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Utah Education Network

Uen: Out of This World

For Teachers 1st
Observe changes in the daytime and nighttime skies.
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NASA

Nasa: Solar System Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter our solar system to interact with the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and more. Investigate with NASA scientists and explore missions related to space exploration. Read facts, compare statistics, look through resources, and...
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NASA

Nasa: Great Images in Nasa

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating collection of images from NASA, chosen for their historical or aesthetic significance. Images are searchable by subject, by NASA center, and by keyword, and each is available in three sizes. With links to more information...
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PBS

Pbs: The Conquistadors: Growth of the Inca Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the incredible and widespread Inca Empire. You can read about the geography of the empire, the religion, governmental structure, record-keeping system, and diet. Be sure to click on the hyperlinks or pictures to get even...
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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Aristarchus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the Earth to the Sun and Moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the Moon and the Sun.
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Curated OER

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...
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NC State University

Ncsu.edu: Adventures of the Agronauts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is an online science curriculum on how to grow plants on the Moon. There are six lessons that have a glossary also included. There are movies that demonstrate concepts, and teacher resources. The sites topics cover, the Earth,...
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Other

Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
Interactive
NC State University

Adventures of the Agronauts

For Students 3rd - 5th
Come along with the Agronauts and discover space in order to report back to Commander Spud Goodroot. Fun site provides all types of information about space science! Various missions include: 'What's In Our Sky?', 'The Root of the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Orbital Motion

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Orbital motion and why it occurs, and the orbits of the Earth around the sun and the moon around the Earth.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Atronomia Esferica Modulo I Unidad 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognize the major constellations and learn about the sky during the different seasons of the year. You will also be able to measure the height of the mountains of the moon.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Star Child

For Students 3rd - 8th
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
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Read Works

Read Works: What's Up in Space?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

All (Known) Bodies in Our Solar System Larger Than 200 Miles in Diameter

For Students 9th - 10th
How big is the Earth compared to the Sun? Is Mars bigger than the Moon? Seeing all bodies in the solar system larger than 200 miles in diameter side by side provides an excellent comparison and an interesting perspective.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Our Solar System Formed

For Students 9th - 10th
An article describing how the sun, planets, moons, and beyond Pluto was formed. Learn more about the beginning of our solar system.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Geb

For Students 6th - 8th
This article outlines the ancient Egyptian myth in which Geb, the Earth god, and Nut, the sky goddess, marry without the approval of the powerful Sun god, Re.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Eclipses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Astronomy Department of Cornell University provides brief introduction to both solar and lunar eclipses. Links are provided for pictures and charts of the eclipses, and this is a good site to check out on the subject.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Planets

For Students K - 1st
There are eight planets in orbit around our Sun. These planets form our solar system. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are also rocks, moons, comets, and other objects going...
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Curated OER

Cornell University: Aristarchus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the earth to the sun and moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the moon and the sun.
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Curated OER

Cornell University: Aristarchus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the earth to the sun and moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the moon and the sun.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Ray Bradbury

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.

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