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Science Kids: Science Images: Earth Horizon
This beautiful NASA image taken from the International Space Station as it makes its way over the Pacific Ocean shows the Earth horizon illuminated by light from the Sun.
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Earth Orbits the Sun
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on rockets. "Nothing in space stands still. Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do...
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Harvard University: The Earths Orbit
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
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Harvard University: The Earths Orbit
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
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Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...
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Cornell University: Aristarchus
This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the earth to the sun and moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the moon and the sun.
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Cornell University: Aristarchus
This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the earth to the sun and moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the moon and the sun.
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Harvard University: The Solar System
These hands-on activities are are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.
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Sunspots
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights
The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a spectacular light display that can be seen at night in regions near the North Pole (auroras can also be seen near the South Pole). Auroras occur because of charged particles...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Beach
A beautiful day at a beach is highlighted by the suns rays which pierce the clouds and gently illuminate the water as the small waves gently ripple on the shore.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Dusk
The beauty of the skies as the sun goes down and dusk sets in is captured in this photo. It sets a mellow scene that contrasts to the head and brightness of the afternoon sunshine.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Sunset
This photo shows a glorious sunset at the waters edge of a beautiful beach. The sun is fast dropping behind the clouds and beyond the horizon.
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Solar Eclipse
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Auroras
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Nasa Logo
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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Bill Arnett's Ss Montage
These hands-on activities are are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.
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Harvard University: The Solar System
These hands-on activities are are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Spacetime Curvature
This computer made image shows how the idea of spacetime curvature works. The gravity that results from the presence of the Earth causes spacetime to bend. This works in the same way for other objects such as Mars, Jupiter and the Sun.
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