Using the Internet in Middle Schools

Web Sites for Astronomy Research

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General Sites on Astronomy

Search by Keyword

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

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General Web Sites on Astronomy

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Planetary Information Sites
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/LISTS/ppp_file.html
This list contains links to Web sites with information related to the planets and other bodies in the solar system. Information on the pages includes fact sheets, nomenclature, and databases.

Solar System Exploration: Bodies: Planets
http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/features/planets/planetsfeat.html
This site has information for students from NASA as well as additional links for each planet, the sun, the moon, asteroids, meteorites and comets.

The Nine Planets: Multimedia Tour of the Solar System, by Bill Arnett
http://www.nineplanets.org/
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/
HTTP://dept.physics.upenn.edu/nineplanets/
(This site is mirrored at a number of different locations) The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.

The Lunar and Planetary Institute
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/
The Lunar and Planetary Institute is a NASA-funded institute in Houston, Texas.This site has especially good information on Exploring the Moon and Exploring Mars. Some links on this site are advertisements for CDs and other products that contain more information. If you search on this site, select LPI HTML collection as the category to search in.

Planetary Science World Wide Web Sites
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/website.html
Compiled by the The Lunar and Planetary Institute, this list provides access to the most useful sources of on-line information about NASA and planetary science.

Solar System Guide
http://stardate.utexas.edu/resources/ssguide/
StarDate Productions is the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory. This site has information about the planets, Comets, and Asteroids.

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The Following are Educational Search Engines that are set to begin in the science or astronomy directory. Type a key word in the search field and click search.

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KidsClick!: Space
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/midspac.html
This is a search engine for educational sites related to Astronomy.

DiscoverySchool.com
http://school.discovery.com/
Type in a key word and search the student channel at the top of the page. Ignore the rest of th page.

Education World® : Science Center : K-8 Curriculum : Space
http://www.education-world.com/science/elem/space_k_8.shtml
This is a search engine for educational sites related to Astronomy.

Awesome Library - Science - Astronomy
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Science/Astronomy/Astronomy.html
A list of astronomy topics for educational web sites.

SCIENCE - SuperKids SuperScience
http://www.super-kids.com/science.htm
This is a science topic search engine.

Apple EdView Science - Astronomy
http://supersmart.school.apple.com/Search.app?CategoryID=3&SubCategoryID=1483&SubCategoryName=Astronomy%2FSpace+Science&Newsearch=True&CategoryName=Science&searchType=2&GradeLevel=2
This is a search engine for Astronomy Web sites.

If the above link does not work, try Apple EdView's main search page at:
http://supersmart.school.apple.com

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Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Information Please Kids' Almanac: On-Line Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
http://kids.infoplease.com/
This is an online kid's almanac with general information about a large number of topics.
 

Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/
This is a free service that includes access to the entire text of the renowned Encyclopedia Britannica, the best sites on the Web as selected by Britannica editors, more than 75 top-quality magazines, Books in Print, and current news from top global newspapers.