Grade 4 Links - Earth Science - Solar System

Grade 4 Links- Earth Science - Solar System
Overarching Question: How does our planetary address affect the way we live?

The earth is part of a system called the solar system.
	Virtual Solar System Tour - Watch the Flash Movie !! http://www.spacekids.com/solarsystem/
	Solar System http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html
	The Nine Planets http://www.nineplanets.org/
	NASA - Solar System Exploration http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
	Enchanted Learning - The Planets http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/
	Solar System, Universe & Space Exploration http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
	Windows to the Universe http://www.windows.ucar.edu
	Astronomy and Space Exploration http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769132.html
	Enchanted Learning - The Planets http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/
	Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm

Planets orbit the sun in predictable patterns.
	Wacona Elementary School - Solar System http://www.wacona.com/solar/solarsystem.html
	University of Tennessee - Revolution and Rotation of the Planets http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/solarsys/revolution.html
	American Museum of Natural History: Our Place in Space http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/
	Our Place in Space: One on One with the Sun http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/sun/index.htm

Rotation and revolution of earth affect conditions of the planet.
	How Fast is the Earth Moving? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Speeds.shtml
	Calendar Year http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http://webexhibits.com/calendars/index.html

The sun provides energy/life and keeps the planets in orbit with a gravitational pull.
	Windows to the Universe - Movement of the Earth http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/kids _space/qearth_motion.html
	Ecosystems and How They Work http://members.tripod.com/recalde/ch5.html

Movement of the earth and moon create patterns in our daily life.
	American Museum of Natural History: Our Place in Space http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/
	Our Place in Space: Don't Be Lost in Space This is a song about "our place in space" http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/inspace/indexmi.htm
	Think Quest - Beyond our Skies http://library.thinkquest.org/29033/begin/earthsunmoon.htm
	Earth and Moon Viewer http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/


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