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Asteroids,
Comets & Meteors
Asteroids
Asteroids:
Deadly Impact
Sorry to clutter your desk in your absence, but I need you on
these mysterious cases. All involve extraterrestrial perpetrators.
You know the drill: Examine the evidence in the files and on
your desk, then finger the most probable culprits.
Asteroids
- Multimedial Tour by Zeljko Lipanovic
Asteroids are rocky metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are
too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets.
Lunar
Adventure
Plot a course through space to locate valuable minerals. You
must use your skill as an asteroid hunter to neutralize the asteroids
in each sector. For grades 4 and up.
Make
Asteroids You Can Eat
Create your own odd-shaped asteroids out of plain old mashed
potatoes. Bake them in the oven to turn them (more or less) asteroid
color. Then eat your asteroids for dinner!
Make
a Balloon-powered Nanorover
Try this asteroid mechanical explorer, made from three styrofoam
meat trays. This project is a little bit hard, so you might want
to ask a grown-up or big brother or sister to do it with you.
Comets
Making
a Comet
This activity will give you a chance to observe the uneven surface,
dark composition, delicate character, and even venting of trapped
gas of a "mock" comet.
Meteors
Cosmic
Football
Recently a scientist from The Natural History Museum discovered
a very unusual micrometeorite - help him to unravel its million-year-old
history.
Meteoroids
and the Craters They Make
This activity investigates the formation of craters. You'll see
how the size, angle, and speed of a meteorite's impact affects
the properties of craters. In addition, your family will become
familiar with the terms meteor, meteoroid, and meteorite.
Pictures from 2001 Leonid
Meteor Shower
18 Nov. 2001 - taken near San Jose, California. We stayed up
most the night up on Fremont Peak to witness this meteor shower.
Well worth it! A list buddy posted these photos of the Leonid
Meteor Shower on his website.
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- Discovery
Telescopes
Explore Asteroids
and Comets
with Amazon.com
 
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
by Seymour Simon
Gr 3-5. Simon's tight, lucid text gives the lowdown on meteors,
comets, and asteroids: their composition and behavior, where
they fit into the greater galactic scene, how their sometimes
spectacular displays have been interpreted down through the ages.
 
Just the Facts
- Comets and Asteroids (1997)
Through interviews with prominent researchers, footage of comet
sightings and impact craters, and cool computer graphics simulating
collisions, we learn about the lives and times of these relatively
tiny interplanetary bodies.
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