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Curriculum Related Links

Grade Four

Science/Investigating Earth and Space
Observing the night sky (Stars vs. Planets)
The Night Sky this month
GalacticSky Charts

Star Classifications
Planets in the Solar System
Welcome to the Planets
The Nine Planets
Browse the Solar System
StarChild. Developed by NASA, this page is an excellent link for children to learn about the Universe, the Solar System and Stars. It is colorful, full of facts, and has a readability of about grade 4 or 5. Every young astronomer should have the opportunity to visit this link.

Moon
StarChild:Moon

Day-and-night cycle
The Solar System Live!

Social Studies/America: Origins, Exploration, Colonization

Origins
Helping Your Child Learn Geography Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
How To Make A Glacier Exploring the Past: An Archaeological Journey
The Constitution of the Iroquois Nation
WOVEN WAMPUM BEADWORK
Wampum Items

Exploration
The Columbus Navigation Homepage
Mapmaker Cross-curricular Project Cover Page (Perspectives on Christopher Columbus)

Colonization
Survival (Jamestown)
Virginia Visions - Jamestown
James Fort Rediscovered
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
Anne Hutchinson

General

AIMS- Activities Integrating Math and Science.
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary.
This is an excellent resource for primary and intermediate students. Click on the word or illustration, and you link to a fact page about the topic.
The Planets' Websites.
Organized links to sites that provide text, movies, and photos or drawings of the planets.
NASA.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Daily news and updates about NASA programs.