Grades | Quiz Games (with special printable formats for classroom use) | ||
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5th - 12th | Quiz on Comets, #1 | Quiz on Comets, Asteroids & Meteoroids | |
Quiz on Comets, #2 | Features of Comets, Asteroids & Meteoroids | ||
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Exploring Comets Grade: 2 - 12 Explore comets with this video. Learn where comets come from, what they are made of, NASA missions to visit comets and much more. 9:20 |
Unlocking Comet Secrets - A Comet's Tale Grade: 2 - 12 Learn how scientists use observation domes and powerful telescopes to study comets. As the black comet rock reflects back only 4% of the light, these cosmic rocks can be a little tricky to spot. 2:25 |
Comets - Remnants Of The Beginning Grade: 2 - 12 Comets are very important because they represent the leftover bits and pieces from the outer solar system formation process, which took place four and a half billion years ago. In this lesson, learn all about the comets - what they are made up of, their possible role in the origin of life on Earth, NASA missions to comets, and much more. 4:50 |
Comet vs Asteroid vs Meteor Grade: 2 - 12 Find out what's the difference between a comet, an asteroid and a meteor. 3:45 |
Jupiter Explosion - A Comet's Tale Grade: 2 - 12 A rare chance to see space agency footage as a comet strikes Jupiter and is caught on camera. In one of the biggest explosions that have ever been witnessed, scientists discuss the theoretical impact of a relative blast on Earth. 1:10 |
Mission To Catch A Comet Grade: 2 - 12 Learn about the Rosetta Spacecraft. It is on a 10-year mission to catch the comet '67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko'. Rosetta will be the first spacecraft to soft-land a robot on a comet! As the first spacecraft to accompany a comet as it enters our inner solar system, it'll observe at close range how the comet changes as it approaches the Sun. 2:15 |
Nasa Spacecraft meets Comet Tempel-1 Grade: 2 - 12 Learn about the Stardust NExT spacecraft. Stardust NExT's robust shields have the capacity to stop a centimeter sized particle (traveling at 6 kilometers per second), while flying through comet Temple 1's cloudy coma. 2:20 |
Comets Grade: 2 - 12 In this lesson, scientists explain how comets form, and what potential threat they might represent to Earth. 3:30 |
What are Meteorites? Grade: 2 - 12 Learn about fascinating facts about meteorites. Find out where meteorites come from, and what they can tell us about the solar system's beginnings. 3:30 |
Meteors from Halley's Comet Grade: 2 - 12 Earth passes through a stream of dust from Halley's Comet that causes the annual Aquarid meteor shower. Learn more about it in this presentation. 2:30 |
Comets and Meteor Showers (Perseid Meteor Shower) Grade: 2 - 12 Have you ever wondered what makes these cosmic fireworks? Meteor showers are just colorful debris of a passing comet or a fragmented asteroid. Learn all about them in this video. 2:20 |
Doomsday Asteroids Grade: 2 - 12 With thousands of asteroids, comets and other near-Earth object buzzing by our planet, learn how we can avoid the same fate as the dinosaurs. 3:05 |