Astronomy Education

Astronomy for kids: Planets  http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKids/default.asp

Astronomy Pic of the Day Educational Links http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html

Astronomy Resources http://www.seasky.org/sky.html

Astronomy Fun & Games

Houston Chronicle Earthweek http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/earthweek/index.html

Houston Chronicle Space Chronicle http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/astronomy/

Astronomy Source http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/astronomy/

Lunar Phases Lesson Plan http://www.highwired.com/Classroom/Project/0,2069,23713-87477,00.html

Planets Lesson Plan http://www.highwired.com/Classroom/Project/0,2069,23713-68178,00.html

Star Birth Lesson Plan http://www.highwired.com/Classroom/Project/0,2069,23713-87530,00.html

Astronimical Distances Lesson Plan http://www.highwired.com/Classroom/Project/0,2069,23713-72325,00.html

Starmatt http://starmatt.com/

Space and Astronomy for Kids http://kidsastronomy.about.com/kids/kidsastronomy/mbody.htm

Space Trivia http://www.absolutetrivia.com/Space/

Space Daily – Portal to Space http://www.spacedaily.com/

Space Ref – Your Space Reference http://www.spaceref.com/

The Nine Planets http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets

NASA Just for Kids http://www.nasa.gov/kids.html

NASA Space Science Homepage http://spacescience.nasa.gov/

Tech 2000 http://www.thetech.org/2001ds/

Astronomy Now Home http://www.astronomynow.com/

How Stuff Works Space http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Space

Discovery Room Science for Kids http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/discovery/

Earth and Space Science Lesson Plans http://www.engagingscience.org/cgi-bin/list.pl?Cat=Earth%20and%20Space%20Science

Spacezone – Astronomy News http://explorezone.com/space/index.htm

TeachSpace Space Sci LP http://www.space.com/teachspace/module_astronaut_0900/lesson_library_0900.html

TeachSpace http://www.space.com/teachspace/

SpaceKids.com http://www.spacekids.com/

Schoolyard Solar System LP http://www.space.com/teachspace/module_astronaut_0900/l_solar_teachpg_0900.html

Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

Send Your Name to Mars http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/nameform.cfm

The Night Sky http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-3910-1,00.html?ssb

Extreme Science Space Portal http://extremescience.com/spaceport.htm

Another Daring Adventure for Galileo

Discovery Online, Feature Stories -- Great Balls of Fire

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor ssshhoowwers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

The Perseid Meteor Shower -- lesson plans and activities

Thursday's Classroom -- lesson plans and educational activities from NASA

Thursday's Classroom

Alien Volcanoes -- lesson plans and activities

Education World® Science Center K-8 Curriculum Space

Astronomy and space for kids

Constellation Quiz

Educational Space Simulations Project (2)

Introduction to Astronomy

Room 100 Space ABC's

Welcome to Astronomy for Kids! 

Why is the sky dark at night