Ever wonder what the weather is like on other planets besides Earth? This resource explores the extreme weather that occurs on other planets.

Read about the vital statistics, composition, and other facts about our home planet, Earth.

If you live in a big city or urban area it is hard to see many stars at night. In most urban areas only the most brilliant stars, planets and the moon can be seen. This is because of something called light pollution which is the...

Each student becomes the "ambassador" for a planet and prepares by researching their planet, then meets with other ambassadors to form new mini-solar systems.

Find out about all the planets and other solar system characteristics in this colorful, illustrated tutorial on our neighborhood in space.

This section of the exhibition gives the history of the discovery and study of space starting with the Greeks and Romans through to the early 1900's.

Understand the heat budget of planet Earth in this study guide.

A cool fact sheet about Mercury including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Mercury.

A cool fact sheet about Saturn including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Saturn.

A cool fact sheet about Neptune including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Neptune.

A cool fact sheet about Jupiter including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Jupiter.

There are 5 parts to this resource. You can click on the water planet, oceans in motion, life in the sea, scientists at sea and resources. There are also activities for teachers.

Kids astronomy. What is Pluto like? How do we know about this dwarf planet?

Kids learn about the ice giant planet Uranus of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

Kids learn about the planet Jupiter of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

Kids learn about the planet Mars of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

Kids learn about the planet Mercury of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

Kids learn about the ice giant planet Neptune of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

Kids learn about the planet Saturn of the Solar System including its rings, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

The official website for Union of Concerned Scientists provides information on environmental issues and suggestions on actions people can take to curb environmental harm.

Enter your birthday and find out how old you are on the other planets in the Milky Way Galaxy. Understand why our age is different on each planet.

A cool fact sheet about Pluto including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Pluto.

Students learn how citizen scientists involved in the Geological Society of America's EarthCaching project use GPS technology and latitude and longitude coordinates to find special places on the Earth.

Find out how the atmosphere, climate, and the greenhouse effect are related. While the atmoshere can protect us, it can also be harmful to our health.