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| General Information about all of the Planets
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Window to the Universe-bilingual; you choose the reading level-beginning, intermediate; advanced; also check out the "web" about your planet, it has links to more websites Science Monster-great explanations Why? Why? Why?-a cool site of questions with answers About the Planets-- click on the Planet to find out information ESA-European Space Agency-this site has tons of interesting information and isn't too tough to read Kids Astronomy fast facts easy-to-print page (no pictures) Space Kids-quick, easy reading |
| Mercury
The Swiftest Planet
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Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading NASA-great facts by the numbers including "how much would you weigh on Mercury?" Craters-Why does Mercury have more craters than the other planets? Astronomy for Kids-fast facts NASA's photos of the planets; supercool because it will "read" to you the captions about each picture. Lots of facts |
| Venus
The Hottest Planet
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Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading NASA-great facts by the numbers including "how much would you weight on Venus?" BBC-a scientist answers questions, and is easy to understand Stardate-somewhat challenging reading Volcanoes on Venus |
| Earth
Our Home Planet
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Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Mars
The Red Planet
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NASA-great facts by the numbers, including "how much would you weigh on Mars?" BrainPOP movie Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Jupiter
King of the Planets
Photo Credits: von A. Barmettler |
NASA-great facts by the numbers, including "how much would you weigh on Jupiter?" Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Saturn
The Ringed Giant
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NASA-great facts by the numbers, including "how much would you weigh on Saturn?" Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Uranus
The Sideways Planet
Photo Credit: Rick Sternbach |
NASA-great facts by the numbers, including "how much would you weigh on Uranus?" Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Neptune
The Mathematician's Planet
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NASA-great facts by the numbers, including "how much would you weigh on Neptune?" Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Pluto
The Ice Dwarf
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NASA-great facts by the numbers, including "how much would you weigh on Pluto?" Challenge-lots of information, but challenging reading |
| Xena
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The 10th Planet-your team should be strong readers to choose this topic. Most of the articles are written for adults. Discovery of the 10th Planet News article from April 12, 2006 Xena info |
| Biographies | |
| Robert Ballard
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Enchanted Learning-easy-to-read biography Meet the Author-easy-to-read biography Academy of Achievement-Check out all 4 parts: a short profile, biography, interview, and photographs NOVA-read an interview with Dr. Ballard Video clips of Dr. Ballard Wikipedia-lots of information NPR Morning Edition-Listen to a 7-minute interview with Dr. Ballard Titanic-biography of Dr. Ballard. Lots of information; more challenging reading Profile-short biography; medium reading level PBS Meet Bob Ballard-challenging biography PBS Transcript-read and LISTEN to an interview with Dr. Ballard Transcript-Read a short interview with Dr. Ballard with questions asked by students. My Hero-biography on Dr. Ballard and the JASON Project NPR Talk of the Nation-A long interview with Dr. Ballard (great if you're finished early, otherwise a little boring) NPR-Listen to an interview with Dr. Ballard about his return to the Titanic 20 years after he discovered it. |
| John Glenn
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The first man to orbit Earth Enchanted Learning-simple biography Learn about Glenn's mission to study aging in space Answers.com-short biography Challenge-Wikipedia's detailed biography of Glenn Ohio State's biography of John Glenn-if you have a lot of time to read |
| Christa McAuliffe
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Enchanted Learning-very short biography Answers.com-short biography Biography-long, but interesting Ms. McAuliffe's obituary-read how her students and others remembered her |
| Neil Armstrong
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Enchanted Learning-very short biography April 2006 NASA honors Neil Armstrong Listen to audio from Armstrong's mission, Apollo 11 |
| Galileo Galilei
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Discovery School biography |
| Edwin Hubble | |
| Mae Jamison | The first African-American woman in space Enchanted Learning biography |
| Other Historic Stargazers | Other Historic Stargazers |
| Other Astronomy | |
| The Milky Way
Image Credit: Mark Garlick |
World Almanac-very challenging reading ESA (European Space Agency) Great information for kids Discovery Kids |
| Quasars | |
| The Sun, Our Star
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ESA |
| Earth's Moon
Photo Credit: Michael Myers |
ESA |
| Stars
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ESA Stars and Galaxies |
| Meteors and Meteorites
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Watch a NASAtoon about meteor showers.. check back soon! NASA meteoroids profile ESA Comets and Meteors |
| Constellations | PBS-basic constellations Wikipedia-what is a constellation? |
| Asteroids
Mini-Planets
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NASA-quick facts The asteroid Ida-picture and caption (the computer will read it to you) ESA |
| Galaxies
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ESA Stars and Galaxies Galaxy Tour |
| Comets
Icy Wanderers
Photo Credit: John Laborde |
NASA profile by the numbers ESA Comets and Meteors Halley's Comet-picture and caption (the computer will read it to you) |
| Black Holes
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| Fun Factoids and Questions | What is an Eclipse?
European Space Agency for Kids Home How do scientists search planets with life?-Cool video/animation What is a light year? Also a great explanation of using a telescope to actually go back in time! Wikipedia-an online free encyclopedia. You can search Wikipedia on the left of the screen. You can also get pages in "Simple English" for easier reading. Languages are on the left side of the screen. |
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Mysteries of Earth and Mars 
