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August 2009 Moon Phase Observation Calendar

September 2009 Moon Phase Observation Calendar

October 2009 Moon Phase Observation Calendar

Data Analysis Sheet for August, September, and October

November 2009 Calendar for Moon Phase Predictions

*What is a galaxy: http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/galaxy_worldbook.html

* Star Light Star bright: learn about red and blue stars: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/index.html

*lifecycle of a star: http://learn.uci.edu/media/OC08/11004/OC0811004_StarLifeCycle.jpg

Hubble gallery of Pictures: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/

NASA's Amazing Space: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/

How to Use Google Sky PowerPoint

What is the temperature in space: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/379068main_Temperature_of_Space.pdf

Will we explode without a spacesuit in space: http://www.howstuffworks.com/suitless-space-walk.htm/printable

When can you see an ISS fly-by: http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=39429

SPACE

News 11-14-08: New planets seen: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/13/new.planets/index.html

Space Day - May 2: http://www.spaceday.com/

Would you like to take a short vacation to outer space?    http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/07/27/space.tourism.ap/index.html

Pictures of Space: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/top100/

Virtual Planitarium: http://www.chabotspace.org/vsc/planetarium/themoon/moonphases/default.asp

More Pictures of Space:  http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/index.html

Activities from Stanford: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/activities/

Stennis Space Center: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/education/index.html

Ask a NASA Astronomer about the moon: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/moon.shtml

What phase was the moon on the night you were born?  http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

Do the phases happen in a cycle?  See demonstration of the Moon Phases: 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/

Simulation of moonphases: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/moonphase.html

Moon phase page: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/phonedrmarc/2004_march.shtml

Explaination of the moon phases: http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/s13.htm

What are the phases of the moon: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question3.html

Facts about the moon: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/phonedrmarc/2002_august.shtml

Moon facts - NASA Star Child: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/moon.html

Moon Phases Calendar of a full month  http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

Scroll down for more moon links: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002335.shtml

Moon Phase Calendar   http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

See the apparent moon in real time: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/idltemp/current_moon.php

Name the Phases of the Moon and see demonstration:  http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonphase/

Another good site for demonstration and naming of moon phases:  http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html

U.S. Naval Observatory Data:  http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/

The moon's plane of orbit is about 5 degrees off its eliptical orbit: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/moonorbit.html 

Demonstration / diagram of moon's orbit: http://www.longwood.edu/staff/dunningrb/research/vpython/moon_orbit.html

Does the moon rotate: http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moon_spin.html

Moon Phases identified in order: http://timbeauchamp.tripod.com/moon/mooninfo.htm 

Get guiding worksheet: Moon Phases Worksheet http://www.globalclassroom.org/2003/moonphases.html

Moon Misconceptions:  http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moonphases.html

Find the moon phase in other countries for a particular date - choose the initial of the country you are interested in - Is the moon phase the same for all parts of the world?:  Explore the Planets: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/ss/

Moon Mania Lesson Plans and more sites: http://www.lpb.org/education/classroom/ntti/lessons/3tfmoon.html

Extra worksheets: http://www.ioncmaste.ca/homepage/resources/web_resources/CSA_Astro9/files/html/module3/lessons/lesson4/phasesMoon.html

Another labeling activity:  http://www.can-do.com/science/moonphases/moonphases.html

Another observation calendar: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_worksheet/moon_worksheet.html

Gravity of the Moon and the Tides: http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/uc/earth/6/uce6_1a.html

Map of the Moon: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/moon_guide-1.html

Clear Sky Calendar -  Robinson's Private Observatory: http://cleardarksky.com/c/RbnsnLnObKSkey.html

Robinson's Lunar Observatory - Educator's Page with Activities: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/guides.htm

Lunar Occulations: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/entersite.htm

Free Book on Occulations: http://www.poyntsource.com/IOTAmanual/Preview.htm

International Occulation Timing Association: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/iotandx.htm

Explore the Planets: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/ss/

Hubble Telescope Pictures: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/top100/

This Month's Major Moon Phases and Things to See with a Telescope: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/sky_calendar.html

Tides and the Moon: http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/tides.html

Moon's Movement: http://www.synapses.co.uk/astro/moon1.html

Information and Games about Black Holes: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes/

Ask a NASA Astronomer about Black Holes: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/blackholes.shtml

Kids Astronomy - learn about deep space objects: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/universe.htm

Photo Gallery of Black Holes: http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/black-holes-gallery/#5093_600x450.jpg

Calculate a scale model: http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html

Toilet Paper Model : http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_10.html

Bead activity: http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:7Cv9tFCQQKEJ:serch.cofc.edu/special/matmods/ssbead.doc+activity+distance+from+the+sun&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Bead activity doc. file: http://serch.cofc.edu/special/matmods/ssbead.doc

Walk it off with the Planetary Society: http://www.planetary.org/explore/kids/activities/solar_system_model.html

Activity: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/planet_distances.shtml

* Hopping Across the Universe: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/solar_system/activities/hopping.shtml

