Length of Day
Length of Day Nice way to look at how the length of day changes during the year. Well done!
Read MoreLunar and Planetary Institute
Lunar and Planetary Institute Lots and lots of resources for your Astronomy units. I’ve looked at pieces of it from time to time, but went ahead and listed the educator’s page so you can decide where you’d like to go.
Read MoreThe Nine Planets
The Nine Planets “This website is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system. Each page has my text and NASA’s images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.”
Read MoreTides
NOAA does a nice job with their visuals. This one is on tides and exploring tides. There’s a virtual tidepool as well as two more sites to explore. Nice webquest material. Tides
Read MoreAstronomy Animations
I usually try to list animations one at a time, but like th Interactives page that is part of this site, it’s a little tough to do it with the time I have right now. Someday, I’ll sit down and list them individually, but for now at least you know where to find them. This [...]
Read MoreAstronomy Interactives
I found this one listed as a site for seasons, but then found it had much, much more when I followed the links. I love McGraw Hill interactives. They’re always easy to use, simple to understand, and right on target. Can’t list them individually, so I’m giving you the page. Take a look. You’ll like [...]
Read MoreSeasons
So have you taught seasons and still need something to help the kids see where the earth is in relation to the sun at different times of the year? You can find some images, but this one actually shows the movement and the shape of the sunlight projected on the ground. Seasons
Read MoreWonderville – Phases of the Moon
The Phases of the Moon is by the Science Alberta Foundation. It is preceded by a short cartoon, after the cartoon comes a well designed and conceptually clear explanation of the phases of the moon. The cartoon is cute and leads well into the activity. Wonderville – Phases of the Moon
Read MoreEarth, Sun, and Moon
I love these sites. For those who work with kids who have reading difficulties, this actually reads the directions and the following quiz to them. This shows the relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon and allows students to see the movements. The only problem I have with it is the shape of the orbits, [...]
Read MoreImpact Craters
This is another one of those activities that needs to be listed, just because it’s a nice, cleanly laid out activity, easy to follow and simple to do. The worksheets and student data sheets are already made out for you. All you have to do is download them. I’ve used this before and the only [...]
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