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Fifth Grade Birding Project

 

Astronomy and Space

In the year 2009, the world will celebrate the International Year of Astronomy as it commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a telescope to study the skies, and Kepler’s publication of Astronomia Nova.

http://astronomy2009.us/   (US site)

http://www.astronomy2009.org/ (International site)

 

Telescope Nights at Pelican

  • Check back for future dates and times.

  • We'll be observing the moon and several other night sky objects in the front parking lot.

 

NASA Next Generation Space Exploration Program

NASA Constellation

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/CxEMM_SITE/index.html

 

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

 

 

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=127

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ 

 

http://www.heavens-above.com/

http://www.spaceweather.com/  (click on satellite tracker on the right)

 

Night Sky Network

http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

    Earth Science

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/games/

 

NOAA's National Weather Service - Things Kids

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml

everything Earth science related-earthquakes/volcanoes/rocks/minerals/caves/landforms

 

 

     Physical Science   

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

(For Younger Students)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/

(For Older Students)

     
Life Science   

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

 

http://www.micrographia.com/

http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index.htm

   
     

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