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Zoom Astronomy

Wow!! What a great site for learning about astronomy! "Zoom Astronomy is a comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. It is designed for people of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links."
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

ALA | Great Web Sites: Astromomy & Space

Lots of great sites for kids, recommended by the American Library Association. Appropriate grade levels are indicated for each site.
URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesastronomy.htm

Exploratorium: Ten Cool Sites: Astronomy

A list of good astronomy sites, courtesy of the Exploratorium museum.
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cool/astronomy.html

PlanetScapes

Go right to the Views of the Solar System, see news articles relating to space at SpaceDaily, and more. Lots of information on all the planets, the sun, the moon, asteroids, and comets. Read about the History of Space Exploration or look up a term in the Glossary.
URL: http://www.planetscapes.com/

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StarChild

StarChild is "a learning center for young astronomers" and is sponsored by a division of NASA. You can learn about the solar system, the universe, space travel, who's who in space, and more. You can choose between two levels of difficulty for the material and there is a glossary to help you figure out what some of the terms mean.
URL: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/

J-Track Satellite Tracking

An interactive map you can use to find out when an orbiting spacecraft should be visible from your location. Click on the map to display the date and time the spacecraft should be visible from your location.
URL: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/Spacecraft.html

Planetary Puzzles and Games

A scrambled picture puzzle and a memory challenge matching game for you to play on-line.
URL: http://www.crpuzzles.com/space/index.html

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Constellations and Stargazing

The Constellations and their Stars

What are constellations? How can I spot a particular constellation? Explanations and star charts will help you find the answers.
URL: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/

The Space Hopper game

Test your knowledge of the constellations!
URL: http://funbrain.familyeducation.com/cgi-bin/shtml.cgi?A1=../constellation/index.html

Skymaps.com - Publication Quality Sky Maps & Star Charts

Sky maps you can print out to help you spot the constellations. Updated monthly.
URL: http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

BBC - Science & Nature - Space - What's in the sky tonight?

Sky maps for the current month and notes to help you out.
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/nightsky/observingnotes.shtml

Skywatching: Earth & Sky

A sky map of what you'll see in tonight's sky.
URL: http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/

Geller's Night Sky Highlights

Highlights of what to watch for in the night sky.
URL: http://physics.gmu.edu/~hgeller/NOVACsky/

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Mrs. Bernardini's picks

Amazing Space -- Web-Based Activities

"Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy. " Learn about galaxies, the solar system, telescopes, comets, stars, black holes, and astronauts.
URL: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

Amazing Space: Comets

URL: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/comets/lesson/lab.html

Exploring Planets in the Classroom

Hands-on activities for teachers, plus links to educational sites about space.
URL: http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html

The Moon

The moon page from the PlanetScapes site.
URL: http://www.planetscapes.com/solar/eng/moon.htm

Human Space Flight (HSF) - Realtime Data

Want to know when a spacecraft will be flying over your city? Go to the Sighting Opportunities.
URL: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/

The Space Place

Projects, activities, and facts about "spacey things", plus a teacher section.
URL: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm

Mrs. B says to thank Mr. Appleton for the NASA site!

URL: http://www.wssu.org/nes%20library%20page/space.html