Science Educational Websites - Space
There are some good interactive science websites on the internet, but they aren’t always easy to find. I wanted to post links to some I’ve found, but I wasn’t sure of the best format. I’ve decided to put them up in small topic-related chunks.
My first set of links is space related. These sites all have cool information or demonstrations of something to do with the Universe outside our atmosphere. Most are interactive in some fashion, and some offer true multimedia experience. The majority of the sites are from government or university sources, although a few are authored by individuals. None of the sites has ever posted anything malicious on my computer. I will warn you, though, that quite a few of the sites require that you have a Java plug-in installed. That’s necessary in order to create the multimedia presentation. You have to decide for yourself if that’s OK on your system. (I browse using Firefox, and I do a nightly scan using the free AVG scanning software, so I’m pretty well protected.)
So, with no further ado, here’s my list:
Amazing Space: Tonight’s Sky August 2006
The European Homepage For The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope - Image Archive
Explore the planet Mars with realistic Mars habitats, rockets, ground cars and robots
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
NASA - IMAGE Education and Public Outreach
NASA - NASA Kids’ Club Home Page
Welcome to the National Solar Observatory
SpaceKids - Space Science for Kids
Most of these are are self-explanatory. Give some a shot, and share them with a young (or young at heart) person you know.
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