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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What Is the Universe?

For Students 9th - 10th
The following tutorial is an explanation of what the universe is composed of.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: The Universe (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides an introduction to the origin of the universe for the young child and the Big Bang theory. There is also a song about the Doppler Shift. Vocabulary glossary and printable version available.
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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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Space Telescope Science Institute

Nasa: Hubble Space Telescope: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from HubbleSite you can learn all about galaxies and black holes. Click on the movie link and discover how old the universe is or study about what happens when two galaxies collide!
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers to the exploration questions about galaxies can be found on this site.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Expansion of the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize how redshift suggests the universe is expanding.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Space Telescope: Big Galaxy in Baby Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
This image, titled "Big Galaxy in Baby Universe" features an infrared picture in four parts of a distant galaxy. The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.
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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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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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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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NASA

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Quasar Galaxy Collision

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of a quasar. The large redshifts imply that quasars lie near the edge of the observable universe and must emit tremendous amounts of energy. There are also many embedded links to related topics.
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Fa Qs on Quasars

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of answers to many questions related to quasars and active galaxies.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: History & People

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographies of people throughout history who looked at the sky and wondered what was there. Links to a detailed description of the planets and interactive activities.
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Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University: 1938 Bruce Medalist: Edwin Hubble

For Students 9th - 10th
Site honoring the winners of the Catherine Wolf Bruce medal for lifetime contributions to astronomy. Edwin Hubble, the award winner in 1938, is highlighted in a biography.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Nasa: Hubble Space Telescope: Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from HubbleSite you can discover the universe by taking a look back toward the beginning of time. Site contains links to information on planets, stars, galaxies, and much more.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: How Did the Universe Begin?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Bite-size introduction to two scientists-Hubble and Lemaitre-who played key roles in formulating the theory of the origin of the universe known as the big bang. Includes an interactive timeline on which you can plot out the approximate...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Structure in the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
The Universe is very diverse and contains many unique elements that can be observed in this gallery of pictures.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: The Universe

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the Universe and what it is made up of.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Galaxies

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of Galaxies. Large groups of stars such as the Milky Way throughout the universe are an interesting part of astronomy.
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A&E Television

History.com: The Space Race: Interactive Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual journey through space offers photos and facts about Earth and its neighboring planets, comets, other celestial bodies of the Solar System, and the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.
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European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Story of the Universe

For Students 3rd - 8th
The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Cosmic Mystery Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia tour is extremely dense with information about the origin of the universe. There are videos and simulations to assist with understanding, but it is definitely for advanced students.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Cosmology: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cambridge Relativity provides a brief description of the structure of the Milky Way galaxy. The parts described are the disc, bulge, and halo.
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Other

An Atlas of the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
What does the universe look like? This website offers visitors a collection of images that serve as an "atlas" of our universe. See multiple charts showing the Earth's distance from the Sun and other stars, find helpful terms in a...

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