Astro Kids!
Content Credits:
Rachel Anderson,
Lisa Gaddis,
Trent Hare,
Deborah Lee Soltesz,
Adrienne Wasserman
Thanks to:
Brent Archinal,
Jenny Blue,
Kevin Mullins,
Janet Richie
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Welcome to Astro Kids, the USGS Astrogeology Research Program's web page just for kids!
This is your guide to what's the coolest stuff to see on our web site and the World Wide Web!
This page will grow and grow, so visit us often!
Fun Stuff to See and Do!
Just for Kids!
Fun Stuff on Our Site
Other Fun Sites
Stuff for Teachers
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The Moon
Mars
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Exploring Mars: (ZIP, 48 MB): PowerPoint slideshow highlighting the history, methods, and purpose of martian exploration,
featuring a number of Mars rover movies.
- Mars Magnets
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Mars Teaching Modules: Materials for teachers at the USGS Flagstaff Field Center Education and Outreach page
Awards & Reviews
Our site has been selected to be included in September's
Digital Dozen,
a list of exemplary web sites for educators selected by the
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC).
ENC collects both physical and virtual resources useful to math and science educators.
ENC is funded by the United States Department of Education and administered by The Ohio State University.
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
SciLinks web service has chosen to include our site
in their listing. SciLinks is an endeavor by NSTA to connect
textbooks to useful online content to help teachers take advantage
of the Internet to show their students materials that enhance or
extend the content covered in the curriculum.
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