Astronomy Sites


	Astronomy General Sites Moon Solar Stars Other *****POWERS OF TEN WEB PAGE* GLOBE at Night Eight (~~Nine~~) Planets for Kids - https://nineplanets.org/kids/ Astronomy.com - News - Sky This Week - http://www.astronomy.com/ Astronomy Activities from Astronomical Society of the Pacific - https://astrosociety.org/education-outreach/programs.html Astronomy sites from the American Library Association - http://gws.ala.org/category/sciences/astronomy-space Astronomy With a Stick - Daytime Astronomy - http://www.nsta.org/publications/interactive/aws-din/ Build a Solar System Online at the Exploratorium The CERES Project from Montana and Spacequests for the classroom http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/ and http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/EdActivities.html http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/SiteMap.html Comet Lesson Plan from Amazing Space - http://amazingspace.org/resource/resource_index/comets_and_asteroids/topic Comparing Earth and Mars - Marcella Dawson - http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/dawsonm/Lessons/mars/mars12.htm Astronomy from The Time Now - http://www.thetimenow.com/astronomy/ Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground from Harvard - http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/ Griffith Observatory - http://www.griffithobservatory.org/sky/whatsinthesky.html HAO (High Altitude Observatory) Education pages - https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/Education Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deep Sky Atlas and mythology - http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/index.html Kids Astronomy - https://www.education.com/resources/earth-science/?referral_url=kidsastronomy.com Kids' Space - http://www.windows2universe.org/kids_space/kids_space.html Constellations - http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/Constellations/constnavi.html Myths about the Universe - http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/mythology.html Mars Exploration Program - http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov Meteors - http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/meteor.html https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/overview/ NASA on the Commons - library of photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons Our Solar System - http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/solar_system.html Planets of the Solar System - https://theplanets.org/ SOHO Exploring the Sun - http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ SOHO for the Classroom - http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/explore/ Solar System Activities - Level 1 - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/activity.html Solar System Activities - Level 2 - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/activity.html Solar System Simulator from Jet Propulsion Lab - http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ Solar System Tutor - read and answer the questions - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/tutor/solarsystem/1/ Space Weather Center from Space Science - http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/ Classroom Activities from University of Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium - http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html Sunrise/sunset times plus moon phases - https://www.timeanddate.com/ Sunrise and sunset around the world - http://www.gaisma.com/en/ Resources from the Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.edu/observatory/ Views of the Solar System - http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm Welcome to the Planets data - http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets What's In the Sky This Week? - from Sky and Telescope - http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/ Windows to the Universe - weather, missions, poetry, myths, history, geology etc. - http://www.windows2universe.org/ Zoom Astronomy - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/ The Moon About the Moon - https://nineplanets.org/the-moon/ Lunar Eclipses - http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html *****Moon Phases Project with Oreo Cookies http://visual.ly/moon-phases-explained-oreos http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/Oreo%20Moon%20Phases.htm ***Moon Finder Project with paper plates http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/Moon%20Finder.htm About the moon - http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html Lunar Hands-On Activities - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lprp/content/teachers/gk-4/curriculum.html http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/resources/s_system/moon.shtml http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/lunar-cycle/ Moon Studies - The Earth's Moon - http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/moons_and_rings.html Worksheet for this site Backyard Astronomy - https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-equipment/how-to-start-right-in-astronomy/ http://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html Moon Phases Animation - https://ccnmtl.github.io/astro-simulations/lunar-phase-simulator/ https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4310 PBS https://cseligman.com/text/moons/lunation.htm Moonlight Madness - Quiz from StarChild - Moon facts, myths, photos - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/moonlight.html Moon Facts and Moon Myths - compare and contrast using the links given http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/moonpage.html http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/planets/Earth/moon.html Moon Phases Moon Phase Calendar - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-moon-phases-calendar-and-calculator/ Moon Journaling - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/look-at-the-moon/ https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/the-phase-of-the-moon/ http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/phases.html http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/moon2.html http://www.noao.edu/education/phases/phases_demo.html http://www.stardate.org/nightsky/moon/ Names for Full Moons - explanations from The Old Farmer's Almanac http://www.kathimitchell.com/moonames.html Telling Time By the Light of the Moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GB9Y3Lcfo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXbR1fpkfBo Earth and Moon Viewer - see where the sun is shining right now http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html Lost on the Moon activity from NASA - what would you need? http://www.kathimitchell.com/lost.htm Our Nearest Neighbor https://www.learner.org/series/essential-science-for-teachers-earth-and-space-science/our-nearest-neighbor-the-moon Units and Activities - https://www.learner.org/search/?