plans and activities are aligned to national standards.) The searchable site also offers a "For Kids" section that provides activities, fun facts, and amazing stories related to the Saturn mission. Created by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Transit of Venus - Exploratorium
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Astronomical history is about to happen! On June 8, 2004 the planet Venus will cross the face of the sun, an event that has not occurred since 1882. Tune into ...more
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Astronomical history is about to happen! On June 8, 2004 the planet Venus will cross the face of the sun, an event that has not occurred since 1882. Tune into this site to view a live Internet webcast of the transit and an interactive timeline detailing Venus transits throughout history (only six have occurred since the invention of the telescope in the 1600s). Basic information on what a transit it, why it is important, and how to see it is also provided. Some areas of this resource require Flash, however there is plenty of important information to learn from that doesn't.
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered within this site in the Teachers Guide! The site can be used for both history and science classrooms. Historians will appreciate the informative timelines and introspective look back, while the content itself is clearly science oriented. Save this site as a favorite on your teacher computer to allow for easy access of the guides.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sky & Telescope - Sky Publishing Corporation
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Let your students do some serious staring into space with guidance from this site that provides helpful information on how and when to observe celestial events. Click on the link ...more
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Let your students do some serious staring into space with guidance from this site that provides helpful information on how and when to observe celestial events. Click on the link to Week's Sky at a Glance to find out what you can expect to see on any given night. Helpful tips are offered on how to observe space phenomena like auroras, asteroids, and star clusters. An on-line gallery provides amazing images from ground-based and space-based observatories. Encourage older students to explore the site independently in the computer lab. Elementary teachers may want to consider projecting the site in class and guiding students through selected topics.
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Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
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Look to this site for any questions you may have about everything from blue moons, to quasars, to leap years. Find out the exact dates when spring, summer, fall, and ...more
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Look to this site for any questions you may have about everything from blue moons, to quasars, to leap years. Find out the exact dates when spring, summer, fall, and winter arrive, and discover if there really is a connection between equinoxes and eggs. The clear and detailed discussions of astronomical events provide an outstanding on-line reference or refresher for teachers and high school students, but the information is a bit technical and lofty for independent use by younger students.
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Sedna - California Institute of Technology
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Tap into the latest astronomical news and learn about the coldest, most distant object in our solar system - Sedna. Astronomers from Caltech, Gemini Observatory, and Yale University...more
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Tap into the latest astronomical news and learn about the coldest, most distant object in our solar system - Sedna. Astronomers from Caltech, Gemini Observatory, and Yale University officially announced Sedna's discovery on March 12, 2004. Read the actual scientific documents describing the discovery; learn about its size, location and composition; and view images of this distant planetoid, named for the Inuit goddess who rules over the seas!
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Heavens Above - Art and Actuality - New York Public Library
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Think about creating a curriculum link between art and science using this site as a foundation. Original sketches and chromolithographs of celestial events created by French-born artist...more
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Think about creating a curriculum link between art and science using this site as a foundation. Original sketches and chromolithographs of celestial events created by French-born artist and amateur astronomer E.L. Trouvelot are contrasted with contemporary photographic images from NASA.
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Use this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard to discuss and informally assess prior knowledge as you start your study of the galaxy and the star in our immediate proximity - the sun. Display the pictures for students via interactive whiteboard/projector during a discussion of topics like sun spots, solar flares, lunar eclipses, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nine Planets - a Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
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This site presents the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets and moons within our solar system. Take an express tour or select the specific section of...more
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This site presents the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets and moons within our solar system. Take an express tour or select the specific section of the solar system you wish to investigate. The site contains an astounding amount of information that is well organized and ranges from the basic to the complex. Text images, movies, and audio clips make this an entertaining as well instructive site. Use as a teacher refresher or as a comprehensive source for student research. Because of the sheer volume of information, make sure you design a basic Web hunt to guide younger students.
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Space - BBC
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Take an interactive 3-D tour of the solar system or the International Space Station, investigate the latest images from Mars, or use amazing images of auroras, galaxies, meteor showers,...more
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Take an interactive 3-D tour of the solar system or the International Space Station, investigate the latest images from Mars, or use amazing images of auroras, galaxies, meteor showers, and other phenomena to enrich an astronomy unit. Click the Collection tab on the top menu bar to find more. This highly animated site explores a wealth of space-related topics from the past, present, and future. Games and quizzes for fun and learning are also provided.
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Include this site with your other bookmarks for images and space-related content. Use Symbaloo, reviewed here, to share all of your space bookmarks in one easy to find location. As students learn about different star formations, engage and enhance their learning by inviting them to create infographics using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, to describe and share facts about their research. As a final project, have students extend their learning by including their infographic in a multimedia presentation as an alternative to a typical research paper. Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, offers tools for creating web pages that include videos, photos, and slide presentations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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