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Chrome Experiments: 100,000 Stars
Zoom in and out to explore our galaxy in this interactive 3D visualization of the stellar neighborhood, including over 100,000 nearby stars.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Astronomy: Sidereal Solar Day
A computer based simulation demonstrating the difference between a sidereal day and a solar day.
Education.com
Education.com: How Is a Star Born? [Pdf]
[Free Registration/Login Required] Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered where all those millions and millions of stars come from? Find out here with a mini astronomy lesson! You'll discover what stars are made of and how...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 2
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 3
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 1
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 4
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
BBC
Bb Ci Space: Solar System
Take a journey through the solar system with this interactive guide. Includes planetary history, "travel information," "tourist highlights," and video clips. Games and quizzes include a Solar System jigsaw that prompts the student to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bill Nye: Once in a Mega Moon
Bill Nye explains why the moon appears smaller when it is higher in the sky, and he presents a Home Demo experiment that proves its an illusion. The experiment requires a bright moon on a clear night, a stiff piece of cardboard, and a...
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Pat Mora: Personal Page
Everything a person wants to know about Pat Mora. This is her own personal page. It has links to her nonfiction, her poetry, her children's books and interviews with her. There are some great resources for teachers at this site. Students...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Telescope
This photo shows a common telescope used to observe the stars and other astronomy related objects seen in the night sky such as planets, moons and comets.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Science Explorations: Soar With Bats: Night Fliers of the Skies
Two levels of exploration take you on a nighttime bat investigation, offer important vocabulary and definitions, provide a library of articles, and list ideas for bat research and observations in parks and zoos.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of her life. Her works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Our Stars
In this lesson, learners will observe and communicate how the stars are in the sky both day and night. The extremely detailed lesson includes photos and videos of the lesson in actions, examples of student's work, materials, parent...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Shanghai World Financial Center, China
The Shanghai World Financial Center in China is one of the tallest buildings in the world. Built in 2008, it reaches 492 metres (1614 feet) in height and contains 101 floors. The skyscraper is used for a number of uses, from shopping...
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Avi's Web Site!
This is Avi's very own website. It includes a categorized list of all his books (including individual summaries), plus highlights of soon-to-be-published and recently published books. A short biological sketch recommends a biography...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: A Closer Look at Mars
If you look up at the sky on a clear night, you may see a red dot among the stars. This dot is Mars, named in ancient times after the Roman god of war. Although no one has ever visited this red planet, we know a lot about it. This site...
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