REFERENCE
Information and data on Saturn.
Data and information on Uranus.
Data and information on Neptune.
The names and symbols of the constellations are in this chart.
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will learn about space, stars, planets, weather, and more through experiments and hands-on activities. All of…
An article describing the 30,000 pieces of rocky debris between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars known as the asteroids,…
An article describing how scientists have determined the age of the universe.
Learn about the history and purpose of calendars.
An article, including related resources, about Benjamin Banneker.
ACTIVITIES
Children integrate their sky and moon observations with literature and creative writing.
WORKSHEETS
Students can explore the intensity of the sun. Use this printable following Shifting Sun Part I.
Students construct a model to illustrate how the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon affect the tides. Assesses…
Students conceptualize the enormous differences in size among four categories of stars. Assesses their understanding of…
In this activity children learn how angular diameters can be used to measure the true diameter of the moon.
The objective of this activity is to build a scale model of the planetary distances in the Solar System. This activity…
The objective of this activity is to build a scale model of the planetary distances in the Solar System.
The object of this activity is to observe a model of how the Solar System would have originated according to the…
Students consider some of the characteristics of Venus and Mars which make the planets uninhabitable for life as we know…
Use this reading reference with the lesson, It's Only a Paper Moon.
Use this reading reference with the lesson Solar System Scale.
