Activities and Games
Links
Powers of 10
Discover the relative size of everything in the universe. Beginning with a 1 metre square, each successive page jumps back 10 times until you are a billion light years away. Lots of good activities and information. Based on the Eames film of the same name.
Project Starshine
http://www.azinet.com/starshine
Your school can help to build a satellite which will be launched from the Space Shuttle. You can track the Starshine satellites from your back yard.
Re-create Galileo's Telescope
http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/student_work/astronomy95/telescope_design.html
Students at Rice University explain how they re-created the telescope that Galileo used to make the first ever magnified views of the stars and planets... and all for less than 30 dollars.
Satellite Tracking and Prediction
See the space station, the space shuttle and many other satellites from your back yard.
Scale in the Solar System
http://cosmos.colorado.edu/~urquhart/Scale/
Instructions and teacher guides for making scale models of the Solar System, Saturn, and comets.
Sea and Sky: Travelport Entrance
http://www.seasky.org/mainmenu.html
Fun and informative site for kids of all ages. Games, resources, galleries, and latest developments in exploration of sea and sky. Lots of great graphics.
Space Experiment Module (SEM)
http://sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov/sem/about.html
Make discoveries about space through experiments kids can do at home. By NASA.
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Offers an interactive gaming and entertainment center for kids who wish to learn more about the solar system, the universe, and space.
Understanding the Universe - Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/
Discover the incredible size and history of the universe through interactive gaming. Learn about important people who taught us about space, and tour some distant galaxies.
Walk the Solar System
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.