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Setting Course
Learn about the solar system with this virtual space ride.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/9_11entry/7.shtml

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Astro-Matic 3000
Prepare for takeoff! The Astro-Matic 3000 can tell your weight and age on different planets and moons.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/clubhouse/Astro-Matic_3 ...

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Seasons and Temperature
Find out why we have seasons. Learn about measuring temperature and global warming.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/introduction.cfm?section=seasons

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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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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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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/solar-system/earth-moon.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/solar-system/solar-system-intro.html

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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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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.windows2universe.org/sun/atmosphere/solar_eclipse.html

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Seasonal Changes
Take a walk through a temperate forest. Observe seasonal changes and take abiotic measurements.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/conservationcentral/walk/walk3_broadban ...

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Why does Earth have seasons?
Discover what causes the seasons on Earth.
http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/earths-seasons

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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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Where Is the Sun?
Track the sun's shadow and discover the days that it's position is exactly the same.
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_02.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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Pacific Coast Sunsets
See how the sun appears to move across the sky in this collection of Pacific Coast Sunsets.
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/SunMoonandStars/activities/pacificcoastsu ...

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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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Lessons
The following lessons are available online and in print as part of the OCS Weather Series. Most materials are aimed at the middle school grade level, but many can be modified by the teacher to be more or less difficult, as desired.
http://earthstorm.mesonet.org/materials/lessons.php

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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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Weather One
Here are lessons for elementary students about clouds, seasons, air pressure, winds, global warming, and violent weather. Each topic also has a brief discussion and graphics.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/

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Chaco Canyon
Chaco Canyon is a shallow, ten-mile canyon situated in the northwest corner of New Mexico. Seventy miles from the nearest town and accessible only by washboard dirt roads, it's remote by today's standards. Learn about this canyon!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/chaco/index.html

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Worksheets for Teaching K7 ESL Young Learners: The Seasons
There are links on this page to vocabulary of the seasons, individual worksheets for each season, and three reading activities.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/kids_worksheets/seasons.htm

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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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Modeling the Night Sky
Use an entire class to model motions of objects in the solar system with respect to the stars.
http://stardate.org/pdfs/teachers/ModelTheNightSky.pdf

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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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Shadow Play
Young students learn about the Sun’s relative motion in the sky as they experiment with shadows.
http://stardate.org/pdfs/teachers/ShadowPlay.pdf

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