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Grade Level 4 - The Sun and its Neighbors (our Solar System)
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General Interest
Educational Activities
- Solar
System Activities (from StarChild - A Learning Center for Young
Astronomers), including:
- A Song for All Seasons - This activity features Vivaldi's
masterpiece "The Four Seasons" and tests your ability to relate the
seasons of the year to the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- Planet Hop - Your height and age calculated for a wide
variety of solar system destinations...
- Your
weight on other worlds. Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or
the Moon? Here's your chance to find out.
- Build a
Solar System. Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the
REAL definition of "space!" (This page requires a JavaScript-capable Web
browser.)
- Learn about the objects that make up the Solar System by collecting Solar
System Trading Cards (includes related Teacher's
Page).
- Educational
Materials from the University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory
- NJNIE Project: The Solar Module -- Students will study phenomena
associated with the sun (e.g., sunspots) and use realtime data to do an
analysis of what they learn. Module
#1 - The Sun: Power Plant of the Solar System
Models of the Solar System
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