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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief vocabulary overview describing the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 kids.com: Solar System Details

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site delves into other aspects of our solar system besides the planets and the sun. Click on the topics on the right like solar winds, the heliosphere, the heliopause, asteroids, comets, and more.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Star Child

For Students 3rd - 8th
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
This page will answer the questions to the planet exploration questions in a previous activity.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: Outer Planets

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the four outer planets of our solar system, which include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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NASA

Nasa: Mission Archives: Pioneer Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of NASA's Pioneer Project. Content includes a general overview of the probes' missions, news, and history.
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NASA

Nasa: Solar System Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter our solar system to interact with the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and more. Investigate with NASA scientists and explore missions related to space exploration. Read facts, compare statistics, look through resources, and...
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Meteorites

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief article examines what meteorites are, the different types, and where they came from.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Science: Solar System Trading Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Amazing Science looks at the Solar System with this FAQ site and lesson plan.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Our Solar System Lithograph Set

For Students 6th - 8th
View these amazing high-quality images of our solar system from NASA with this lithograph set. Each lithograph contains images, facts, dates, and general information on a particular subject. Background information and teaching tips are...