Biographies of people throughout history who looked at the sky and wondered what was there. Links to a detailed description of the planets and interactive activities.

NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...

Excellent resource for "paper-plate" activities that help simplify various astronomy topics. Learn how to build a "Moon Finder" and "Planet Pointer," and create a paper-plate model that explains the Transit of Venus.

Classroom lesson for teaching astronomy uses PowerPoint presentations and illustrations of Kepler's light curves used to discover planets.

This activity is designed to assess the comprehension of concepts related to the planets and other astronomical bodies in the Solar System.

In this activity, students use a Dual Range Force Sensor to measure the weight of pennies. They understand the difference between mass and weight. Students also determine the difference in weight of an object on the moon, Mars, Saturn,...

This hands-on astronomy activity lets learners hunt for different objects in the night sky that contribute to stellar and planetary formation, using a Treasure List. They will learn how stars and their planets form and will find objects...

What's in Space? Take a look at pictures of space while reading a story explaining what you see. An excellent resource for Spanish speakers. Provides authentic pictures and gives students a basic understanding of outer space.

A simulated activity examining the phases of Venus introduced in the Copernican system and derived from the Ptolemaic system.

Learn more about N. Scott Momaday's work when you explore the links found within this site. These links provide lesson plans and activities for "The Way to Rainy Mountain" and other works.

This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.

This site from Twin Cities Public Television contains great information from a program called "Newton's Apple" concerning black holes. Contains activities for viewers to try to emphasize points related to black holes. Topics include:...

Multilingual site with articles, news. images, games, and activities about the universe, life in space, the Earth, space exploration, and related topics.

In this module you can learn about the active galaxies, quasars and the effect of the gravitational lens.

Contains a full physics curriculum with links to games, webcasts, and activities. By creating a free account, students and teachers can create their own personal collection of resources.

Learning game and activity that teaches about the constellations by making a star finder to help locate them.

All About Space profiles the planet Venus with information about its size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. Features include interactive activities and learning exercises.

In this lesson plan, young scholars practice their graphing skills by following directions to recreate constellations.

This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.

This interactive activity from NOVA Online lets you spin a spiral galaxy, including our own Milky Way. It demonstrates that what you can learn from visible light observations of a galaxy is largely determined by the angle from which you...

[Free Registration/Login Required] The flipchart was made a culminating activity for a unit of study on mapping. It starts with a video on the sky, stars and then a brief look at the universe to earth with images then addresses are...

In this astronomy classroom activity, young scholars will investigate how shadows create the phases of the moon. Students will record the phases of the moon.

A look at Carl Sagan, the man who brought the wonders of astronomy to the average person. Carl Sagan helped millions of people understand earth, the solar system, the universe and beyond. (In Spanish)

Hands-on activity shows you how to make a flip book of the moon using close observation skills and simple materials. Includes animation that lets you view the moon in action through its different phases, worksheets, and illustrated...