My Afterschool Class, Scientific Explorers, Sponsored by the CORSE Foundation will be combined with the Computer Explorers to be a new class:
Best Buddies (for grades 4-6).
The class will cover several aviation and space topics including how airplanes fly, how rockets work, planets, space travel (shuttles and ISS). Each year we take a fantastic field trip and we hope to return this year. We also hope to be able to schedule the STARLAB planetarium for one of the classes.
Please check out the links and websites below:
20 Fun Learning Sites on Space, Planets, Airplanes, and More!
1. Amazing Space Site
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/tonights_sky
2. Cool Site with information on the sky and the sea
3. Enchanted Learning site on planets
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
4. Sky and Telescope magazine site on Observing
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
5. Nine (eight, now) planets site
6. Kids Astronomy site
7. Kids and Space Site
http://www.kids-and-space.com/
8. National Geographic Space site
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/
9. Star Child Site from NASA
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
10. NASA for Kids
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
11. How Airplanes Fly
http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/how-airplanes-fly.html
12. COSMOS for Kids site
13. Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
14. Find your AGE on other planets
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html
15. Find your WEIGHT on other planets
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html
16. NASA solar system site
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
17. Codes and Code Breaking
http://www.theproblemsite.com/codes
18. Paper Airplane folding site #1
http://www.10paperairplanes.com/
19. Paper Airplane folding site #2
http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com
20. Paper Airplane folding site #3
11 Fun Learning Activities (Games)!
1. Rags to Riches game 1
http://www.quia.com/rr/151395.html
2. Rags to Riches game 2
http://www.quia.com/rr/228207.html
3. Rags to Riches game 3
http://www.quia.com/rr/36169.html
4. Fill in the blank game 1
http://www.quia.com/cm/137727.html
5. Matching game on solar system
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/SOLSYS01
6. Matching game on solar system
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/SOLSYS02
7. Drop and Drag Diagram on Solary System
http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Solar-System-01.htm
8. Rags to Riches game #1
http://www.quia.com/rr/437494.html
9. Rags to Riches game #2
http://www.quia.com/rr/447044.html
10. Rags to Riches game #3
http://www.quia.com/rr/36169.html
11. Matching game on Solary System
http://www.quia.com/cm/320548.html