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Curated OER

Helix Nebula

For Students 9th - 10th
Comets:10
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Star Life and Death

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how the life cycle of a star on the website. This site includes a video that explores star formation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Formation of the Sun and Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the Sun and planets formed.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Behind the Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from HubbleSite, you can take a peek behind the scenes and discover the meaning of color in Hubble Images.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Luminous Blue Variable

For Students 9th - 10th
In examining the "Luminous Blue Variable" this site seeks to determine if the blue variable is "Destined To Be a Supernova." An image (or chart) is provided along with a brief description of the details of the picture.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: A New Star Cluster

For Students 9th - 10th
The image entitled, "A New Star Cluster" shows the formation of a new group of stars located in the Milky Way galaxy. The text below the image goes into detail on describing the various specifics of the image.
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Has: Charles Messier

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief, concise facts about Charles Messier and his catalog of comets, galaxies, and other astronomical bodies. Included are photographs of each of the 110 objects listed in his catalog.
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Pedro Re's Messier Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for information on Charles Messier? This site includes a detailed biography of his life along with a timeline, how to conduct a Messier Marathon, and photographs of the astronomical objects in Messier's catalog.
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Planetary Science Institute: Building Planets at Psi

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the Planetary Science Institutes's advanced computer software, which it uses to model the way the solar system may have formed. Includes some insights into the results already obtained.
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NASA

Nasa: Mark of a Dying Star

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mark of a Dying Star is part of a series of photographs taken from the Spitzer Space Telescope. The picture is accompanied by a textual overview of a dead star (or white dwarf) with specific attention given to the details of the...
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (B. 1909)

For Students 9th - 10th
Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (b. 1909) was an astronomer at Harvard College Observatory and had just discovered three new ring nebulae in the Milky Way when this photograph was taken, March 1936
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Supernova Shock Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Hubblesite highlights an article written about a supernova shock wave. Provides images as well as video footage. Site offers links to fast facts, a question and answer section as well as related links.
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Hanu Kat and the Mat Zebra Maze

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents a special story for celebrating Passover in which a very grumpy MatZebra, named Bitter Herb, learns the importance of thinking new thoughts.

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