MORE RESOURCES FOR THE CLASSROOM

CosmicQuest ('E' 'M' 'H')
This site takes an entertaining look at celestial objects (via its "Field Guide to the Universe"), and offers projects (such as figuring out what to take to a space station). From Indianapolis's Children's Museum.
www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/fieldguide/planets.html

Discovery.com : Space ('E' 'M' 'H')
Learn about the latest findings of space exploration at this Web site.
dsc.discovery.com/guides/space/space.html

Regional Planetary Image Facility ('E' 'M' 'H')
Provides images and data obtained from planetary missions. Choose from the any of the nine planets in our solar system, plus the moon and asteroids. Also includes information on the Apollo missions, and boasts a gallery of space shuttle images.
www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/rpif/rpif.cfm

Scientific American Search Engine ('M' 'H')
Fantastic resource: Type keywords into this search engine to locate articles on a desired topic from the Scientific American database. Small box near the top of the page does it all.
www.sciam.com/

Solar System Glossary ('E' 'M' 'H')
By Bill Arnett. Extensive and well worth using this good tool!
seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/help.html

Views of the Solar System
In addition to its extensive archives of solar system images, this site also provides textual information on the sun and the objects that orbit it.
www.solarviews.com/ss.html