Web Sites: Kate Houston Mitchoff

By Mitchoff, Kate Houston

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

NASA Kids: Solar System

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ SolarSystem/

NASA presents informatoin about the planets, the sun, comets, asteroids, and meteor showers. Students can even learn what age or weight they would be on another planet! Older students will want to visit NASAs other site on the solar systf-sm, at http://solarsystem .nasa.gov/index.cfm

Virtual Solar System

www.nationalgeographic.com/ solarsystem/splash.html

National Geographic presents students with an opportunity to view the solar system in three dimensions. Students can look and iearn about the entire solar system and can select a planet to inspect up close,

Build a Solar System

www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/ solar_system/

Students who t eed to create a model of the solar system will be ecstatic over this web site by San Francisco’s Exploratorium Just enter any planet’s diameter in feet or meters, and the site will calculate to scale the size of all the other planets and satellites, along with distances between them.

Solar System

www. bbc. co. uk/science/space/ solarsystem/

The BBC presents the ate as a travel guide for students. They recek/e a 3-D tour of the planets, explore meteors, and more, Wnat do you need to know before leaving Earth and entering another planets atmosphere? Students will learn a lot about the solar system while planning their own personal vacation to another planet!

KATE HOUSTON MITCHOFF

Kate Houston Mitchoff: School corps librarian, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR. kateho@yahoo.com

Copyright Ken Haycock & Associates Feb 2006