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Arty the Part Time Astronaut [ Profile ] - An interactive adventure for young astronomers guiding Arty and his alien friend Greg through our solar system.

Amazing Space [ Profile ] - Collection of web-based activities designed for classroom use, but made available for everyone to enjoy.

Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground [ Profile ] - This collection of children's online astronomy activities, is a product of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Designed for grades 2 to 6, it contains hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, experiment, and analyze data.

StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers [ Profile ] - Offers an interactive gaming and entertainment center for kids who wish to learn more about the solar system, the universe, and space.

Understanding the Universe - Discovery Channel School [ Profile ] - Discover the incredible size and history of the universe through interactive gaming. Learn about important people who taught us about space, and tour some distant galaxies.

Project Starshine [ Profile ] - Your school can help to build a satellite which will be launched from the Space Shuttle. You can track the Starshine satellites from your back yard.

Satellite Tracking and Prediction [ Profile ] - See the space station, the space shuttle and many other satellites from your back yard.

Powers of 10 [ Profile ] - Discover the relative size of everything in the universe. Beginning with a 1 metre square, each successive page jumps back 10 times until you are a billion light years away. Lots of good activities and information. Based on the Eames film of the same name.

Mars: Just For Kids [ Profile ] - An official NASA site with games and activities for kids interested in interplanetary travel - especially to Mars.

Walk the Solar System [ Profile ] - JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.

NASA for Kids [ Profile ] - Has games, stories and activities about space and aeronautics.

Building an Inexpensive Galilean Style Telescope [ Profile ] - Students at Rice University explain how they re-created the telescope that Galileo used to make the first ever magnified views of the stars and planets... and all for less than 30 dollars.

Cassini Kid's Page [ Profile ] - Spacecraft Cassini is on its way to Saturn. Download the parts and instructions to build a paper model of the Cassini space probe. Find Saturn in the sky and discover more about this exciting adventure in space.

Who's Out There? Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence [ Profile ] - Game that explores tools and knowledge required to design a research project to search for extraterrestrial intelligence, then tests your skills at searching for alien signals.

Build a Newtonian Physics Machine [ Profile ] - If you build it carefully, this Newtonian Physics Machine device demonstrates one of the basic laws of nature.

NASA Qwhiz [ Profile ] - Qwhiz is a real-time, multi-player web game for kids and teachers. Read some material on the Internet, then answer questions about it.

Sea and Sky: Travelport Entrance [ Profile ] - Fun and informative site for kids of all ages. Games, resources, galleries, and latest developments in exploration of sea and sky. Lots of great graphics.

Design a Satellite [ Profile ] - Play the game and learn how satellites are launched, how they get their power, and how they help you watch your favorite television show.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Cosmic Quest [ Profile ] - Interactive space station design game with facts on requirements such as food, air and power. Includes information on the solar system and a description of an expedition to the North Magnetic Pole.

Jason Project: Be a Spacecraft Engineer [ Profile ] - Challenges you to design a spacecraft to protect the International Space Station.
 
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NASA for Kids - Has games, stories and activities about space and aeronautics.