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Interstellar Trip Planner
How long does it take to travel to the nearest star?
http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/tripPlannerHtml.html

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Pluto's Not a Planet Anymore
This catchy tune will have students singing why Pluto is no longer a planet.
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=49124

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What Will Bella Wear?
Students hear a story as they help the character decide which outfit is appropriate for the day’s weather. (Note: This would be appropriate for preschool or kindergarten students.)
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/bellawear.asp

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Where, Oh Where, Does That Little Planet Go?
Check out this solar system map and see if you can figure out where, oh where, the planet goes.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/activity/ ...

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How to View an Eclipse
Make a pinhole projector to view solar eclipses safely.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how.html

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The Solar System: The Moon
Explore Earth's only satellite, the Moon. Read about the theories of how it originated, view pictures and find data from several Apollo missions.
http://www.seasky.org/solarsystem/sky3d2.html

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A Tour of the Solar System
Take a tour of our solar system, from Mercury to Pluto. See photos of the planets and moons taken from various spacecraft, and learn about each object's surface characteristics, features, and statistics as you travel.
http://www.seasky.org/solarsystem/sky3.html

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What Causes the Seasons?
This is an informative, multilevel site explaining why we have seasons. Links provide in-depth information and visuals for further understanding.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/seasons1.html&edu=e ...

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Seasons
Learn about the Earth’s tilt, the effects of direct and indirect sunlight, and the Earth’s orbit; see how all three of these things work together to produce the seasons.
http://www.learninghaven.com/science/articles/seasons.htm

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Solar System Simulator
View our solar system with this NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Select from the options to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite.
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

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Can You Place Me?
This hands-on activity allows primary students to compare a picture taken in summer to one taken in winter. They then select which seasonal objects belong in which picture.
http://funschool.kaboose.com/

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The Moon: Earth's Satellite
Why does the moon have craters? Is there water on the moon? Who was the first human to set foot on the moon? Find the answers to these questions and more at this informative site.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/moon.html

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Solar Eclipses
In ancient times, solar eclipses frightened people, now they cause excitement and wonder. Click here to learn what causes a solar eclipse and how to safely view one. Follow the links for some great photos.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/sun/atmosphere/solar_eclipse.html&ed ...

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Phases of the Moon Tutorial
Do you know why the moon is sometimes visible during the day, but sometimes only during the night? Try this interactive tutorial to help you learn about Phases of the Moon.
http://www.bigkidscience.com/phases.html

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The Moon
The Moon is the brightest thing in the sky apart from the Sun. And it's the nearest place to the Earth in space. Let's pack our spacesuits, climb aboard our rocket, and blast off to find our more about our nearest neighbor in space!
http://www.daviddarling.info/childrens_encyclopedia/Moon_contents.html

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Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
At this page you can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

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A Change of Season
What causes the seasons to change? The reason has to do with the Earth’s yearly trip around the sun. Learn more about it by watching the Seasons NASAtoon movie.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/phx-20090102.html

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Planetary Movement
See planets move against the background stars.
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/planmove-p.html

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Sundials
Learn about some of the earliest methods used to tell time, then follow the directions and make your own sundial. Little hands may need help with this project.
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sundial.htm

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Astronomy with a Stick
Help your students understand how the positions of the sun and the earth affect the daylight hours with this daytime astronomy unit. Free registration allows your class to interact with other classes worldwide.
http://www.nsta.org/publications/interactive/aws-din/

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What Causes Night and Day?
Twenty-four hours equals one day and night on Earth, the length of time it takes the Earth to rotate once on its axis. Here you will find activities that will help display this concept.
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/s_nightDay.html

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Adventures of Agronauts
Pack your bags for Agronaut training. You have been selected to lead a mission that will determine if and how we can grow plants on the moon. You will need to select a team of highly qualified mission specialists to help you with your missions. Good Luck
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/agronauts/

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Hello Sun!
In this Thread, we will examine the passage of time by watching the world change outside of our classroom. The Sun will seem to move across the sky in a steady manner throughout the day.
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/Hello/hello.html

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The Reasons for the Seasons
Visit this site for three activities-based lesson plans investigating the length of the Sun’s shadow on a fixed object, analysis of seasonal patterns, and the connection between the Earth’s tilt, revolution, and seasonal change.
http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/scienceforohio/Seasons/index.html

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The Moon
Learn about the moon through exploration and hands on activities.
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/MoonDoc.html

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The Tenth Planet
This is great site that is completely dedicated to the research and discovery of the Tenth Planet. It has up to date news, articles, and movies.
http://www.tenthplanet.info/

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Local Four Seasons
This activity helps students understand how nature changes during the four seasons of the year.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/weather/Whandson1.html

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Earth Viewer
Earth Viewer was written primarily for elementary school students. It shows the daytime and nighttime portions of the Earth for any day of the year. You can choose either of two views--globe or map.
http://www.paulcarlisle.net/old/earthviewer.html

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Watching the Weather
This yearlong activity helps younger students understand how the weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/weather/Whandson2.html

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Fruit Loops: Exploring our Moon's Phases and the Reason for Eclipses
Using fruit and a strong light, children ages 8 to 14 explore the dynamics of lunar phases and eclipses to develop an understanding of the relative positions of our Moon, Earth, and Sun that cause the phases of the Moon and eclipses viewed from Earth.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/other_programs/lunar_eclipse/fruit_loops. ...

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Spin the Globe
The purpose of this activity is to determine which way the earth rotates from a southern perspective, and in the process become familiar with global geography.
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/southpole.edu/spin.html

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What's Your Slant?
How do the Earth's rotation, revolution, and tilt effect the angle of sunlight at different locations? Find out with this experiment. Post your data on-line and compare your findings with information from around the world.
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/southpole.edu/angle.html

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What Is a Lunar Eclipse?
Here you will learn about lunar eclipses.
http://www.starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/eclipse1.html

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Lunar Eclipse
You look up at the bright, full moon and notice there is a little bite taken out of one edge. Look again later and more of it seems to be fading. It continues to fade until it becomes a dim red-orange shadow of its former brilliant self. What happened?
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/amateur_astronomy_for_kids/111680

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	What Causes Day and Night? Go to these web pages to see why it is dark at night. Find out more about the Sun and the Moon.

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