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SciShow Kids

Comets and Asteroids!

For Students Pre-K - 6th Standards
Follow along as host Jessi and her mouse sidekick, Squeaks, examine space's comets and asteroids. Discover what they are made of, their size, where we can find them, and two of the more popular space objects of the group.
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Crash Course

Meteors

For Students 6th - 12th
When you wish upon a shooting star ... you're actually pinning your hopes and dreams upon a meteor! Science scholars discover the origin of these dazzling falling bodies in a video that's sure to captivate. The narrator explains the...
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Be Smart

Asteroids, Meteors, Comets… and the End of the World?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Dinosaurs owe their destiny to an asteroid. What are the chances humans will meet the same fate? A fascinating video lesson considers the probability of an asteroid colliding with the earth while taking into account variations in...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Meteors

For Students 9th - 10th
Meteors are small bits of interplanetary debris broken off from asteroids or comets. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet, we get a meteor shower. Meteors burn up about 100 km above the Earth, but some survive to...
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SciShow

Sci Show Kids: Comets and Asteroids!

For Students 5th - 8th
A video exploring "flying space rocks" known as comets and asteroids. Learn about how comets got their name and the most famous comet. Also understand where asteroids are found and how they change into meteor then meteorite. [4:00]
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Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #23: Meteors

For Students 9th - 10th
Today Phil helps keep you from ticking off an astronomer in your life by making sure you know the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet we get a meteor shower....
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NASA

Science at Nasa: Science Casts: Colliding Atmospheres Mars vs Comet Siding Spring

For Students 9th - 10th
Comet Siding Spring is about to fly historically close to Mars. The encounter could spark Martian auroras, a meteor shower, and other unpredictable effects. Whatever happens, NASA's fleet of Mars satellites will have a ringside seat....

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