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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Astronomy: Sidereal Solar Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A computer based simulation demonstrating the difference between a sidereal day and a solar day.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Stargazing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get started on the road to becoming an expert stargazer by following these recommendations for identifying stars, planets, and constellations. Includes an example of a journal that can be used as a record of your investigations.
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Other

Chrome Experiments: 100,000 Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
Zoom in and out to explore our galaxy in this interactive 3D visualization of the stellar neighborhood, including over 100,000 nearby stars.
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Education.com

Education.com: Star Unit [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 5th graders will demonstrate their understanding of constellation patterns and earth movement by writing and illustrating a legend about a specific constellation.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Voyage to the Mystery Moon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Observe the night sky and speculate the distance between the Earth and its moon and Saturn and its moon. Explore how scientists have used robots to learn about celestial bodies, and conduct research about one of Saturn's moons.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 3

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 1

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Constellations: Lesson 4

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson will demonstrate how to predict constellations in the night sky. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Constellations."
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Education.com

Education.com: How Is a Star Born? [Pdf]

For Students 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered where all those millions and millions of stars come from? Find out here with a mini astronomy lesson! You'll discover what stars are made of and how...
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 1 Ess1 1: Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns

For Teachers K - 1st
The NSTA vetted source includes resources to help students describe patterns of the sun, moon, and stars using observation. Included are assessment ideas, videos, examples, lesson plans, and photos of student work.
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Other

Japan News: The Night Hell Fell From the Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
A powerful article written for a Japanese publication about an event rarely touched in World War 2 history. That is the fire bombing of Tokyo, which killed over 100,000 on March 10th, 1945. Students of the Cold War might recognize some...
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PBS

Star Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This star map has five different constellations along with four newly discovered solar systems. If you are located in the northern hemisphere you can use this resource to locate stars.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye: Once in a Mega Moon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Bill Nye explains why the moon appears smaller when it is higher in the sky, and he presents a Home Demo experiment that proves its an illusion. The experiment requires a bright moon on a clear night, a stiff piece of cardboard, and a...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Our Stars

For Teachers K - 1st
For this lesson, learners will observe and communicate how the stars are in the sky both day and night. The extremely detailed lesson includes photos and videos of the lesson in actions, examples of student's work, materials, parent...
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Other

Weber State University: The Sun and the Seasons

For Students Pre-K - 1st
To those of us who live on earth, the most important astronomical object by far is the sun. This article explains how the motion of the sun through our sky cause day and night, the passage of the seasons, and earth's varied climates.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Shanghai World Financial Center, China

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shanghai World Financial Center in China is one of the tallest buildings in the world. Built in 2008, it reaches 492 metres (1614 feet) in height and contains 101 floors. The skyscraper is used for a number of uses, from shopping...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows a common telescope used to observe the stars and other astronomy related objects seen in the night sky such as planets, moons and comets.
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Other

Pat Mora: Personal Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything a person wants to know about Pat Mora. This is her own personal page. It has links to her nonfiction, her poetry, her children's books and interviews with her. There are some great resources for teachers at this site. Students...
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Other

Avi's Web Site!

For Students 6th - 8th
This is Avi's very own website. It includes a categorized list of all his books (including individual summaries), plus highlights of soon-to-be-published and recently published books. A short biological sketch recommends a biography...
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BBC

Bb Ci Space: Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a journey through the solar system with this interactive guide. Includes planetary history, "travel information," "tourist highlights," and video clips. Games and quizzes include a Solar System jigsaw that prompts the student to...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: A Closer Look at Mars

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you look up at the sky on a clear night, you may see a red dot among the stars. This dot is Mars, named in ancient times after the Roman god of war. Although no one has ever visited this red planet, we know a lot about it. This site...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...
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Other

Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.

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