Planets: Solar System
Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.
[http://www.solarviews.com/]
Planets: Solar System
Colourful and interactive site about the solar system. It contains many pictures which can be used to illustrate pupils' own work. There is a wealth of data in this site. Younger students would need to be directed to extract facts but it is also invaluable for research at a greater depth. Video clips and animations illustrate various effects. There are additional links to other related sites. Excellent resource for all ages.
[http://servant.geol.cf.ac.uk/]
Planets: Earth & Moon
Viewing the Earth. You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe. Images can be generated based on a full-colour image of the Earth by day and night, a topographical map of the Earth, up-to-date weather satellite imagery, or a composite image of cloud cover superimposed on a map of the Earth, or a colour composite which shows clouds, land and sea temperatures, and ice. Expert mode allows you additional control over the generation of the image.
[http://www.fourmilab.ch/]
Planets: The Earth in Space
An attractive site about the Earth and its place in our Solar System. Designed for pupils 12 - 15 years of age. There are homework activities, an audio option and a quiz. This site has helpful graphical diagrams and pictures.
[http://www.cornwallis.kent.sch.uk/]
Planets: Solar System
In this lecture, we shall show how the Greeks made the first real measurements of astronomical distances---the size of the earth and the distance to the moon, both determined quite accurately, and the distance to the sun, where their best estimate fell short by a factor of two.
[http://www98.phys.virginia.edu/]
Planets: Eclipse
Interactive and animated section offered by Natural History Museum exploring eclipses.
[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/]
Planets: Earth's Magnetosphere
Complete self contained course for students of physics, astronomy or engineering. Topics covered include magnetism, ions, electrons, plasma and more.
[http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/]
Planets: Mars Lander
Join us on our journey to Mars, both in orbit around the red planet and from the surface. Mars Surveyor 98 is actually two missions whose total price tag is about the same as Mars Pathfinder. Following in the footsteps of Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Pathfinder, Mars Surveyor 98 will take advantage of the 1998 launch opportunity to Mars which is available every 26 months.
[http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/]
Planets: Zoom Astronomy
Zoom Astronomy covers the Solar System, planets, moon, the Sun, asteroids, comets, stars, galaxies and more. There is an illustrated astronomy dictionary and classroom activities. A comprehensive site.
[http://www.enchantedlearning.com/]
Planets: Sun Clock
SunClock displays current time of day, the phase of the moon and a map showing the boundaries of sunrise and sunset. You can click on the world map to move the observer's location. Needs Java support.
[http://www.merrymeet.com/]
Planets: The Sun
The Sun is the most prominent feature in our solar system. It is the largest object and contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass.
[http://www.solarviews.com/]
