Mr. Hill's Science Website
Solar System Fact Sheet
Here is a fantastic, educational handout packed with information and facts not only about the planets in our solar system, but also regarding major moons and their surface features, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids.
International Technology Education Association
Pixel This!
Did the image I drew match the image you saw? By simulating a satellite and a ground station, teams of two transmit data in the form of pixels in order to recreate an image. They use four different levels of brightness, creating slightly...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Looking to the Future
New Horizons set forth on a mission to Pluto in 2006. Ten years later, the spacecraft is still on its way. Here, enthusiastic scholars predict what they will be like—likes, dislikes, hobbies, etc.—when New Horizons arrives at its...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
The Planets and Scale
Scholars gain an insight into the relative size of planets and distance between inner and outer planets with the help of informational text, a data table, and a series of four questions.
Curated OER
Asteroids
In this worksheet on asteroids, students look at a picture asteroids and read accompanying facts, along with a brief paragraph.
Curated OER
The Planet Saturn
In this worksheet on the planet Saturn, students look at a picture of the planet and read accompanying facts, along with a brief paragraph.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: All About Jupiter
Discover interesting facts about Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Jupiter O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about Jupiter.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Science Monster: Jupiter
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.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Jupiter
A basic overview of the planet Jupiter. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
NASA
Nasa: Jupiter Voyager 1
This site from NASA provides general information about the Voyager 1 spacecraft which visited Jupiter in 1979 and Saturn in 1980. Voyager is now the most distant man made object in the universe.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Io, Moon of Jupiter
Statistics and general information about the volcanic moon of Jupiter. Good comparison, with graphics, of Io's volcanoes and Earthly geysers.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive:comet Collision With Jupiter
Comet collision with Jupiter with lots of pictures and some text. Links to the information about the comet, the impacts, and observations made by four different spacecraft.
NASA
Nasa: Missions: Jupiter: Pioneer 11
Following closely after Pioneer 10, this was the second mission to visit Jupiter. This website provides background information about the mission and links to more detailed data.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Europa
View pictures and links to more information about Jupiter's moon Europa. Links are also provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: The Planet Jupiter
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.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Jupiter
Learn fun facts and details about the weather, composition, and discovery of Jupiter, the largest of all the planets.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System: Jupiter
Learn all the basic facts about the planet Jupiter. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
NASA
Nasa: The Galileo Mission
This site from NASA has information on the Galileo space mission, which launched in October 1989. In spite of technical problems, Galileo transmitted enormous amounts of new data, especially about Jupiter and its satellites and rings,...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Galileo Project Information
This is the homepage of all of the archived information about and from the Galileo Mission. Included is data from the flybys of Venus, Earth, Moon, and Asteroids Gaspra and Ida, as well as the current data from Jupiter and its moons. See...
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Our Solar System
Take a tour of our solar system and learn fascinating details and observations about the planets.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Ice on Europa
With the exception of Earth, Europa currently appears to be the only body in the solar system which potentially harbors a global ocean of liquid water. The possibility of liquid water raises the possibility of life, as well. This NASA...
NASA
Nasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist
A NASA scientist, Dr. Sten Odenwald, answers many students' questions. Topics include planets, galaxies, black holes, the origin of the universe, and common misconceptions about space.