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PBS

Pbs Nova Online: Spin a Spiral Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS site provides various views of spiral galaxies. (Quick Time required) With this technology, you can manipulate the image to spin it around and look at it from various angles.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Galaxies, the Milky Way and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will explore galaxies. Learn what the Milky Way Galaxy is like, how various galaxies are grouped into clusters and superclusters and why those particular galaxies clump together.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Spiral Galaxy as Never Seen Before

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article covers information related to a photo of the largest spiral galaxy ever captured in a picture. The photo is taken of the Pinwheel galaxy.
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Other

Astrophotography: Galaxies

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Numerous high quality images of galaxies can be found in this site. Names, exposure times, and various magnifications are provided.
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Other

Astrophotography: Galaxies

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Numerous high quality images of galaxies can be found in this site. Names, exposure times, and various magnifications are provided.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe how scientists classify galaxies.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines galaxies and how they are divided into three types according to shape.
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Other

Sky Server: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
SkyServer explains and presents images of spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, irregular galaxies, galaxy clusters, galaxy collisions and the like.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Galaxy Hunter: A Cosmic Photo Safari

For Students 3rd - 8th
Travel the universe and learn about galaxies. Investigate Hubble Deep Field observations to learn more.
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Other

University of Cambridge Cosmology: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Cambridge allows you to view information on spiral, elliptical, and Milky Way galaxies, as well as galaxy clusters. Provides basic facts about each one.
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University of California

University of California Berkeley: Classifying Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how galaxies are classified and then see if you can apply that knowledge to identify the different types of galaxies. In addition to explaining Hubble's galaxy classification system, the site has links to Hubble Space Telescope...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Dark Matter: How Does It Explain a Star's Speed?

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describes how stars move in a spiral galaxy and how their speeds can be explained by accounting for dark matter. [3:17] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Galaxies Galore: Games and More

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fun and useful site to learn about galaxies. Content includes a building model to create your own Milky Way, games for learning the various types of galaxies, and more fun games.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: M81 Spiral Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th
An amazing photo of the M81 spiral galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Space Telescope: Dissection of a Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dissection of a Galaxy image offered here examines how a galaxy functions by taking it apart through an image. In addition, a detailed textual overview explains various specifics of the picture.
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Education.com

Education.com: Different Types of Galaxies

For Students 3rd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A downloadable worksheet that looks at the features of three types of galaxies.
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California Institute of Technology

Nasa: Splendid Splinter

For Students 9th - 10th
The Splendid Splinter photo is a picture of a spiral galaxy and acts as part of a series of photographs taken from the Spitzer Space Telescope. The picture is accompanied by a textual overview of the Splinter Galaxy with specific...
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Other

Sky Server: Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this site, from the SkyServer of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey users hunt for stars, galaxies, quasars, asteroids and meteors. Learn what they look like and how to find them.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Space Photographs: Hst's Greatest Hits 1990 1995

For Students 9th - 10th
Breathtaking images from the Hubble Space Telescope give a new perspective to our world.
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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.
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NASA

Nasa: Spitzer Images

For Students 9th - 10th
See some of the beautiful color images that were taken by the Spitzer space telescope.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Way Out!

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you help a cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This hilarious space game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users may pick their level of expertise and can choose from novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac.