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8-06 Examine the components of our Solar System

Astronomy Vocabulary

      revolution  -  day  -  year  -  meteor  -  orbit  -  rotation  -  eclipse

  light year  -  star  -  constellation  -  phase  -  galaxy  -  tides  -  comet

  solar system  -  astronomical unit  -  gas giant  -  satellite  -  terrestrial

   asteriod belt  -  month  -  telescope  -  retrograde -  solstice -  equinox

 Planets in our Solar System

      Beginning Level Help:    

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html

      Advanced Level Help:   

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/solar_system.html
 

Terrestrial Planets (made mostly of rock)

Mercury  -  Venus   -  Earth  -  Mars

The Gas Giants (thick gas atmospheres)

Jupiter Saturn   -  Uranus Neptune 7172006_23452_3.png 
  
            
        

 WEB LINKS HELP

                                                                 
http://sciencespot.net        
To use this site - 1) Click on KIDS ZONE  
                                                                                             2) Pick your topic and it will bring
                                                                                                           you to web links
www.nineplanets.org/nineplanets.html

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour/

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

http://edhelper.com/Space_Stars.htm

http://outreach.physics.utah.edu/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Games and Trivia
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzscigames.html

                 


           

 

                                                    

 

 

 

Nanooks Astronomy Page

8-06 Examine the components of our Solar System

Astronomy Vocabulary

      revolution  -  day  -  year  -  meteor  -  orbit  -  rotation  -  eclipse

  light year  -  star  -  constellation  -  phase  -  galaxy  -  tides  -  comet

  solar system  -  astronomical unit  -  gas giant  -  satellite  -  terrestrial

   asteriod belt  -  month  -  telescope  -  retrograde -  solstice -  equinox

 Planets in our Solar System

      Beginning Level Help:    

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html

      Advanced Level Help:   

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/solar_system.html
 

Terrestrial Planets (made mostly of rock)

Mercury  -  Venus   -  Earth  -  Mars

The Gas Giants (thick gas atmospheres)

Jupiter Saturn   -  Uranus Neptune 7172006_23452_3.png 
  
            
        

 WEB LINKS HELP

                                                                 
http://sciencespot.net        
To use this site - 1) Click on KIDS ZONE  
                                                                                             2) Pick your topic and it will bring
                                                                                                           you to web links
www.nineplanets.org/nineplanets.html

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour/

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

http://edhelper.com/Space_Stars.htm

http://outreach.physics.utah.edu/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Games and Trivia
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzscigames.html

                 


           

 

                                                    

 

 

 

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