Astronomy-Planetarium Links

For Students and Parents

Want a quick tour of the Solar system? This site has great graphics:
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/
Still Good and updated to reflect the fact that we are back to having only 8 planets!

NASA 's kids page, easy to access, play games and learn facts: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

Starchild is another NASA site for kids, good for early ages, includes games and activities:
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Still good but a little outdated.

Spaceplace is a joint effort of NASA(Jet Propulsion Lab) and the International Technology Education Association.
More games, amazing facts and more:
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm
Still Good and updated last month.

Study the Sun, lots of activities, try the Solar Classroom:
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/
Interesting but maybe to dry for K-3

Check out today's space weather forecast:
http://www.spacescience.org/SWOP/
Neat site with interesting Games.

Ever wondered about why solar flares disrupt cell phone conversations? this
site is intended to be accessible for all ages via the K-12 curriculum pages: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/hessi_epo/
Also Still Good but curriculum that is labeled K-12 seems to start at 6th
grade and up

Add the Deep Impact Page for a comet collision course! Two Sites to look at.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/main/

This site offers lesson plans for teachers and students, student activities and games and science database. Excellent source for NASA resources for class activities.
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/science/astronomy/

Discover black holes, exploding stars and ancient galaxies. This site offers stunning imagery from the Hubble Telesccope and place the universe at our fingertips.
www.stsci.edu/amazing-space