Space Internet Hunt

Space Internet Hunt
Directions: Use the colored links provided to find the answers to the questions. If the link is not working,
use your Internet researching skills to develop an answer.

Try this web surfing trick.

1.	Hold down on your mouse on the link. A pop-up menu will open.
2.	Drag down with your mouse to choose "New Window with this Link". A new window will open on top of the hunt one.
3.	Find your answer.
4.	Close the new window. The hunt page should be visible. Go to the link for the next question and repeat the process.

1. May 5th 2002 an incredible event occurred in the sky involving three planets. Which planets were involved?

What occured?

2. What is an asteroid?

3. Write three facts about the Sun

4. What is the solar cycle?

5. May 5th is the anniversary of Alan Shepard being the first American in space. How many years ago did this happen?

6. In 1976 the Viking 1 spacecraft took a picture of Mars. People saw something that looked like a giant face.
What is it really?

7. Watch the Moon 101 video at National Goegraphic.
How does the Moon influence the earth?

8. Challenge question: The earth rotates (turns) on its axis. Does Earth's moon rotate on an axis?
Find the clues to figure out the answer in the StarChild web site.

9. Explore your favorite planet's pictures and then take the quiz.

10. TAI. (Think about it) John Glenn was the first American man to orbit the earth. Where did he land?

Why do you think he had to land there?

11. What are FLATS?

12. Our solar system is part of a group of stars called the

The Milky Way is an example of a

True or false all galaxies are the same.

13. Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod Summarize the text about today's picture.

14. Solve the Assuming There is no Traffic problem.

15. Every full moon is not the same. Explain

16. What is the debate about the number of planets in our solar system?

What do you think?

Extra: MathMastery - Is your Moon Bigger?

Adventures of the Agronauts

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." ~ Neil Armstrong

Done already? Good for you!

Take a virtual Tour of the Solar System

One Small Step web site - The history of man's race to the moon. Extraordinary site! | Where are all the Little Green Men?

Check out the Hubble telescope's web site for more views of space http://hubble.stsci.edu/discoveries/hstexhibit/index.html

Eye on Infinity @ NGS

Blast off with these space resources http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/dec98/intro.htm

Explore the CosmicQuest -Living in Space activity http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html

Exploring our solar system | Astronomy

When can you see a satellite pass over your town? http://www.heavens-above.com Use the Select your location. Answer the location questions.

Dive into Back Holes | Explore the Solar System - Venn Diagram activity

Check out the BBC's online - solar system jigsaw. Try Planet level first.

The Future Channels integrating math science and career exploration

Mysteries of Deep Space | Explore a science subject at Science Close Up gr 1-6

Eyes on the Sky and Feet on the Ground | Space Junkyard video

By Way of the Moon web quest | WorldWide Telescope - free downloadable software spans astronomy, education and computing

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2002 Cindy O'Hora, FAQ Updated 8/2007 posted 4/02
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