» Amazing Space - Collection of web-based activities designed for classroom use, but made available for everyone to enjoy.
» Arty the Part Time Astronaut - An interactive adventure for young astronomers guiding Arty and his alien friend Greg through our solar system.
» Build a Newtonian Physics Machine - If you build it carefully, this Newtonian Physics Machine device demonstrates one of the basic laws of nature.
» Building an Inexpensive Galilean Style Telescope - Students at Rice University explain how they re-created the telescope that Galileo used to make the first ever magnified views of the stars and planets... and all for less than 30 dollars.
» Cassini Kid's Page - Spacecraft Cassini is on its way to Saturn. Download the parts and instructions to build a paper model of the Cassini space probe. Find Saturn in the sky and discover more about this exciting adventure in space.
» Design a Satellite - Play the game and learn how satellites are launched, how they get their power, and how they help you watch your favorite television show.
» Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground - This collection of children's online astronomy activities, is a product of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Designed for grades 2 to 6, it contains hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, exp
» Jason Project: Be a Spacecraft Engineer - Challenges you to design a spacecraft to protect the International Space Station.
» Mars: Just For Kids - An official NASA site with games and activities for kids interested in interplanetary travel - especially to Mars.
» NASA Qwhiz - Qwhiz is a real-time, multi-player web game for kids and teachers. Read some material on the Internet, then answer questions about it.
» NASA for Kids - Has games, stories and activities about space and aeronautics.
» Powers of 10 - Discover the relative size of everything in the universe. Beginning with a 1 metre square, each successive page jumps back 10 times until you are a billion light years away. Lots of good activities and information. Based on the Eames film of the same name
» Project Starshine - Your school can help to build a satellite which will be launched from the Space Shuttle. You can track the Starshine satellites from your back yard.
» Satellite Tracking and Prediction - See the space station, the space shuttle and many other satellites from your back yard.
» Sea and Sky: Travelport Entrance - Fun and informative site for kids of all ages. Games, resources, galleries, and latest developments in exploration of sea and sky. Lots of great graphics.
» StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - Offers an interactive gaming and entertainment center for kids who wish to learn more about the solar system, the universe, and space.
» The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Cosmic Quest - Interactive space station design game with facts on requirements such as food, air and power. Includes information on the solar system and a description of an expedition to the North Magnetic Pole.
» Understanding the Universe - Discovery Channel School - Discover the incredible size and history of the universe through interactive gaming. Learn about important people who taught us about space, and tour some distant galaxies.
» Walk the Solar System - JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.
» Who's Out There? Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - Game that explores tools and knowledge required to design a research project to search for extraterrestrial intelligence, then tests your skills at searching for alien signals.
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