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Planet Web Quest:
...a web quest for third
grade.
URL:
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/webquests/planetwq/WebQuest2.html#process
Nine Planets:
...A multimedia tour of the
Solar System. (GIS has the
Nine Planets CD to
coordinate with this site.)
URL:
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/
The Nine Planets for kids
...Great site for kids to
explore the planets and the
sun.
URL:
http://www.planets4kids.com
On-Line from Jupiter:
...the Galileo probe of
Jupiter and its moons.
URL:
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/jupiter.html
Solar System Live:
...Click on Solar System for
graphical displays of
current orbital locations.
URL:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html
Views of the Solar
System:
...is an educational tour of
the solar system with images
and information about the
Sun, planets, asteroids,
comets, and meteoroids.
URL:
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Interactive Observatory:
...students can manipulate
an interactive solar system
simulator. They can create
animations of
eclipses, generate a night
sky for anywhere in the
world, retrieve an image of
where the planets are
located in the sky, and find
fascinating information on
astronomical phenomena.
URL:
http://www.ScienceU.com/observatory/
Solar System
Interactive Tutorial:
.... interactive solar
system tutorial can be used
as is for elementary
astronomy lessons, or as an
interactive reading and
comprehension exercise.
Students must read
the informative paragraphs
and then click on the
correct answer to the
corresponding question
before continuing on to the
next featured planet.
URL:
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/astronomy/tutor/solarsystem/1
Solar System Online
Activities:
....From NASA and its
StarChild project, these
interactive activities can
be used by elementary
students to learn about
planetary orbits and objects
found in the solar system.
URL:
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/activity.html
The Solar System
Activities Unit:
...several hands-on
activities for third grade
classes to integrate into
your space/solar system
unit.
URL:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr3udesc.html#nex_solar
Amazing Space Web-Based
Activities:
...Hubble Space Telescope
offers a fascinating
opportunity for educators
and classrooms in this
online, interactive
educational project. Each
activity unit includes
teacher lesson plans and
downloadable worksheets,
should you not want to work
entirely online. Activities
include training to be a
scientist (see Hubble Deep
Field Academy); an Astronaut
Challenge; Solar System
Trading Cards; Black Holes;
Whipping up your own Comets,
and more.
URL:
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
The Sun -- A Multimedia
Tour:
...Who says you can't
arrange a visit to our
nearest star in this
lifetime? This virtual tour
is a must-see; loads of sun
facts and pics and
mini-movies will have your
students entranced.
URL:
http://www.michielb.nl/sun/kaft.htm
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