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Solar System Simulator - http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Offers the possibility to see what the Sun and every planet and their major moons look like from any other place in the Solar System at nearly any date at any time. The pictures are very accurate and in color. |
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Planetary Fact Sheets - http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html
Factual information on the planets in the solar system, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond. |
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Window to the Universe - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/solar_system.html
Learn about asteroids, comets, planets, and the sun. Also contains facts, news, and pictures. |
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The Planets - http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration. |
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Solar System Exploration - http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/
Describes NASA's program to explore the solar system. |
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Exploring the Planets - http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/etp.htm
A collection of pictures, graphics and articles about the solar system and individual planets. From the National Air and Space Museum. |
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Our Solar System in Pictures - http://www.the-solar-system.net/
Pictures and quizzes about all the planets in the solar system. This site is especially useful to middle school students studying the solar system. |
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Exploring Planets in the Classroom - http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html
More than 25 hands-on science activities about geology, earth, planetary, and space sciences. |
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Solar System Trading Cards - http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/game.htm
Collect Solar System trading cards as you answer trivia questions correctly. |
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Solar System Worksheets - http://www.edhelper.com/SolarSystem.htm
Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles. |
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F9 Kids - http://kids.f9.net.uk/
Teaches kids some basic facts about the nine planets, along with stories, games, and a 'meet the kids' section. |
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Bob the Alien's Tour of the Solar System - http://www.bobthealien.co.uk/
Information about planets, moons, comets, asteroids, stars and galaxies. |
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CyberSpace - http://library.thinkquest.org/12659/main.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0615
An interactive journey through space to learn about the solar system and what lies beyond. Includes current astronomical information and news and a section for questions answered by professional astronomer. |
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Passport to the Solar System - http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/solarsystem/
Provides an overview of the sun and each of the nine planets. Also includes biographies of researchers. |
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Live from the Hubble Space Telescope - http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/hst/
Provides an insiders' view of what it's like to work with Earth's most powerful space telescope. |
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Thinkquest: Planets, Moons and Stars - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002809/main.html
Provides basic information about the solar system. |
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The Planets for Kids - http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/fitzgerald/99/planets.htm
A student-based website focusing on general information about the planets, moon, and sun. |
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Earthrise : A Tour of Our Solar System - http://library.thinkquest.org/25401/
Designed by kids, for kids, this is a great introduction to the 9 planets. Features video, sounds, and a guided tour. |
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Interactive Solar System Tutorial - http://www.apples4theteacher.com/starwarp2.html
Learn about the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto with this interactive animated facts game. |
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With Peter and Paul Around the Galaxy - http://www.kids-and-space.com
Peter and Paul fly with you through space and explain to you everything about our solar system. Click on each planet and you will learn everything about it. |
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Space Day 2004 - Space Trek Challenge - http://www.plomet.com
The Foster Homeschool Families' submission for the SpaceDay.org 2004 Space Trek. Includes journals, stories, and background information. |
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Eternal Light Beacon - Space Day 2005 - http://www.eternallightbeacon.com
This website is a science project created for the Space Day 2005 competition. We are a team of 7 homeschoolers in 6th through 8th grade from Chieftain Christian Academy. |
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Alex's Galaxy - http://alexpollard.com/space/
Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system. |
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The Nine Planets - http://seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/intro.html
Offers general information on each planet complete with orbits, diameter, composition and mass. Also features a history of each, illustrations, further reading and a FAQ section on general astronomy. |
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science@nasa: Fun and Games: The Solar System - http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/solar_system.html
Activities include figuring out how much you would weigh on another planet and comparing the sizes of the planets. |
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A Guide To The Planets - http://alistairmcclinton.tripod.com/
Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets. |
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The Solar System - http://www.geocities.com/sammyfluff11/space.htm
By a student in a 5th and 6th grade class, offering information on the planets and the sun. |
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Earth and Moon Viewer - http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways. Provides latitude and longitude positions as well as the altitude and time from which the images were taken. |
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Our Solar System - http://www.geocities.com/zinazora/solarsystem/index.htm
An overview of the sun, the nine planets, asteroids, comets, and other links. |
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Solar System Live - http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html
Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets. |