_sf_s=moon&_sft_subject=science Spaceplace - Fun things for kids to do http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ Solar Studies from Stanford- lessons and games - http://solar-center.stanford.edu/activities.html Virtual Tour of the Sun - https://www.iflscience.com/space/take-virtual-tour-sun/ http://solar.physics.montana.edu/ypop/Spotlight/Tour/ http://www.michielb.nl/sun/home.htm Inquiry into the Sun - http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/intro.html and http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/allresources.html The Sun (Level 1) or The Sun (Level 2) http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/sun.html http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/solar_system.html Star Child Scavenger Hunts for each level http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/teachers/scavl1.html http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/teachers/scavl2.html Solar Activities from High Altitude Observatory - https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/Education Surfing for Sunbeams Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Spotlight/Tour/index.html** Yohkoh Public Outreach Project http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/ Building A Simple Sundial http://www.globe.gov/documents/348614/353086/atla-sundial.pdf http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sundial.htm http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Lsundial.htm http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/sundialn.pdf http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/docs/Sundial_activity.pdf http://www.squidoo.com/sundial http://www.sundials.co.uk/projects.htm http://www.sciencekidsathome.com/science_experiments/sundial-1.html https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/how-to-make-a-sundial/ http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/sundials.html Solar Clock - http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/sunclock.html https://www.raisingarizonakids.com/2015/06/how-to-make-sundial-clock/ How Hot Is the Sun? http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm Solar Flare Theory http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/ Solar Eclipses - https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/eclipse-snap/en/ https://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/lunar_and_solar_eclipses.php https://space-facts.com/solar-eclipse/ https://www.space.com/15584-solar-eclipses.html The Martian Sun-Times - weather on Mars today - comparing Mars and Earth http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/abtmarst.html Kids Astronomy from about.com - http://space.about.com/ Hubble site - http://hubblesite.org/ Auroras: Paintings in the Sky http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/index.html http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora Jet Propulsion Laboratory - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Classroom Activities - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=102 How to Become an Astronaut http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_Astronaut_Requirements.html http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/outreach/jobsinfo/astronaut101.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_Astronaut_Requirements.html Stars and Galaxies - https://stardate.org/astro-guide/galaxies-cities-stars Lesson plans - Activities The Constellations and Their Stars - http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/ The Birth of A Star http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/lifecycle/starbirth.shtml http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es2807/es2807page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/05/06/breathtaking-images-of-star-birth-amid-the-cold-cosmic-dust/ Stars, Constellations, and Galaxies http://www.kidscosmos.org/cosmos/cosmos_stars.php Star Gazing from Harcourt Brace http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/stars/index.html Star Date Online - from Texas - by month with resources and educational links http://stardate.org/ and http://stardate.org/nightsky/ GLOBE at Night 2019 - Citizen observations http://www.globeatnight.org/ Stars and Galaxies from Absolute Beginners http://naasbeginners.co.uk/abs_beg.htm Constellation Stuff - Lots of great info - thanks to Pierce who discovered this site http://www.dibonsmith.com/ Galaxy Intro (Easy) http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/galaxies.html Galaxy Intro (Harder) http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/galaxies.html Galaxies - http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/teacher/scientificbackground.html https://www.ducksters.com/science/galaxies.php http://amazingspace.org/resource/resource_index/galaxies/topic Classifying Galaxies - http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segwayed/lessons/classifying_galaxies/galaxy.htm http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segwayEd/lessons/classifying_galaxies/student1.htm http://astro.wku.edu/astr106/galaxy.html http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/galaxies/types.htm https://www.teachastronomy.com/textbook/Galaxies/Classifying-Galaxies/ http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/Galaxies.html Hubble's Classification of Galaxies http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/Galaxy/galhubble.html Stars and Constellations - http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.html Constellations - http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/ http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/const.html http://windows2universe.org/the_universe/Constellations/constnavi.html http://domeofthesky.com/clicks/constlist.html http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm (a shade noisy) http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/OHSICS/planet/constell/constell.htm http://www.seasky.org/constellations/constellations-intro.html More Astronomy Constellation Quizzes: * Astronomy from John Fix - Learning Constellations http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/arny_3e_update/constellation_quiz/index.htm * Various quizzes about stars and constellations: http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/5968.html http://www.astro.umass.edu/~arny/constel/constel_quiz.html http://www.funbrain.com/constellation/index.html http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Facts-About-Constellations-85944.html * Constellation quiz from North Carolina- http://www.henderson.k12.nc.us/AIG/Balfour Site/BALFOUR SITE 02/balfour_constellation_quiz.htm Constellations Activity - http://rip.physics.unk.edu/Astronomy/Constellations(k-2).html Star Child - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Imagine the Universe from Goddard Space Flight Center http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov Ask the Space Scientist http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/askmag.html Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html NASA for Kids - https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html K-4 http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html 5-8 http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/index.html 9-12 http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/index.html Teachers' Guides to Explain the Seasons GLOBE program https://www.globe.gov/documents/356823/3fedb06a-a17d-40db-a506-4fbe373be983 https://www.globe.gov/documents/356823/f929ceb0-f625-41da-80c8-3af17eba628e https://www.globe.gov/documents/356823/951e7b7c-1236-4bd7-b809-573552c91ff4 http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/the-reason-for-the-seasons/?ar_a=1 http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/search/node/seasons http://www.theteachersguide.com/SeasonsLessonPlans.htm Sky and Telescope Magazine - http://skyandtelescope.com/ Astronomy magazine - http://www.astronomy.com/ Earth and Sky science news - http://earthsky.org/science-wire Podcasts - http://www.earthsky.org/rss/ Space - http://earthsky.org/space Videos - http://earthsky.org/tag/videos Internet Field Trips from Houghton Mifflin http://www.eduplace.com/science/dw/5/ift/b/index.html Solar System Lesson Plans http://www.edhelper.com/Solar_System_Lesson_Plans.htm http://darksky.org/resources/educators/ http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/exploring-the-solar-system/ Space Science http://science.nasa.gov/ Planetarium Activities from Brockton http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/schools/high/planetarium/activities/activities.html Teachers' Center for Star Child - includes activities and lessons http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/teachers/teachers.html Teachers' Lounge from Astronomical Society of the Pacific http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/tnl.html http://www.astrosociety.org/education/educational-resources/ Night Sky Notes from the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State http://www2.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/ Sky Maps - http://www.skymaponline.net/ Google - https://www.google.com/sky/ Sky View Cafe - http://skyviewcafe.com/#/ CalSky - http://www.calsky.com/ Satellite observation charts - http://www.heavens-above.com/ Sky Maps - http://skymaps.com/ Your Sky - create maps for any date, time , or location http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/ Web Quests and Projects: CERES Project: Sky Paths - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/SkyPaths/orbits1.html Learning Planet Sizes - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/PlanetSizes/planetsizes.html Birthday Moons - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/Birthday/birthday1.htm MoonQuest - Project Ceres -http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/Quem.html Moonquest - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/MoonQuest/Quemoon1.html Planet Paths - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/58Orbits/58orbits.html First Manned Mission to Mars - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/MarsMission/Mission.htm How Much Would You Weigh on Distant Planets? http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/Weight/weight1.htm Digital Images: From Satellite to the Internet http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/Pixel/pixel1.html Who Can Live Here: Life in Extreme Environments http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/ExtremeEnvironment/Extreme.htm Mars Quest - webquest http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/MarsQuest/Quemarsintro.html Mars Web Quests http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/webquest/index.html http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/marsrocks.shtml http://www.marsquestonline.org/mer/ http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=167692 Planets web activity from San Diego http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/planets/ Classifying the Planets Webquest - http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/pbs2ucs.htm Come to My Planet - http://www.webquestuk.org.uk/Solar%20System/astronomy.html Exploring the Solar System - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Lessons.cfm?DocID=165 Lunar Lollipops (Moon Phases) - http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/lunar_edu.html Mission to Explore the Solar System http://web.archive.org/web/20041011195519/http://www.ottumwa.k12.ia.us/lincoln/mission.2.htm Moon Watching Activities - http://www.monroe2boces.org/programs.cfm?sublevel=455&subsubpage=82&subpage=54&master=3 Our Sun-Sational Star http://www.schoolnet.org.za/PILP/themes/trainer_offline/waw/waw_star/star.htm Searching for Just the Right Planet http://www.internet4classrooms.com/solar_sy.htm Sizing Up the Universe - size and distance http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/sizing-up-the-universe/ Space Colony Webquest - http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=13786 https://sites.google.com/site/webquestspacecolonization/ Back to Science Sites for Kids or Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell - email- and was last updated January 23, 2021