Space Webquests/Scavenger Hunts/Cameras

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/kconnors/wquest.htm - students are asked to answer questions on the planets, the order of the planets and other related space questions after looking at various given websites.

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/kconnors/shunt.htm - scavenger hunt (same as above)

http://www.mec.edu/orr/jhs/academics/space_webquest.html - students are assigned to promote the planets after researching each one. Information links to each planet are included.

http://www.bluewebn.com/wired/fil/pages/webspacemr.html - webquest that assigns learners to research (using the web) the history of space exploration.

http://www.lfelem.lfc.edu/tech/DuBose/webquest/pictor/space.html - webquest assigning students to research the space station MIR (no links included)

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/ - virtual tour of our solar system (VERY NEAT)

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Anim.html- various space animations from the NASA website. (Flash Animation is needed)

www.nasa.gov/ - super large website with hundreds of links including pictures, links, information on space missions, etc. WARNING- VERY LARGE SITE

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-m&img=Moon.evif This cam captures sights of the moon’s surface. 

http://search.earthcam.com/search_cam.php?cat=SPC&sub=y&offset=15&page=2&chapter=1&count=29 Live space shuttle launches from Kennedy Space Centre. 

http://www.cipce.rpi.edu/~gottll/ This space scavenger hunt allows the student to explore information about space. The topics include: the planets, women in space, the Big Bang, comets, asteroids, and space history. It also includes a section with some great interactive space games. 

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/project2/AstroHunt.html This site offers a scavenger hunt dealing with astronauts. The goal of the scavenger hunt is to past a series of tests to become an astronaut. 

http://www.mcm.edu/~claya/space_hunt.htm This is a very simple scavenger hunt that deals with the mythology and basic facts of the planets. Students are guided through ten questions. 

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/nineplanets.html Take a multimedia tour of the solar system. Visit the nine planets and their moons. There are great pictures and useful information.