Grade 5 Patterns of Earth and Sky
EU: The orbit and rotation of Earth cause observable patterns.
EQ: What patterns are caused by Earth’s movement?
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PowerKnowledge Earth and Space
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Galaxies:
Technology & Exploration:
Solar System Exploration (NASA)
Video history of the Telescope
Interactive Tumblebook about the Shuttle
Videos/Images
Space Compilation play list by Crash Course
NASA live stream (with soothing music)
Ted Talk: Your kids might live on Mars: Here's how they'll survive
How Astronauts eat, sleep and use bathroom in space
Aurora Borealis
What causes the northern lights?
Kids Should See This (vid) - How Aurora Borealis is created
Brain Stuff - What causes the northern lights (vid)
International Space Station
European Space Agency (ESA) - ISS
Kids Should See this (vid) - 25 minute video
Whiteholes
Space Time - White holes (vid)
Space - White hole (1); White hole (2)
Ask an astronomer - white holes
SpaceCrafts
Mars
Zodiac and Constellation
Ducksters - Astronomy/Constellation
Planets for Kids - Constellation
Ask an astronomer - Early astronomers
Space.com - famous astronomers
Nebula
Our Universe for Kids - Nebula
Saturn
Big Universe - Saturn collection
Our universe for kids - Saturn
Sun/Star
Brainpop - Life cycle of stars
Big Universe - The Sun collection
Our Universe for Kids - The Sun
*Ask an astronomer* Has information on the universe, solar system, observational astronomy (stargazing, telescopes, timekeeping, extraterrestrial, people and astronomy etc)
Supernova
What if the sun went through a supernova explosion? (vid)
Solar System:
Gravity:
What is Gravity - NASA for Kids
Ducksters - Gravity
Wonderopolis - Why is there no gravity in space?
Interactive:
Math in Space
How to use Math to Fly rockets to Space?
The Mathematics of Interstellar travel
Black Hole
Our Universe for Kids - Black Holes
Planets for Kids - Black Holes
Curious Kids - Where do black holes lead to?
What if there was a blackhole in your pocket?
Wikipedia - Blackhole (full text)
What exactly is a Blackhole Event Horizon?
What happens at the Event Horizon? (vid)
Blackhole breakthrough: Event Horizon Image (vid)
Event Horizon and Accretion Disk
Human Body in Space
Wikipedia - Effects of Spaceflight on the body
Astronomy - How does space affect human body?
OpenMind - Effect on human body
Effects on before, during and after space travel
Smithsonian - Effects on human body
Transport/Robots/Rovers/Rockets
Do we really need rockets to go to space?
NinePlanets - Space Missions and Crafts
Kids Should See this - Future Rover
Kids Should See This - Rockets
Exoplanets
Our Universe for Kids - Exoplanets
Kiddle - Extrasolar planets (Exoplanets)
Stars
Planets for kids - Colors of stars
Australia National Telescope Facility - Colours of stars
Big Bang
Wonderopolis - what caused the big bang?
Pluto
Nat Geo (Vid) - Planet 101: Pluto
Dwarf Planets
Our Universe for Kids - Dwarf Planets