Astronomy

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  • Astronomy Interactives
  • Class Action
  • Exploring Planets in the Classroom
  • Eyes on the Sky Feet on the Ground
  • NAAP Labs
  • NAAP Interactives
  • NASA Solar System for Kids
  • NASA Space Place NGSS Activities
  • Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project
  • Nebraska Astronomy Simulations and Animations
  • Nebraska YouTube Astronomy Videos
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    • Coordinates

  • Earth Cards Activity
  • Longitude/Latitude Demonstrator
  • Earth Circumference Lab
  • Earth Circumference Lab Answers
  • Azimuth/Altitude Simulator
  • Antipodes Explorer
  • Celestial Equator (RA/Dec) Demonstrator
  • Celestial and Horizon Systems Comparison
  • Rotating Sky Explorer
  • Coordinate Systems Comparison Simulator
  • Determining Latitude Lab
  • Determining Latitude Lab Star List
  • Meridional Altitude Simulator
  • Declination Ranges Simulator
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    • Time Zones

  • Daylight Simulator
  • Daylight Hours Explorer
  • Sun Motions Simulator
  • Sun Motions Demonstrator
  • Geochron Lab
  • Geochron Lab Check
  • Home Planet Software
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    • Seasons

  • Sidereal and Solar Time Simulator
  • Seasons Simulator
  • Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator
  • Obliquity Simulator
  • Sun's Rays Simulator
  • Sun's Position on Horizon Simulator
  • Paths of the Sun Simulator
  • Ecliptic Simulator
  • Time Lapse Seasons Demonstrator
  • Synodic Lag Simulator
  • Rotation and Revolution of Earth Lab
  • Rotation and Revolution of Earth Lab Check
  • Time and Calendars Lab
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    • Satellites

  • Earth Orbit Plot Simulator
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    • Meteors

  • Driving Through Snow Simulator
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    • Phases

  • Lunar Phases Simulator
  • Lunar Phase Vocabulary
  • Lunar Phase Quizzer
  • Moon Phases and the Horizon Simulator
  • Determining Moon Phases Using Bisectors Demonstration
  • Basketball Phases Simulator
  • Three Views Earth, Sun, Space Simulator
  • Moon Inclination Simulator
  • Full Moon Declination Simulator
  • Moon Phase Activity
  • Moon Phase Book
  • Moon Word Search
  • Moon Observation Lab
  • Moon Observation Lab Images
  • Moon Observation Lab Answers
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    • Tides

  • Tidal Bulge Simulator
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    • Geology

  • Lunar Geology Activity
  • Exploring the Moon
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    • Eclipses

  • Eclipse Table
  • Eclipse Shadow Simulator
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    • Sundials

  • Analemmatic Sundial Lab
  • Analemmatic Sundial Activity Calculator
  • Sundial Activity
  • Diptych Sundial
  • Sundial Primer
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    • Position

  • Solar Constant Lab
  • Motions of the Sun Simulator
  • Effect of Planets on the Sun Simulator
  • Retrograde Motion Activity
  • Retrograde Motion Activity Constellations
  • Retrograde Motion Simulator
  • Zodiac Activity
  • Zodiac Activity Answers
  • Ecliptic and Zodiac Simulator
  • Spin Simulator

    • Structure

  • Helium Capture Activity
  • Helium Capture Activity Answers
  • Proton-Proton Chain Activity
  • Proton-Proton Chain Activity Answers
  • Proton-Proton Chain Simulator
  • CNO Cycle Activity
  • CNO Cycle Activity Answers
  • CNO Cycle Simulator
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    • Concepts

  • Exploring Planets in the Classroom
  • Planet Classification Activity
  • Solar System Planet Comparison Activity
  • Solar System Properties Explorer
  • Planet Formation Temperatures Plot
  • Planet Positions Activity
  • Planet Positions Activity Answers
  • Solar System Book Activity
  • Solar System Planet Report Activity
  • Solar System Concepts Activity
  • Solar System Concepts Cards
  • Solar System Crossword Puzzle
  • Solar System Word Search
  • Solar System Exploration Activity
  • Solar System Lab
  • Gas Retention Plot
  • Gas Retention Simulator
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    • Models

  • Phase Positions Demonstrator
  • Ptolemaic System Simulator
  • Planetary Configurations Simulator
  • Exploratorium Build a Solar System
  • Solar System Model
  • Solar System Model Calculator
  • Solar System Model Scavenger Hunt
  • Solar System Model Scavenger Hunt Answers
  • Synodic Period Calculator
  • Scale of the Solar System Lab
  • Scale of the Solar System Lab Check
  • Gravity Kit: Create Your Own Solar System
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    • Terrestrial

  • Atmospheres Activity
  • Atmospheres Activity Answers
  • Scale Height Simulator
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    • Venus

  • Phases and Transits of Venus Activity
  • Phases and Transits of Venus Activity Answers
  • Phases of Venus Simulator
  • Ptolemaic Phases of Venus Simulator
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    • Mars

