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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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

	Solar System Exploration - http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/ Describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
	Solar System Live - http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html Includes information and images related to the solar system and its inner planets.
	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.
	How Big is the Solar System - http://www.noao.edu/education/peppercorn/pcmain.html Also known as "The Earth as a Peppercorn." A scale model of the solar system.
	Orrery: The Solar System in Action - http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html Provides illustrated descriptions of each planet, as well as comets, asteroids and other bodies.

	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.
	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.
	Views of the Solar System - http://www.solarviews.com/ An in-depth resource to the Solar System. Including articles about each part of the Solar System and its planets.
	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.
	Solar System Worksheets - http://www.edhelper.com/SolarSystem.htm Printable worksheets, logic problems, word searches, and puzzles.

	http://kids.f9.net.uk/ - http://kids.f9.net.uk/ Teaches kids some basic facts about the nine planets, along with stories, games, and a 'meet the kids' section.
	Thinkquest: Planets, Moons and Stars - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002809/main.html Provides basic information about the solar system.
	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.
	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.
	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.

	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.
	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.
	Alex's Galaxy - http://alexpollard.com/space/ Contains a photograph gallery of the major celestial bodies in the solar system.
	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.
	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.

	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.
	Astronomy.com-Astro for Kids - http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=1091 Tells about each of the planets in our solar system and the sun.
	The Solar System - http://www.oswego.org/staff/kbonnell/lectora/solarsystem/index.html Brief presentation of the sun and the nine planets.
	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.
	A Guide To The Planets - http://alistairmcclinton.tripod.com/ Beginners guide with basic facts about the nine planets.

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