StarLab Activities

General Space Sites

• Astronomy badge by DIY.org 

• Solar Engineering badge by DIY.org 

• NASA Kids Club  by NASA

• VIDEO: Bill Nye S01E19: Outer Space by Bill Nye the Science Guy

• Solar System for Kids Lesson, Experiments, Activities, and Worksheets by 123 Homeschool 4 Me

Sky Watching

• Star-Gazers  by PBS, weekly 1-minute videos about the current sky events

• Sun/Moon Rise/Set Times by Time and Date

Earth,  Moon, and Sun

• VIDEO: Science Court: Seasons by Science Court 

• Moon Phases Mini Book by Free Homeschool Deals

• Eclipse dates for Cedar Rapids and more by Time and Date

Planets & Gravity

• Science Units by Mystery Science

  • Gravity Jump activity

• Your Weight on Other Worlds by Exploratorium

• Planets to Scale by NASA, showing planet size with 1-meter sun, and discussing distances

• List of Planetary Fact Sheets by NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive

• Gravity Activity with Paperclips by Buggy and Buddy

Solar System

• Make a Scale Solar System by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• VIDEO: Solar System Size and Distance by NASAJPL Edu

• Your Weight on Other Worlds by Exploratorium

• 14 Science Projects and Lessons About the Solar System by Science Buddies

• Earth and Space Science by PBS Learning Media

Constellations

• Constellations by NASA's Space Place

• Super Stars (Constellations): #31.1  video by Crash Course Kids

• Constellation Location: #31.2  video by Crash Course Kids

• The Zodiac Constellations: #37.1 video by Crash Course Kids

• AUDIO: Perseus and Medusa by Greathall Productions / Jim Weiss Collection

Star Charts

• Sky Maps monthly downloadable from Sky Maps

Space Exploration

• International Space Station on Google Maps - explore the ISS

• Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman S1E01: 3-2-1 Blast Off! from PBS Kids, exploring the solar system in Boston

• Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman S1E19 at Space Camp in Alabama from PBS Kids 

• AUDIO: Galileo and the Stargazers (Excerpt) by Well-Trained Mind / Jim Weiss Collection