Teacher Vision - Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/astronomy/lesson-plan/3746.html?detoured=1

Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/

Distance to the Center of the Milky Way: http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/larson/Astro190b/workbook/distance_cog.pdf

Ask a NASA Astronomer about the Solar System: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/ssys.shtml

Why is Earth Rotating: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/phonedrmarc/2003_march.shtml

Compare Planet and Moon Sizes: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/sse_flipflop2.shtml

Pictures of Planets: http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/index.htm

8 Planets: http://www.nineplanets.org/

Planet Viewer: http://stardate.org/nightsky/planets/

Glencoe KidAstronomy Site: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_index.htm

Planetary Society: http://www.planetary.org/home/

Franklin Institute - search for space - Hubble Telescope: http://www2.fi.edu/

Solar Views: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earth.htm

Ask an Astronomer: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/planetaryneb.shtml

Fun and Informative site: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

Book Download - Welcome Guide to Astronomy: http://www.space.com/images/060323_welcome_guide.pdf

Space Resource - Amazing Space: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

Windows to teh Universe: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

Space Resource: http://www.space.com/

Astronauts: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/space.shtml

NASA Video Library: http://search.nasa.gov/search/search?q=video+list&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=dateADALAd1&site=nasa_collection&ie=UTF-8&client=nasa_production&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=nasa_production

Space Telescope Science Institute: http://oposite.stsci.edu/

Space Kids: http://www.space.com/spacekids/

Star Child: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

NASA Calendar of upcoming eclipses: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

Soalr Eclipse Page from Stanford Solar Center: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/eclipse/eclipse.html

Solar Eclipse from July 2009 / NASA http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/eclipse/index.html

Solar Eclipse from July 2009 / sites from Hinode Satellite: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/solar-b/eclipse_2009.html

Solar Eclipse (2009) pictures from Kayguya: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/25feb_kaguyaeclipse.htm

Solar Eclipse of 2009 Photo Gallery / National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/photogalleries/eclipse/

Picture of Earth from space during 2009 eclipse / National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090723-solar-eclipse-shadow-picture.html

Link from NASA - Lunar Eclipses for Beginners: http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

Link from NASA - Solar Eclipses for Beginners: http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html

USNO Eclipse Portal: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/UpcomingEclipses.php

Map of Solar Eclipses: http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/future.html

How to safely view a solar eclipse: http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/SolarEclipseSafetyCanali.GIF

Movie and Quiz - Eclipses: http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=Eclipses

Explaination of Eclipses / diagram: http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/s13.htm

NASA's eclipse page: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html

Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse:  http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/s14.htm

Demonstration of Lunar Eclipse: http://www.captaincosmos.clara.co.uk/eclmoon.html

What causes seasons: http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm

Why do we have seasons: http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/s10.htm

What is a year: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0408/es0408page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization

Seasons and Climates: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm

Space Exploration NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/missions/past/index.html

Celebrate 50 Years of Space Flight - October, 2007:  http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/50th-spaceflight-hub-2007.html

The Space Race Fact Sheet: http://nasaexplores.nasa.gov/show_912_student_st.php?id=030102114448

Lesson - History of  People in Space: http://www.spacetoday.org/Teachers/HistoryScienceAstronauts.html

Space Today: http://www.spacetoday.org/STO.html

More Space Today: http://www.spacetoday.org/History/ManInSpaceFirsts/ManInSpaceFirsts.html

NASA describes each layer of the atmosphere: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/912_liftoff_atm.html

 Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/index.php

GOES Weather Satellite Project: http://meso-a.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/

See a Flyby:  http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=39429

Space Shuttle to Launch May 31, 2008: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Fantastic Pictures: Man in Space (Allow up to 5 minutes to load power point)

Behind the Scenes: The Space Shuttle (Allow up to 5 minutes to load power point)

ISS Assembly Plans: Boeing (Allow up to 3 minutes to load adobe file)

Assembly NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/on_demand_video.html?param=http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real.nasa-global/iss_assembly/ISS_01.ram|http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.nasa-global/iss_assembly/ISS_01.asx&_id=84369&_title=ISS%20Assembly%20Sequence&_tnimage=154483main_811H_iss_assembly_video_tn.jpg

Space Shuttle Video - Kids Know It: http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/space-shuttle.php

Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch Oct. 23, 2007:  http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/oct/HQ_07209_FRR_Launch_Date.html

NASA's Space Shuttle Page - Check it out!  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/index.html

Movie and Quiz about Space Shuttle: http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=Space%20Shuttle

Video about Space Shuttle: http://www.sciencestuff.net/video/

Ask a NASA Astronomer about Galaxies: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/galaxies.shtml

*Guide to the Galaxy interactive: http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIMGuide2Galaxy_508.html

* Build the Milky Way Game: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/build/index.html

Galaxies: http://stardate.org/resources/btss/galaxies/

Information about types of galaxies: http://stardate.org/resources/btss/galaxies/types_of_galaxies.php

Information about formation of galaxies: http://stardate.org/resources/btss/galaxies/galaxy_formation.php

