Space Science *NEW!*
SPACE!!!
I think I'll organize the following pieces of information according to topic. It should end up being the order that we learn things throughout the unit.
The Universe
The first video we watched on the universe - with the awesomely creepy singing...
Big Bang Reading from class 4/18
Big Bang video - BrainPop (UN: olhms1, PW: brainpop ~ 'til 5pm!)
Super Awesome Scale of the Universe Website from class 4/18 *FYI, my sister figured out that you can click on the names of things for info. Of course I didn't figure that out after using it like 5 times. Whatever.
More info on the Big Bang if you're interested!
Universe/Galaxies Folder pages
Galaxies
Milky Way Galaxy Info - Wikipedia
Black Hole video - BrainPop (see UN/PW above)
Milky Way video - BrainPop (we didn't have time for this in class, but I pretty much explained the thing!)
Extra Galaxy Info (if you're interested!)
Kidsastronomy.com - Black Holes
Stars and Sun
Sun Video - BrainPop
NASA 30-second prominence video from April 16th
"Can you feel a solar wind?" - Ask an Astronomer video (You have to scroll almost all the way to the bottom to get to it, but you might find some other interesting videos along the way!)
Intro to the Solar System
Small Space Objects book pages (Section 3.4)
Lyrid Meteor Shower video (YouTube)
NASA!!!
International Space Station (ISS) - Info on the NASA site
ISS Interactives from class May 3rd
NASA RESEARCH LINKS
***Remember: Create a Google Doc LAST NAME - NASA and share it with me!
***Your mini-research project should include a title, picture, description of the mission or technology and one interesting fact! The best will get posted! IMPRESS ME! :)
Earth
May Lunar Calendar (folder page 18)
Moon - Surface, Layers, Formation Book Pages
Moon Phases, Eclipses Book Pages
Student-Discovered Space Info
Several students have accepted my challenge of finding GOOD space-related videos and websites to share with the team. Here are some of my favorites!
Videos - These are links to YouTube videos, so they can only be viewed at home!
The Solar System Song (or as I like to call it, the Solar System Slow Jam) - Found by BM, P7
Fox News story about results of a meteor shower on April 22nd - Found by RW, P8
Star Size Comparison - Found by SA, P4
Carl Sagan Video Playlist - Found by SA, P4
A Journey into a Black Hole - Found by KM, P4
Websites - So far, all of these have been found by SS, P4
Globio.org - Stars
Astrodigital.org - The Milky Way
3D Milky Way - Interactive!
Media Sky Survey - Constellation Interactive! Cool!
National Geographic - Sun
