A hotlist for 4th grade

Created by
Dana Bickley and Amber Samaniego



 
Comets Meteors Asteroids Other Resources

Comets

Comet Halley http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/halley.html
Comets http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/comets/comets.html
Comets and Meteors http://library.thinkquest.org/23830/comets.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0104
Comet Introduction http://www.solarviews.com/eng/comet.htm
Comets 101 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/weaver.html

Meteors

Meteors http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/comets/meteors.html
Comets and Meteors http://library.thinkquest.org/23830/comets.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0104
Meteors (several categories to choose from) http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/
Meteors, Meteorites, and Impacts http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/meteorites.html
Meteor Showers http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/solarsystem/meteors/meteorshowers.asp

Asteroids

Asteroids http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/asteroids.html
Asteroids http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/comets/asteroids.html
Asteroids http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/home/02zvia/planets/asteroid.html
The Asteroid Belt http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids.html
Asteroid Introduction http://www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm

Other Resources

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/comets/index.html
Photo Gallery (you can choose the category you want) http://www.astronomy.com/photogallery/gallery_list.asp
BrainPOP Video on Solar System http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/index.weml
The Asteroid Belt http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids.html
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/
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Credits

Hotlist header "Celestial Bodies." Available [online] http://www.flamingtext.com/. June 5, 2002.
Pictures of comets and astroids. Available [online] http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/. June 5, 2002.

Created on June 4, 2002 for NISD Tiftech training, updated on June 5, 2002.