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Harvard University: The Solar System
These hands-on activities are are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.
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Earth
This is a fun site filled with odds and ends of science. Wacky and amazing. Fun site to browse for ideas.
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Earth
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Nasa: Space Place: Astronaut in Earth's Orbit
Picture of the Earth with an astronaut flying around in orbit.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Earth's Hemispheres
Labeled diagram of the Earth's hemispheres.
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Wolfram Science World: Charles Lyell
This site from ScienceWorld describes the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell who supported the ideas of the uniformitarian principle and aligned himself with James Hutton's ideas. He also supported and refuted some of the ideas of Charles...