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14 October 2007
Kidspiration Solar System - Inner and Outer Planets Activity
by knann
Explain and demonstrate the sorting activity to the class.
Each student will complete the activity by dragging and placing the planets into the appropriate Super Grouper.
Each student will print his/her work
Planets in Our Solar System
by knann
& 1 other
(via)
Webquest for third grade. One or two links do not work.
The Maine Solar System Model
by knann
Click on the name of a planet to see how it appears from US Route 1 as you travel between Presque Isle and Houlton.
Scale 1:93,000,000
At forty miles (64.4 km) from Pluto to Sun, the largest complete three-dimensional scale model of the Solar System in the World.
Measuring the Solar System Spreadsheet
by knann
Use this spreadsheet to develop different scale models of the solar system
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13 October 2007
The Solar System Trading Cards
by flashgames
& 1 other
Learn about the solar system with this trading card game
The Space Place :: From Computer Code to Space Wave and Back Again
by knann
Codes and Decodes:
Or, How to Yell Across a Solar System
Explains how NASA sends and recives data into space. Narrated and animated. Great for differentiation
The Solar System Trading Cards
by knann
& 1 other
Learn about the solar system with this trading card game
11 October 2007
29 September 2007
HelioVolt - Solar Power. From the Ground Up - FAQs
by springnet
Since CIGS requires a layer 100 times thinner than conventional silicon solar systems, a few dollars’ worth of CIGS raw ingredients can deliver the same power as a hundred dollars’ worth of silicon wafers.
HelioVolt - Solar Power. From the Ground Up - Power Buildings
by springnet
Industry analysts project that building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems will represent the fastest-growing segment of the photovoltaic market over the next decade.
Planet Impact: Home
by knann
In this interactive online activity, students investigate how the gravitational force of a large solar system body, such as Jupiter, can affect the path of a smaller body, such as a comet. They will launch a comet to learn how gravity can change its path. They also learn how changing the speed, the angle of approach, or the masses of large and small bodies affects the force of gravity on a comet. Students are challenged to use this knowledge to crash their own comet into Jupiter or make their comet fly past the planet without colliding with it
Build a Solar System
by knann
(via)
Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space." Enter how big you want to the sun to be in your model (in inches). Press calculate to see how to scale. Here is an example:If you build your solar system on a roll of toilet paper, you can make the Sun about .4 inches (10 mm) across and still fit the entire solar system on the roll. A standard roll of toilet paper has about 450 sheets that are about 4.375 inches long, hence the roll is about 164 feet long. You should check your toilet paper for length. Some are longer.
Stanford SOLAR Center -- Comparison Activities
by knann
This activity helps students understand the enormity of the the sun's size, temperature, and distance by using comparisons. Appropriate for middle school as a whole class tool and to high school students independently.
NASA Sun Earth Media Viewer: Live Solar Images
by knann
Another amazing site from NASA. Aside from live images and illustrations, interviews from NASA scientists answer questions related to the Sun in a movie format.
NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator
by knann
& 6 others
(via)
Get a view of the planets from different perspectives.
27 September 2007
Think Solar Energy. Renewable Energy Blog
by incircolo
Think Solar Energy. Renewable Energy and Solar Power. What is going on at the web. Solar power, solar panel, solar system, renewable energy and technology
26 September 2007
24 September 2007
Celestial Bodies
by sbrothier
All (known) Bodies in the solar system larger than 200 miles in diameter. 88 objects total : One star, four gas giant planets, four terrestrial planets, three dwarf planets, 21 moons, four asteroids, and 51 trans-neptunian objects
14 September 2007
HelioVolt - Solar Power. From the Ground Up - Home
by springnet
HelioVolt’s FASST™ technology produces high-performance solar thin-film with pioneering time and materials efficiencies. 10 to 100 times faster than current processes. 100 times thinner than traditional silicon.