  • Mars 3-D Images
  • Mars Word Search
  • Ptolemaic Orbit of Mars Simulator
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    • Geology

  • 3D Geology Tour of the Solar System
  • 3D Glasses Adult and Child Templates
  • 3D Images
  • 3D Images Activity
  • 3D Planet Tour of the Solar System
  • Geologic Processes Activity
  • Geologic Processes Activity Answers
  • Geologic Processes Images
  • Comparative Planetology Lab
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    • Jupiter

  • Kepler's Third Law: The Jovian Satellites Lab
  • Kepler's Third Law: The Jovian Satellites Lab Check
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    • Saturn

  • Saturn's Rings Lab
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    • Comets

  • Creating a Comet with Dry Ice
  • Educator's Guide to Kitchen Comets
  • Making a Comet Activity
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    • Observing

  • Bortle Dark Sky Scale
  • Exploratorium Blue Sky
  • Observing Notebook Sheets
  • Sidereal Time and Hour Angle Demonstrator
  • Heliacal Rising Simulator
  • Calibration Lab
  • Small Angle Formula Lab
  • Small Angle Formula Lab Answers
  • Small Angle Approximation Demonstrator
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    • Telescopes

  • Telescope Simulator
  • CCD Simulator
  • Photometry Simulator
  • Variable Star Photometry Analyzer
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    • Constellations

  • 88 Constellations Crossword Puzzle
  • Winter Constellations Crossword Puzzle
  • Spring Constellations Crossword Puzzle
  • Summer Constellations Crossword Puzzle
  • Autumn Constellations Crossword Puzzle
  • Big Dipper Star Clock Instructions
  • Big Dipper Star Clock Pattern
  • Big Dipper Clock Simulator
  • Big Dipper 3-D Simulator
  • Constellation Cards
  • Constellation Cards North
  • Constellation Cards Guide
  • Star Deck Card Uses
  • Constellation Identification Activity
  • Planisphere
  • Planisphere Activity
  • Planisphere Activity Answers
  • Make Your Own Planisphere
  • 20oN Planisphere
  • Double-Sided Planispheres
  • Double-Sided Planispheres Template
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    • Messier Objects

  • Messier Objects Activity
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    • Classification

  • Spectrum Explorer
  • Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Explorer
  • Eclipsing Binary Simulator
  • Aliasing in Wagon Wheels Simulator
  • Light Curve Simulator
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    • Properties

  • Distance Modulus Explorer
  • Parallax Calculator
  • Parallax Explorer
  • Spectroscopic Parallax Simulator
  • Stellar Velocity Calculator
  • Pulsar Period Simulator
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    • Evolution

  • My Life as a Star Activity
  • HR Diagram Explorer
  • HR Diagram Cluster Fitting Explorer
  • Stellar Luminosity Calculator
  • Luminosity Simulator
  • Flux Calculator
  • Supernova Light Curve Fitting Explorer
  • Registration SImulator
  • Blink Comparator Simulator
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    • Exoplanets

  • Solar System Designer Activity
  • Hammer Thrower Simulator
  • Exoplanet Radial Velocity Simulator
  • Extrasolar Planet Radial Velocity Demonstrator
  • Extrasolar Planet Radial Velocity Graph
  • Exoplanet Transit Simulator
  • Circumstellar Habitable Zone Simulator
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    • Galaxies

  • Milky Way Rotational Velocity Simulator
  • Milky Way Habitability Explorer
  • Galaxy Designer Activity
  • Galactic Redshift Simulator
  • Traffic Density Analogy
  • Hubble's Law Simulator
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    • Universe

  • End of the Universe Activity
  • History of the Universe Activity
  • History of the Universe Activity Cards
  • Lookback Time Simulator
  • Photo Album Activity
  • Balloon Universe Simulator
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    • Astrobiology

  • Drake Equation Activity
  • Drake Equation Activity Answers
  • Greetings from Planet Earth Activity
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    • Calculations

  • Conversion Factors: Time, Distance, and Mass Lab
  • Conversion Factors: Time, Distance, and Mass Lab Answers
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    • Kepler's Laws

  • Planetary Orbit Simulator
  • Kepler's Third Law and Bode's Law: The Planets Lab
  • Kepler's Third Law and Bode's Law: The Planets Lab Answers
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    • Orbits

  • Geostationary Satellite Activity
  • Geostationary Satellite Activity Answers
  • Trip to Mars Activity
  • Trip to Mars Activity Answers
  • Eccentricity Demonstrator
  • Epicycles Demonstrator
  • Universal Law of Gravitation and Circular and Escape Velocities Lab
  • Universal Law of Gravitation and Circular and Escape Velocities Lab Check
  • Universal Law of Gravitation and Circular and Escape Velocities Lab Answers
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    • Relativity

  • Thought Experiments Activity
  • Worldline Activity
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    • Time Travel

  • Time Travel Activity
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    • Astronomers

  • Astronomers Activity
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    • Spacecraft

  • Build Your Own Scale Models of JPL Spacecraft
  • Free Spacecraft Model Kits
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    • Travel

  • Trip to the Stars Activity
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