Download
Google Sky
for your Space Unit. Tick only the Google Earth option.
The
Earth & Its Surroundings
Houston
Chronicle - A Newspaper of All Things Space Related SPACE.com - If your doing a unit on Space drop in here for a look. The
Sky - Good Space Introductory Site NASA
for Kids - Need I type more? Readers
Theatre - a
script that explores the evils of the Solar System diorama :) Sky
Maps - Print out a map of the evening sky Heavens
Above - Find out when the International Space Station
and
many other satellites are passing over your head and where to
look for them. Your
Weight on other Planets- Type in your weight on Earth
and see how
much you would weigh on each the planets in the Solar System. The Nine Planets- Lots of Information on
the Objects in the Solar System. Eight
Planets for Kids - The Nine Planets site for Kids. Extra
Solar Planet Atlas - How many planets have we discovered outside our Solar
System?
This SOHO
screensaver downloads photographs of the most recent sun activity. Great
for discussion!
Use this screensaver to search
for ET :) The kids love it!BOINC
Aritosthenese's
only tools were sticks, eyes, feet, and brains; plus a zest for experiment. With
those tools he correctly deduced the circumference of the Earth, to high precision,
with an error of only a few percent. That's pretty good figuring for 2200 years
ago.
Carl Sagan