Space: Meteors
Find information about meteoroids, meteors and meteorite. Learn about their differences, their origin and composition. The following sites include photographs, audio, animation and an activity.
Grades
- 3,
- 4,
- 5,
- 6
Links
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Astronomy for Kids
Learn about the difference between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.
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StarChild: Meteoroids
Learn here about different kinds of meteoroids. Advance to Level 2 to learn more about meteors and meteorites sizes and weights. The site includes images and audio narration.
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Meteoroids: Zoom Astronomy
Find here information meteoroids, their orbits and origination.
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BBC: Meteor Showers
Learn how to see meteors and view the meteor shower schedule for this year. NOTE: The Talk link goes to a message board.
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Meteoroids and the Craters They Make
Conduct experiments from this page and create craters to learn more about meteoroids impacts.
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Meteors: A Primer
Read about meteors and meteorites. Learn new terms and definitions. NOTE: This site contains ads.
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Welcome to the Planets: Small Bodies
Click on icons of three meteorites than read or listen to about them and view their photos.
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NASA: Meteors
Here is information about meteors, meteor showers, and meteorites. Learn about the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona.
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All About Meteors
This page contains brief information and an index of more in-depth articles about meteors, meteor showers, and asteroids. There are also image galleries and short videos. NOTE: This site contains ads.
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Meteor Multiplication
Blast the meteor that has the correct answer in this multiplication game.
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Meteor Shower Viewing Tips
Learn how to best view a meteor shower with the tips on this page. Includes a calendar for the upcoming showers in 2010.
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2010 Meteor Showers
Here is a description of the annual meteor showers and they're dates.
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