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Read Works

Read Works: What's Up in Space?

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses what is up in outer space. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Astronauts in Hard Hats: Challenges of Working in Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This media-rich series of interviews from the NOVA: "Stationed in the Stars" Web site explores the unique challenges faced by astronauts doing construction work in outer space.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Life From Space: An Emerging Paradigm

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognize that some people believe that life on Earth came from outer space. Learn about the support for these ideas and what could happen if life would continue to arrive from space.
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Boston University

Boston University: Leibniz's Theory of Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a brief discussion of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz's theory of space.
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 6 16 14: Fly Me to the Moon (For $150 Million)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the possibilities for civilian travel in outer space.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Earthlings Beam 90,000 Friendly Messages to Mars

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article reports on recent mission by a private space company to beam messages to Mars from Earth. Includes video.
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University of Hawai'i

Univ. Of Hawaii: The Effects of Gamma Rays on Mars Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Hawaii describes the results of experiments to use gamma rays to sterilize rocks from outer space.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Even Thor Would Have Approved of King Tut's Meteorite Dagger!

For Students 9th - 10th
King Tut's dagger came from Outer Space? How is that possible? Take a look at what researchers have discovered about the unique medium the sharp tool is made from. Find comprehension questions and vocabulary terms.
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Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Building the Roads in the City of Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
"Are you ready to go into the spaceship? Remember to stay very still!" This is what you hear before the bed you are lying down on starts to slide into a long, tube shaped machine. You can almost imagine that it really is a spaceship, and...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Is Pluto a Planet Again or Not?

For Students 1st - 8th
Dr. Universe answers this question after talking with WSU's Katie Cooper. Katie is an expert in the geology of Earth and objects in outer space.
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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Meteorites

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fascinating facts about meteorites, pieces of asteroids that originate in outer space and survives their passage through the atmosphere to reach the ground.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: What's Out There? [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an article about Voyager I and II including when and why they came about and what information they have provided.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Looking for Life on Mars and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some of the characteristics of Mars. These characteristics lead some people to believe that life forms may be found on the fourth planet from the Sun.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Nasa Confirms Presence of Liquid Water on Mars

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the fascinating discovery of liquid water on Mars. Includes video.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Solar System?

For Students 4th - 6th
Features 10 fascinating facts about the solar system.
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NASA

Nasa: Huge Springtime Storms Hit the Planet Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes in detail the devastating storms that occur on Uranus.Also includes an .mpeg movie showing the rings of Uranus up close. (Mar. 29, 1999)

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