a guided tour of

science
aleka francis

grade level:4

gps topic: students will compare and contrast the physical

attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets.

site #1
site title: the nine planets just for kids
site url: http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm
annotation: this site gives a brief description of the solar
system.

activity 1:students will draw a picture of each of the groups of

planets and label them. (rocky planets and gas planets)
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site #2
site title: the planets
site url: http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/planets.html

annotation: site gives a few facts about each planet

activity 1: choose one of the planets and find as many

interesting facts as you can about it using this site as well as
more info using this link as a starting point.
http://www.google.com/
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site #3
site title: stars
site url: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/stars.htm

annotation: this site contains a description of the many types of

stars.

activity 1: draw a picture containing each type of star from the

site.
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site #4
site title: astronomy.com
site url: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=1080

annotation: this site lets you choose different bodies in the solar
system and look up info on them.

activity 1: choose a planet from the list and write a paragraph

telling what you learned from the site about the planet.
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site #5
site title:yahooligans science
site url:
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/space/sshome.html

annotation:this page shows the planets in relation to the sun

and gives an overview of each of them.

activity 1: make a model of the planets and the sun using

different colors of play-dough and an empty shoe box.(all
materials and instructions provided by teacher except empty
shoe box.)
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site #6
site title:the constellations and their stars
site url:
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/constellations.h
tml

annotation: tells what constellations are and where they came

from.

activity 1:there is an activity at this link

http://library.thinkquest.org/j002809/project1.html
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site #7
site title: fact monster science
site url: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/a0769165.html

annotation: gives a discription of the colors of the solar system.

activity 1: tell why there are different colors of the universe.

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site #8
site title:fact monster science
site url: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/a0004429.html

annotation: describes the birth and death of a star.

activity 1: in class discussion about how stars are born.