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NASA

Nasa: Our Restless Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation library is a great resource for a diverse list of earth science topics including: tsunamis, land subsidence, magnetic fields, volcanoes earthquakes, floods, and sea level changes.
Interactive
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Exploratorium Museum. Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed. Discusses the distinction between mass and weight and describes...
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Our Moon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about our planet's only satellite, better known as the moon in this colorful, illustrated tutorial.
Handout
Other

The Ptolemaic Model of the Planetary System

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-read description and history of Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe. Geocentric means that Ptolemy believed the Earth was the center of the universe.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Light: Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive look at our atmosphere and factors which affect planet Earth. NASA measurements of volcanic eruptions, toxic emissions, aerosols, and wind patterns are all graphically displayed. Basic text plus bold visuals make this...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter From Voyager

For Students 9th - 10th
Taken by Voyager 1 as it passed Jupiter in 1979, this image shows the Great Red Spot, which is a hurricane-like storm that has lasted over 300 years, and is more than three times the size of planet Earth.