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Chrono Zoom: Cosmos

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy way to put historical events into perspective! This interactive timeline features the events of the cosmos.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos, a NASA-affiliated site, has compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the moon and linked them to answers provided by actual astronomers! Click back to the Cool Cosmos home to access the Spanish-language version.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Sun Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos provides the answer to many questions about the sun! Just find your question and click on it.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos and NASA have joined together to provide kids with the answers to their most frequently asked questions. Visit this site to learn more about asteroids.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
What is a star? How many stars can you see at night? How far away are the stars? Find the answer to these questions and more as Cool Cosmos and NASA astronomers answer the most frequently asked questions about stars!
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos and NASA help explore the world of galaxies! This site provides the answers to kid's most frequently asked questions.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos and NASA help you uncover the mysterious Nebula. Kid's frequently asked questions are answered on this site thorugh easy to use links!
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever wondered if aliens really exist? So do astrobiologists. Their job is to find out if life exists in space. Cool Cosmos and NASA provide the answers to the most frequently asked questions about this topic.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer for Kids! Spacecraft

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos makes it easy to learn more about spacecrafts through an easy to use list of kid's frequently asked questions. Just click on the question to enhance your understanding of this modern technological wonder.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos identifies kid's frequently asked questions about the tools we use in space. Click on the links to find the answer to questions about space stations, telescopes, spectrometers and more!
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever wanted to work with space? This site provides information about some of the interesting careers available for you. NASA and Cool Cosmos have compiled a list of kid's frequently asked questions about jobs dealing with space...
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the mysteries of the black hole! Cool Cosmos presents the answers to the most frequently asked questions about this phenomenon. Kids can click on the easy to use question links to find out more.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer: Universe & Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides a look into the vast concept of the universe. Click on the question links to learn more.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer: Venus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource offers the answers to many frequently asked questions about Venus. Kids can click on the user-friendly question links to learn more about this amazing planet.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Cosmos Packed With Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article explores the abundance of black holes in the Cosmos currently at work "devouring nearby stars and other matter."
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Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Anaxagoras

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the life of Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, his ideas about the metaphysical, the physical, the cosmos, and human intelligence, and the impact he had on later intellectuals. He is especially remembered for having been the first to...
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Anaxagoras (C. 500 428 b.c.e.)

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry on Anaxagoras includes good discussion of his idea of Mind and its place in the cosmos. Sets his concept in dialogue with Empedocles.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Relativity and the Cosmos

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site introduces the basic concepts of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and what we know about cosmology as a result.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Relativity and the Cosmos

For Students 9th - 10th
This well-written explanation of relativity includes animations and pictures which may be helpful in understanding a tough topic.
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Curated OER

Amor De Cosmos

For Students 3rd - 8th
Amor de Cosmos led the pro-Confederation movement in British Columbia and eventually became premier. This short summary of his life is one in a series of biographical sketches of important Canadian historical figures for students aged 9-13.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the night sky with some help from Cool Cosmos. This site provides a list of the most frequently asked questions about the things we can see at night. Click on the question link and delve into the beauty of evening.
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Fundación Cientec

Modelos Matematicos Del Cosmos De Los Indigenas Mayas Precolombinos

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the Mathematical models used by the Mayan. You can see the traditional designs that Indians were using in their paintings and ceramic in the search for their calendars, their models of the cosmos and their mathematical...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Soma

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Windows to the Universe shows that In the Hindu religion, every part of the cosmos is related to an action of a god. "In Hindu mythology, Soma represents the god of the Moon." Includes a picture of "Soma."
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource compiles a list of most frequently asked questions about Mercury. Each question is linked to an astronomer's answer. Kids can explore many aspects of this wonderful planet.

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