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Seasons on Earth and Mars

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Winter, spring, summer, and fall—Earth experiences them all! But what about Mars? Scholars compare the planets in terms of distance, tilt, and rotation during a lesson from PBS's Space series. Great visual models of Earth and Mars, plus...
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Pbs Learning Media: Scaled Images of the Solar System

For Students 6th - 8th
Use the following lithographs to envision the scale of our solar system. View different models of planets at different scales, an infographic about the relative sizes of the planets and distance from the sun, and images of the largest...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Sun and Planets

For Students 6th - 8th
Observe the sun and the rotation of the planets in this moving image from NASA. Observe the axial tilts and directional rotation of planets and how they differ for each planet. Be sure to read the background information on how planets...
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Nasa's the Space Place: Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
A diagram of the solar system.
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Nasa: Planetary Photojournal: Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for images of Jupiter or its moons? This is the place to start. Pictures are available from both Voyager missions, Galileo Orbiter and the Hubble Space Telescope. Choose from images of the planet, the ring, any of the Galilean...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Saturn

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful photo of Saturn taken by Voyager 2 which gives a clear view of the planets amazing ring systems and even some of its moons as they orbit in front of the gas giant.