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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

The Planets and Scale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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.  
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Speed of Earth's Rotation

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents an informative answer to the question "What is the speed of the turning of the Earth?"
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: The Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the mythology, structure, observational history, gravitational force, and orbit of Earth's Moon.
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Other

Bad Astronomy/phil Plait: Tides and Why Our Days Are Getting Longer

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does the Moon always shows the same face to the Earth? Why is the Moon's rotation period the same as the length of time it takes to orbit the Earth? Why are there two tides a day? These questions and more are answered here.