The Nine Planets
fast facts about the planets
Star
Child:
Divided into 2 levels great fast facts
Check
you weight and age on any of the planets
Astro
For Kids
Another easy to use, fact gathering site.
Arty the part-time Astronaut
Click on Adventure to learn about the planets. Activities - Time Machine gives
your age on the planets or Gravitron to find your weight.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/index.weml?&tried_cookie=true
Great movies, limited number of viewing times.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
You can view either a map
of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the
Earth from the Sun,
the Moon,
the night
side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude,
longitude and altitude, from a satellite
in Earth orbit, or above various
cities around the globe.
http://kids.f9.net.uk/
Must have Flash, good for young students.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
Make a solar system to scale, this will calculate sizes for you.
Astronauts
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/english/bio/bondar.html
Roberta Bondar