*What is a galaxy: http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/galaxy_worldbook.html

Kids Astronomy - learn about deep space objects: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/universe.htm

Nearest Gallaxies: http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps.html

Ask a NASA astronomer about the sun: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/sun.shtml

Why does the sun appear red at sun rise and sunset: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/heating-assess-frames.html

Space Weather: http://www.spaceweather.com/

NASA Ask a Physicist: http://virtualology.com/airandspacemuseum/SUNPICTURE.COM/

Soar Forecast: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rlondx.htm

Navy - Sunrise and Sunset: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/srss.html

Our sun - Stanford: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/about/

Life cycle of a star NASA PowerPoint: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/life_cycles_v2.1.ppt#1

Life cycle of stars - pulsars and neutron stars - NASA: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/pulsars.html

Life cycle of a star for teachers: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/Imagine2.pdf

Life cycle resources: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/stars.html 

Ask a NASA Astronomer about Stars: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/stars.shtml

Lifecycle of a star: http://learn.uci.edu/media/OC08/11004/OC0811004_StarLifeCycle.jpg

Information and activities about Stars - NASA: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/

Kids Astronomy - learn about deep space objects: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/universe.htm

Ask a NASA Astronomer about Nebulas: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/nebulae.shtml

Constellations: http://stardate.org/nightsky/constellations/

NY American Natural History Museum Meteorite Exhibit:  http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/meteorites/

Ask a NASA Astronomer about Comets: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/comets.shtml

Ask a NASA Astonomer about Astroids: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/asteroids.shtml

Meteor Showers Claendar: http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/

Space Weather: http://www.spaceweather.com/

Gravity: See Physics page

7 mysteries about gravity: http://www.newscientist.com/special/seven-things-that-dont-make-sense-about-gravity

Questions about gravity and Earth: http://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/qa_earth.html

MARS....ROVERS OPPORTUNITY AND SPIRIT  Mars New Lander, The Phoenix

Marsoweb NASA: http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/index.html

Pictures and Fact Sheet about Opportunity and Spirit: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/merfactsheet.pdf

How did Opportunity and Spirit Get to Mars / Make sure to click on pictures of rocket: http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/delta2_launch_030707.html

How did Opportunity and Spirit Get their Names: http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mer_names_030608.html

Mars for Kids Fun Zone: http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/funzone_flash.html

Maps of Mars: http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/tharsis/map_lab.html

Another Map of Mars: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/051025_sci_tues.html

Yell Across Space: http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/st5xband/st5xband.shtml

Amazing Facts: http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/amazing_facts.shtml

Athena Mars Project for Kids through Cornell University: http://athena.cornell.edu/

Questions and Answers: http://athena.cornell.edu/kids/kids_faq.html

Imagine Mars: http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/info/

Power Point Discover Mars: http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/info/discover_mars_01.html

Opportunity and Spirit / Mars Landing: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/current/marsexplorationrovers.html

A View From Space Teacher's Guide: http://www.omsi.edu/store/traveling/files/AVfSTG.pdf

NASA Astrobiology for Teachers: http://nai.nasa.gov/teachers/

Mars Lesson Plans for the Classroom: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/

Great Free Book of Activities to Study Mars: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/pdfs/MSIP-MarsActivities.pdf

Moon and Mars Exhibit: news release: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2006/06_49AR.html

NASA: The future of space exploration: http://www.exploration.nasa.gov/

NASA: Mars: http://solarsystem.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mars

NASA Images of Mars: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars

NASA: Spirit and Opportunity - Exploration Rovers on Mars: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/index.html

Mars Scientisst Whos Who: http://athena.cornell.edu/kids/cool_scientist.html

Sites to Surf: http://athena.cornell.edu/kids/sites_to_surf.html

MOON...APOLLO PROGRAM

NASA: The Apollo Program: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/apollo.html

First Lunar Visit: http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/FirstLunarLanding/toc.html

Apollo: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/

FUTURE EXPLORATION

NASA: Vision of Space Exploration: http://search.nasa.gov/search/search?q=vision+of+space+exploration&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&ud=1&site=nasa_collection&ie=UTF-8&client=nasa_production&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=nasa_production&btnG.x=21&btnG.y=10

Guide to buying a Telescope: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/telescopes_page_000707.html

Build a telescope workshop: http://www.chabotspace.org/vsc/observatory/default.asp

Welcome Guide to Astronomy - 11 page e-book icluding star maps and guide to telescopes: http://www.space.com/images/060323_welcome_guide.pdf

Video about Hubble: http://www.sciencestuff.net/video/

All About Hubble: http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/

About Spitzer Telescope: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/about/index.shtml

All About GALEX: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/education/files/galex_puzzles.pdf

Virtual Planitarium - sky calendar - http://www.chabotspace.org/vsc/planetarium/default.asp

Your Sky: http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

Earth Viewer: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

Solar System Live: http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html

View the Moon: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/moon_ap_per.html

Terranova Planet of the Day: http://www.fourmilab.ch/terranova/terranova.html

Updates on events in your sky: http://www.spaceweather.com/