Planets
A list of classroom activities related to space
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules/PlanetSearch/index.htm
VENUS'
Atmosphere - ENCHANTED LEARNING SOFTWARE
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/venus/venusatmosphere.shtml
Venus is the second planet from the sun in our solar system.
61. Mars
Quiz
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/findit/qmars.shtml
Introduction to Astronomy Research on the Internet - Mars Quiz
MARS
Web Links - ENCHANTED LEARNING SOFTWARE
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mars/weblinks.shtml
Mars, the red planet, is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system.
Mars has 2 moons, Phobos and Deimos.
http://www.kidskonnect.com/Planets/PlanetsHome.html
http://www.nineplanets.org/
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
See my web site,link teachers then science and you will find lots of
links to planet sites. www.aublib.logan.k12.ky.us
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/compare/etpcompare.html
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/interior/planetary_resurfacing.
html&frp=/windows3.h&edu=high
http://www.nineplanets.org/
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earth.htm
http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/ic/projects/bayes-group/Atlas/index.html
www.brainpop.com has some cute
animated shorts. You can see two a day
without paying anything.
Try the links from our astronomy site, especially the 9 planet tour:
http://www.ecb.org/surf/astronomy.htm
The last site, links to the homepage of a high school astronomy class,
which has a new URL:
http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~jcadams/astro/index.html
The Nine Planets is a very good site: http://www.nineplanets.org/
http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JHS/URLs/displayURLs.cfm?Topic=Astronomy
Haven't checked them lately, but should be good links.
Distances
Between the Planets (Grades 3 - 8)
Printable. Students explore the distances between planets by making
scale models (lesson plan and background information included). Provided
by Scott
Foresman.
Gravity
and Weight on Other Planets (Grades 3 - 12)
Lesson Plan. Students learn about gravity, mass, and weight by
calculating their weights on various planets.
sci07.txt
mini-lesson on interplanetary distances
sci08.txt
mini-lesson on glowing planet chart
sci12.txt
mini-lesson on mapping constellations
Exploring
the planets
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/FindPlanets/Find-hmpg2.html
Find
that planet - on investigation - probably too high a level
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/wilder/summary.html
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/javascript/planet_go.html
Where oh
where does that little planet go? - naming planets using click and drag
You can win only if you
have become a solar system expert!
This site presents an interactive, three-dimensional
model
of a possible base station and habitat for the
first humans
on Mars. It includes the base exterior, the
layout, work and
living spaces, greenhouse, Mars car, robot
rovers, and, and other details. There is also a section of Mars
facts. From Nexterra, a nonprofit group composed of
"design professionals and educators" interested in
space exploration.
http://www.exploremarsnow.org/
Subjects: Mars (Planet)...
NASA's Mars Exploration Program
All things Mars for students, teachers, journalists, and
anyone else with an interest in the Red Planet. Learn about Mars missions, including science goals and enabling
technologies. Includes images, videos, and the history of
Mars in pop culture. Searchable. From NASA.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
Subjects: Mars (Planet)...
Photographic slide show of Mars as seen from Earth, from
spacecraft, and up close and personal from the surface in
pictures taken by the Mars Pathfinder vehicle. Includes
audio clips and hyperlinks to a planet glossary. From the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of
Technology, in conjunction with NASA.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/mars1.htm
Subjects: Mars (Planet)...
ExploreMarsNow
This is a web based Mars simulator. The company responsible for its
creation aims to inspire and educate people about science and the future of
Mars exploration by presenting plausible concepts based on research and
current space projects. The site itself is an interactive one and allows you
to explore Mars and a possible habitation base which has its own greenhouse,
laboratory, galley, medical facility, personal hygiene area, communal living
area and transport storage. There is also a robotic vehicle that is used to
explore the planet. Click on Mars Facts for some brief information about Mars.
An interesting and polished site that presents food for thought about the
future of space exploration. Suitable for upper primary to college students.
Key element: Understanding the past and creating preferred futures