Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors

Impact Cratering Lab

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The Impact Cratering Lab exercises introduce a geologic process that has had major consequences for the geology of all solid bodies in the solar system and for the biology of Earth.  read more »

Moon Zoo Citizen Science Project: Crater Survey and Boulder Wars

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Help scientist do real science by helping to identify surface features on the Moon - craters and boulders. A fun way to get involved in real science using real data.

Stardust NExT Education

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- Comet on a Stick activity - Grade level 3-5
- Children's Activities
- What is a Comet?
- Comet Sisters Story & Activity Extension
- Extreme Navigation - Grade level 5-8  read more »

Edible Rocks

Whip Up a Mouth-Watering Meteorite Activity
A recent meteorite discovery on Mars and an edible classroom activity provide a scrumptious  read more »

Exploring Ice in the Solar System

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A set of lessons exploring ice in the Solar System:

Inquiry Icebreaker: An Ice Experience
1. Melting and Freezing
2. Ice has Structure
3. Ice is a Mineral
4. Ice Floats
5. Ice Flows  read more »

The Stardust Educator's Guide: Think SMALL in a BIG Way

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pdfs available at: http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/index.html

* Introduction (PDF File - 729KB - 10 Pages)
o Acknowledgements
o About This Guide  read more »

Making Comets in the Classroom

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Comet recipe by Dennis Schatz
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/educ/docs/Comet_Recipe.pdf
http://www.noao.edu/education/crecipe.html

NASA MESSENGER mission learning module for Grades 5-8 - Lesson 8 - Comets: Bringers of Life?
http://btc.montana.edu/messenger/teachers/MEMS_CompPlanetology.php

Deep Impact Mission Education
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/deepimpact/educ/index.cfm

Make a comet representing the ingredients in a real comet. It is an exciting and relatively simple demonstration to do that leaves quite an impression on students. (MESSENGER and NOAO)  read more »

Solar System Exploration

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Teaching with Story and Song

Grades K-7
Teach about comets blending myth, story, song and hands-on activities

Make a Comet and Eat It

Grades 2-10  read more »

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