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Your first stop for images of the
planets.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Spacetech's Orrery provides a clear
reference to each planet in the Solar System. It also covers meteoroids,
asteroids, moons and comets.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
Key facts about the planets, stars
and galaxies in this well organised
site.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com
This virtual journey into the universe
uses Shockwave and Flash software
extensively to provide a very visual
trip.
http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/
Explore planets in the classroom
with more than 25 hands-on activities
including teacher and pupil pages.
An excellent site with many links
to related resources.
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/
Part of the HubbleSite this gives
you a whirlwind tour of the universe.
http://hubblesite.org/discoveries/tour_the_cosmos/
This NASA site introduces Astrobiology
- the origin, evolution, distribution
and destiny of life in the universe.
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Information on terraforming, life
in extreme environments and the search
for extra-terrestrial life.
http://www.astrobiology.com
Links to interesting sites with facts
and fiction on space. Also allows
a student to make up their own stories
about what it would be like to live
on imaginary worlds.
http://sln.fi.edu/planets/planets.html
A lively look for pupils at the Sun,
planets, moons and other bodies in
the Solar System.
http://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild
A collection of information on the
nine planets of our Solar System,
designed for the non-specialist.
http://nineplanets.org/offerings.html
Ask NASA scientists your space questions!
Includes an archive of questions asked
over the years with answers.
http://bolero.gsfc.nasa.gov/~odenwald/ask/askmag.html
High-resolution images and many pages
of information on our Solar System.
http://www.solarviews.com/
This site for pupils aims to get
them excited about space travel and
astronomy. The homepage opens into
a space station in zero gravity, and
the site includes photographs, interviews
and children's contributions.
http://www.spaceday.com/
How to observe satellites, Mir and
the International Space Station.
http://www.heavens-above.com/
This site includes some sophisticated
devices, such as tools to calculate
astronomical distances, but there
are some simpler elements like the
Solar System collision calculator.
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/
This site contains background information
for a television show on the possibility
that a rogue asteroid might collide
with Earth. Includes a teacher's guide.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/
A site full of space facts and activities,
such as making space mobiles and a
recipe for Asteroid Potatoes.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm
Subtitled "Your complete guide
to everything not on Earth",
this site includes answers to the
question "What would happen if
a near Earth object was to hit the
Earth?" A fun site aimed at pupils.
http://www.wilders.force9.co.uk/BeyondEarth/
An introduction to asteroids and
meteorites.
http://www.explorezone.com
See for yourself what it would be
like to travel through a black hole
or near a neutron star.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html
View the Earth from orbit at any
specified location.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/Earthview/vplanet.html
NASA's homepage. Links to information
and images from all the missions.
http://www.nasa.gov/
Site for pupils introducing space
concepts through everyday contexts.
Highlights include a free on-line
astronomy academy, dictionary to astronomy,
a guide to the Solar System and games
and puzzles. Teacher resources are
also available.
http://www.KidsAstronomy.com/
Information and images of our Solar System and galaxies and stars.
http://library.advanced.org/26220
The web site of the Particle Physics
and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC).
PPARC funds UK research, education
and public understanding in its four
broad areas of science - particle
physics, astronomy, cosmology and
space science.
http://www.pparc.ac.uk
Jodrell Bank Observatory site includes
all the instruments at the observatory
and various research projects at the
centre.
http://www.jb.man.ac.uk
Links to over 3000 sites including
astrophysics, objects in the Solar System, telescopes and observatories.
http://pages.sprint.ca/todd/files/astrolinks.html
Links to astronomers, astronomical
societies and groups worldwide.
http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/~heck/spages.htm
A detailed who's who of astronomy
and astrophysics, from Copernicus
to Carl Sagan, including autobiographies
and accomplishments.
http://cnr2.kent.edu/~manley/astronomers.html
This site allows you to input today's
date to view the Moon in its current
phase, with information and dates
on forthcoming eclipses.
http://www.triton.cc.il.us/cernan/skypage.html
Association for Science Education
(ASE)
http://www.ase.org.uk
Science Year site to keep you up-to-date
with what's going on.
http://www.scienceyear.com
The British Association for the Advancement
of Science (BA), a Science Year partner,
are running events throughout Science
Year.
http://www.the-BA.net
On-line visitor guide to science
centres and attractions around the
UK.
http://www.scienceworlds.co.uk/home.asp
ASE SciShop media gallery of images
for you to use.
http://www.ase.org.uk/cgi-bin/imagefoliopro/imageFolio.cgi
An A-Z directory for web links.
http://www.teachersweb.co.uk/intro.html
Teacher resources based on the Guardian
archive including weekly topical lessons.
http://www.learn.co.uk
Advice and resources for using ICT
in the science classroom, including
how to create and manage a school
website.
http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=98
Resources, a weekly newsletter, links
and a teacher forum from TagTeacherNet.
http://www.tagteacher.net
Pupils can search for information
through a wide-ranging database of
topics.
http://www.kapili.com/index.html
Long list of science websites for
you to visit.
http://www.littlestanmore.harrow.sch.uk/science.htm
A free information service, with
scientists who provide explanations
through a searchable database or in
response to questions that pupils
send in. Home of Scienceline.
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk
An on-line publication that gives
pupils the opportunity to publish
work they have done.
http://www.sci-journal.org
'Mad Scientist Network' provides
answers to email questions.
http://www.madsci.org
- Does your school have a resources
website you'd like others to visit?
- Have you discovered a great site
you think other teachers should
see?
We want to enhance this list on the
Science Year and ASE websites during
the year, so if you would like to
recommend a website please send a
brief email description to the ASE
Science Year team.
These websites are all good sources
of information and you could build
them into interactive worksheets like
those at Schoolscience.
Science Year should be about encouraging
the sharing of good resources that
work. If you have any resources that
you have developed and are happy to
share why not do this on the ASE website
at www.scishop.org
Some of these web addresses link
directly to specific pages. They were
correct at our time of press but could
have changed in the meantime. If that
is the case, using the front section
of the url address may link you to
the main site.
Wondering what they can do for your
school? This list gives you contact
details for a large number of learned
bodies and professional organisations
that support education.
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