Title: Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
Description: Students go on a tour of auroral phenomena through research images and taped interviews with scientists. Diagrams and text provide background on qualitative magneto-dynamics, and explanations of locations of auroral zones on the Earth. Variations in color are used to introduce ideas about spectroscopy.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.

Title: Water on the Move Current Events
Description: This site contains great information and experiments. Learn what makes ocean currents flow on this page from the Museum of Science's "Oceans Alive!" Read about some major ocean currents and discover the effects of wind, sun, continents, density, salinity, El Nino, and the Coriolis Effect on currents.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 1: Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Niño, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.
[S1] (6) 3: Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth.
[S1] (6) 7: Describe Earth’s biomes.
[S1] (6) 9: Identify the moon’s phases.
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] (7) 4: Describe organisms in the six-kingdom classification system by their characteristics.
[S1] (7) 7: Describe biotic and abiotic factors in the environment.

Title: Planets in our solar system
Description: Discusses the planets and their relationship to the sun.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] (6) 11: Describe units used to measure distance in space, including astronomical units and light years.

Title: Solar system
Description: This website is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system. Each page has my text and NASA's images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.

Title: Components of Our Solar System
Description: This website helps student to identify the sun and earth moons as components of our solar system.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 11: Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system.
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.

Title: Secret Worlds-The Universe Within
Description: Take an incredible virtual journey that begins in far, far outer space and ends inside subatomic particles of a leaf on a tree that is located at Florida State University. This site can also be used to teach Powers of Ten (Scientific Notation).
Standard(s):
[S1] (2) 11: Identify basic components of our solar system, including the sun, planets, and Earth’s moon.
[S1] (4) 10: Describe components of our solar system.
[S1] (5) 11: Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system.
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] (6) 11: Describe units used to measure distance in space, including astronomical units and light years.
[S1] (8) 2: Describe the structure of atoms, including the location of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

Title: Components of Our Solar System
Description: This website helps student to identify the sun and earth moons as components of our solar system.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 11: Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system.
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.

Title: The Life Cycle of a Star Applet
Description: This applet has been designed to help students gain a better understanding of the life cyle of a star. The cartoon character, Stellar Sam, guides students through the various stages in the lifecycle of stars using an example of a star similar to the Sun, as well as a much more massive star.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] E&S (9-12) 4: Describe the production and transfer of stellar energies.

Title: Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
Description: Students go on a tour of auroral phenomena through research images and taped interviews with scientists. Diagrams and text provide background on qualitative magneto-dynamics, and explanations of locations of auroral zones on the Earth. Variations in color are used to introduce ideas about spectroscopy.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.

Title: Water on the Move Current Events
Description: This site contains great information and experiments. Learn what makes ocean currents flow on this page from the Museum of Science's "Oceans Alive!" Read about some major ocean currents and discover the effects of wind, sun, continents, density, salinity, El Nino, and the Coriolis Effect on currents.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 1: Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Niño, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.
[S1] (6) 3: Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth.
[S1] (6) 7: Describe Earth’s biomes.
[S1] (6) 9: Identify the moon’s phases.
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] (7) 4: Describe organisms in the six-kingdom classification system by their characteristics.
[S1] (7) 7: Describe biotic and abiotic factors in the environment.

Title: Secret Worlds-The Universe Within
Description: Take an incredible virtual journey that begins in far, far outer space and ends inside subatomic particles of a leaf on a tree that is located at Florida State University. This site can also be used to teach Powers of Ten (Scientific Notation).
Standard(s):
[S1] (2) 11: Identify basic components of our solar system, including the sun, planets, and Earth’s moon.
[S1] (4) 10: Describe components of our solar system.
[S1] (5) 11: Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system.
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] (6) 11: Describe units used to measure distance in space, including astronomical units and light years.
[S1] (8) 2: Describe the structure of atoms, including the location of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

Title: The Life Cycle of a Star Applet
Description: This applet has been designed to help students gain a better understanding of the life cyle of a star. The cartoon character, Stellar Sam, guides students through the various stages in the lifecycle of stars using an example of a star similar to the Sun, as well as a much more massive star.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 10: Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
[S1] E&S (9-12) 4: Describe the production and transfer of stellar energies.