Planets and Stars Teaching Resources :: 601

ClassFlow

Class Flow: Oceans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

[Free Registration/Login Required] This fun 5 page flipchart is a great introduction to oceans for primary grades. It contains links to web sites about oceans, a cute star fish song, and water poem. It also displays the 4 oceans on a...

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ClassFlow

Class Flow: United States of America Symbols of Government

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

[Free Registration/Login Required] Identify & research symbols used to depict Americans' shared values, principles and beliefs, and explain their meaning. Students can list specific symbols in the design of the Statue of Liberty.

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ClassFlow

Class Flow: All About Starfish

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains facts about starfish, a crossword puzzle, and a poem. The last page contains several links to stories, games, puzzles, and pictures of starfish.

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Other

Paper Plate Education: Serving the Universe on a Paper Plate

For Students 3rd - 8th

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.

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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ntic: Astronomia Visible

For Students 6th - 8th

In this site you can learn about stars, planets, satellites and a little history of Astronomy.

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Kid Power: Astronomy for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th

Young children can find facts about the Solar System, the Sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, our moon, comets, asteroids, and space exploration. Pages offer clear photos and bullet-point information, which is easy to read and...

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Ducksters

Ducksters: Space Science: Astronomy for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th

Kids learn about astronomy, the study of outer space including the stars, planets, comets, black holes, and the Solar System. History and astronomers in this astronomy for teachers and kids section.

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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: How Big Is the Universe?

For Students 2nd - 8th

Provides facts about the Universe, Jupiter, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Superclusters.

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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Puzzling Parallax

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Did you know that ancient astronomers could measure the distance to other stars? They could also distinguish between stars and planets. How could they do that without modern technology of telescopes? See if you can discover the link...

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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: A Brief History of Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th

In this interactive module students will explore what different ancient cultures believe was an explanation of the stars and planets. They will look at how the work of Nicolas Copernicus revolutionize the world of astronomy and learn how...

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Space Telescope Science Institute

Space Telescope Science Institute: Hubble Site

For Students 9th - 10th

Explore the universe and celestial phenomena made visible by Hubble. High-quality photos of planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, complete with individual descriptions, can be viewed online and downloaded for printing and personal use.

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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Build Your Own Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th

This Java applet creates a model of a solar system with user-defined data. Users can create a solar system with up to four planets, choosing the star type at the center of the solar system, planet name, size, eccentricity of orbit and...

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Unstoppable Blob Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th

A shooting star crashes onto Earth. It's unstoppable: no matter what you throw at it, it just re-grows and continues its rampage. The only way to save the planet is to cut the entire blob into precise acute triangles, rendering it inert....

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Space Telescope Science Institute

Nasa: Hubble Space Telescope: Universe

For Students 9th - 10th

At this site from HubbleSite you can discover the universe by taking a look back toward the beginning of time. Site contains links to information on planets, stars, galaxies, and much more.

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Read Works

Read Works: A Final Journey

For Teachers 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about improvements made to the Hubble telescope. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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California Institute of Technology

Cal Tech: Stories From Space: What's in Space?

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Through this story you will be introduced to outer space: stars, the Milky Way, planets, the Solar System, the Sun, clouds of dust and gas, galaxies.

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Christopher Crockett: The Astronomy Word of the Week Is "Barycenter"

For Students 9th - 10th

While astronomers and philosophers have long mused on the possibility of other solar systems, the first planets confirmed to orbit a star other than our Sun weren't found until 1992. The reason it took so long is that it's really hard!...

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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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