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The VUSD Web Index was created as a resource for staff and students of the Vacaville Unified School District as part of the VUSD Gateway pages.
For recently added sites and contact information regarding the Index see the Web Index Home Page.
Science: Space Science
KidsAstronomy - information and activities on the solar system, space exploration, and more.
Astronomy for Kids - nice facts on each planet
Nasa
Solar System - another site with facts and images of
each planet.
Kid's
Space - This NASA site offers nine different space
activities. Find out your weight on the moon, visit the
Space Cadet Academy for kids and learn about space
exploration, read animated stories, take a space quiz, and
play games.
Windows to the Univierse - includes some great
animations on the orbiting of planets and comets, along with
many other pictures and articles on all the topics covered
in space curriculum.
Discovery Museum of Sacramento - History Center and
Science and Space Center
Destination
Mars - This is CNN's site dedicated to the explorations
of Mars. It includes overage of the Mars Pathfinder and Mars
Global Surveyor missions, links to other Mars related sites,
and background information on Mars and plans for future
missions to Mars.
NASA
AmesResearch Center: Galileo Probe - This site is one of
the best for general space curriculum.
NASA
K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope -
Activities for teachers to use. Good format for lesson
plans.
NASA/Kennedy
Space Center Home Page - One of NASA's richest websites,
an index of NASA on-line. Links are provided to virtually
all other public NASA servers including historical, current
and recent missions, contractors, and space related
organizations.
StarChild
- an excellent site for students (grades 3-6) to explore
what makes up the universe. The site is broken into two
levels: basic astronomy concepts for students that have had
little to no exposure to astronomy; and a more complicated
level. Each area of astronomy that is covered has
terminology that is hot linked to a glossary to help the
reader comprehend the explanations. This site is an
excellent primer for teacher and student novice
astronomers.
Students
for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) -
Good searches for a variety of space topics. Pictures and
information on Skylab, Apollo, etc.
MiningCo.com
- links to Astronomy/Space