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Nasa Space Place: El Space Place
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
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Nasa Star Child: Quasars (Level 2) Information
NASA presents the amount of energy, type of energy, brightness, and the detection of quasars. Provides several examples, pictures, and information.
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Nasa Star Child: Space Probes to Venus
A brief discussion of the space probes that have reached the planet Venus.
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Nasa Star Child: Saturn, the Ringed Planet (Level 1)
A good simple introduction to planet Saturn for young students. Audio content available. Vocabulary words linked to glossary of terms. Printable version available.
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Nasa Star Child: The Hubble Space Telescope (Level 1)
This article for younger students introduces the Hubble Space Telescope and what it is doing in outer space.
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Nasa Star Child: Meteoroids (Level 1)
Use this site to find out where falling stars come from. Audio content included. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Printable version available.
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Nasa Star Child: The Universe (Level 1)
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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Nasa Star Child: Space Travel (Level 2)
This site has the history of space travel. Includes President Kennedy's speeches on the Apollo program that can be downloaded. Many graphics, and a very complete history of space travel with links to more detailed information.
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Nasa Star Child: Space Station Mir (Level 2)
The Russian space station Mir is illustrated and described. Features include vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.
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Nasa Star Child: The Space Shuttle (Level 2)
This site has a description of the Space Shuttle and its uses. Included are vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms, graphics and a printable version.
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Nasa Star Child: The Space Shuttle (Level 1)
This site provides a short description of the space shuttle and what it is used for, with diagrams and one quiz question.
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Nasa Star Child: Space Stations
This site provides a description of what a space station is and what it is used for. There are also brief descriptions of Mir and Skylab.
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Nasa Star Child: Skylab (Level 2)
This site has a description of Skylab, its history and what it was used for. Includes glossary, graphics, and printable version.
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Nasa Star Child: Space Wardrobe (Level 1)
What would you wear if you went to space? Your bags are already packed for you. Get a brief description of the different outfits worn by astronauts in space. Includes pictures of different spacesuits.
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Nasa Star Child: Space Wardrobe Level2
What is the "space fashion" today? Use this site to view pictures and find out what astronauts wear in space. Printable version available.
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Nasa Star Child: Probes to Mars (Level 2)
This site has a description of the different probes to pass by and land on Mars. Glossary, graphics, and printable version are also included.
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Nasa Star Child: Probes to the Outer Planets (Level 2)
This site has a description of the many probes sent to the outer planets, including pictures and vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Other links on interesting facts and more detailed information are also included.
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Nasa Star Child: Infrared Astronomy Satellite (Iras) (Level 2)
A brief description of Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) project and its discoveries. Complete with graphics, links to a glossary of terms, and a printable version of the page.
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Nasa Star Child: International Ultraviolet Explorer (Level 2)
This site provides a description of the International Ultraviolet Explorer and what it accomplished. Glossary, graphics and a printable version are also included.
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Nasa Star Child: Chandra X Ray Observatory (Level 2)
A description of the missions of Chandra. There is also an audio song. Glossary, graphics and printable version of page included.
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Nasa Star Child: The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (Cgro) (Level 2)
A short description of the CGRO and its mission. Printable version available. Includes graphics and vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms.
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Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 2)
This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.
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Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 1)
StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.
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Nasa Star Child: Dark Matter (Level 1)
This site provides a description of "dark matter" and how scientist study it.