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ESA - Kids
This site from the European Space Agency will help you discover our
universe and how astronauts survive in space. Includes fun
activities including instructions on how to make a model spacecraft.
NASA for Students
Covering ages from 6 to adult the NASA site will take you through
the history and technology of space exploration. Follow shuttle
missions from start to finish, learn about famous astronauts such as
Neil Armstrong. A vast array of content from the world leaders
in space travel.
Planet 10 Here you can
take a virtual flight through our solar system uncovering some
fascinating facts about the planets within. You can even
design a planet of your own. This site uses Macromedia
Shockwave and may take a short time to load. Worth waiting for
though.
BNSC Learning Zone Why
does Saturn have rings? What was the Big Bang? What is
an asteroid? Why is it dark at night? How can a planet
be made of gas? Answers to these and more questions at the
British National Space Centre website. Has activities for all
ages but highly recommended for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils.
Space Shuttle Virtual Tour
Discover the in's and out's of one of the most advanced forms of
space travel, The Space Shuttle.
ZOOM Astronomy A
comprehensive site from Enchanted Learning covering many aspects of
space, the planets and the solar system. Graphically basic but
packed full of info, facts and figures.
The Moon Landing - BBC Special Report
Here you can listen to interviews with Buzz Aldrin or watch videos
of the lunar landing in 1969 and see the touchdown of Apollo 11 on
the surface of the moon.
The Space Place
Interactive and educational activities for the under 12's.
With it's own online TV station you can learn all about NASA
scientists and engineers and how they developed space travel and
exploration.
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