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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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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Greek Science: Early Cosmology

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the evolution of ideas about the cosmos, from the Magic Cosmology of the Neolithic age to the stage of Mythical Cosmology, to the Geometric Cosmology of the ancient Greeks. The third stage advocated a rational approach to...
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Elementary Science Program: Astronomy, Gr. 5 8

For Students 5th - 8th
"Astronomy is the science that studies the Earth, the Moon and other objects in space. It has helped us discover our place in the physical universe. It is still making discoveries." This landing page gives options for students and...
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Science, Art, and Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Six different on-line lectures, with accompanying lessons and project ideas, that discuss the link between art and science.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Types of Scientists and Their Area of Expertise

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different types of careers one can have as a scientist, whether you are interested in working with plants, animals, astronomy, computers, or microscopic organisms. The choices are limitless.
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The Astronomy Cafe: A Guide Book to Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the field of astronomy in this book by Sten Odenwald where he talks about his own and others' experiences, as well as his experiences doing research.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Correlation of Coronal Mass Ejections With Solar Sunspot Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists have known for hundreds of years that sunspot activity waxes and wanes over a cycle that lasts approximately 11 years. In the 1970's, scientists discovered that the sun periodically blasts electrified gases into space, in huge...
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Science Update: The Science Radio News Feature of the Aaas

For Students 9th - 10th
Science Update offers daily podcasts to supplement science exploration. Be educated and entertained while learning about astronomy, geology, wildlife, plants, and other science topics. Grab the latest podcasts, or browse the archives by...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Anders Jons Angstrom

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Anders Jonas Angstrom (1814-1874), a Swedish physicist who pioneered the field of spectroscopy. He was also well known for his work in mathematics and astronomy.
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Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor: The Map of the Millennium

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Christian Science Monitor explores the impact of key astronomical discoveries of the past millennium on science and religion.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 8th Grade Creative Science Fair Project Ideas

For Students 8th
Ideas for Grade 8 science projects organized into the categories of environment, physics, chemistry, biology, animals, and astronomy.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Edmund Halley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a detailed history of the Halley family and Edmund Halley's life and contributions to science.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Revolutions and Rotations of the Earth Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about how our understanding of the Earth's movements evolved from ancient times and what we know today. Includes some questions to check...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 13 Real Life Examples of the Golden Ratio

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the golden ratio is and its relationship to the Fibonacci sequence. Gives interesting examples of the golden ratio in plants, seashells, astronomy, weather, the human body, insects, DNA, and animals.
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Trinity College Dublin

The History of Mathematics: Roemer

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biographical sketch of the life and work of Ole Roemer (1652-1719 CE). Identifies his scientific discoveries and contributions in astronomy.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Overview of the Hubble Space Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the Hubble Space Telescope program. It also gives details about the previous and current science instruments used in the program, and information about the mission operations and observations.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Letters on Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site from Fordham University that provides letters Voltaire wrote regarding Newton and his work.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Principles of Natural Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University is an exerpt from Newton's famous "Principia."
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: How the Greeks Used Geometry to Understand the Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
An article explaining how the Greeks were able to use their science and mathematics to predict where astronomical objects such as the Planets could be found in the nighttime sky even though their underlying premise was that the earth did...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: High Alt. Observatory: Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 1543)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short biography of Copernicus.
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Other

Muslim Scientists: Mohammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Mohammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, famous for his contributions to the fields and studies of medicine, astronomy, philosophy, and physics.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Lyman Spitzer Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
At the HubbleSite you can learn about Lyman Spitzer's (1914?1997 CE) inventions and accomplishments in the science field.
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Biographies Nicholas Copernicus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains biographical information on Copernicus. It discusses how he became the father of astronomy.
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NASA

Nasa: History of Venus Transit

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA site recounts the history of the Venus Transits that have occurred over the past centuries and the various descriptions astronomers have written about them.

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