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| Welcome to the Planets | ||||||
| http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/ | ||||||
| Grade Level | 5-12 | |||||
| Teaching Guide? | No | |||||
| Content/Info |  |
Detailed info on all planets plus space exploration; includes glossary | ||||
| Pictures | |
Detailed photos of planets, spacecrafts | ||||
| Activities | |
None | ||||
| Ease-of-Use | |
Easy navigation with linked text as well as images | ||||
| Technology Needed | Nothing special; gif or jpg option offered for photos | |||||
| Standards Addressed |
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Summary
A collection of
many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
The collection has been extracted from the
interactive program
"Welcome to the Planets" which was distributed on the Planetary Data System
Educational CD-ROM Version
1.5 in December
1995.
Grade
Level
5-12
Content/Information
Content separated by planet and spacecraft.
Clicking on a planet retrieves a "planet profile" (statistical information)
as well as
thumbnail photos with thorough captions.
The "Explorer" section details satellites, spacecrafts, telescopes, the
Space Shuttle.
Clicking on one retrieves photos and information.
Pictures
Images extracted from NASA's planetary
exploration program. Includes thumbnails that can be enlarged by
clicking, option of either
gif or jpg. Close-ups as well as
distant views of planets.
Classroom
Activities
None.
Ease of
Use
Easy navigation categorized by planet
or spacecraft. Clickable links to unfamiliar words take student directly
to glossary.
Technology
Needed/Recommended
No special technology or plug-ins needed.
T1 connection is helpful to load images, although they load fairly quickly
with a modem.
Standards Addressed
| 5th: | |||||
| 6th: | State Goal 12 (CAS F) | ||||
| 7th: | State Goal 12 (CAS F) | ||||
| 8th: |