Astronomy Project Links
| Planet Info (http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm, 01-27-2007) | |
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This site is great for composition of atmosphere, length of day and year, mean orbital velocity, temperature, tourist attractions, water and pictures. |
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| Planet facts (http://www.astro-tom.com/getting_started/comets.htm, 01-25-2007) | |
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This site is great for diameter and length or day and year. |
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| The eight planets (http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/, 01-27-2007) | |
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This site is great for number of moons, weather, wind speeds, water availability, diameter, surface composition, tourist attractions and pictures. |
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| Planet Distance Information (http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/, 01-27-2007) |
| Gravitational Pull (http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html, 01-30-2007) |
| Astronomy Facts (http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/alphindexm.html, 01-31-2007) |
| Planet Pictures and Facts (http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/, 01-27-2007) |
| Photos of your planet (http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html, 01-27-2007) |
| Water Cycle Detailed (http://www.bristol-water.co.uk/education/waterCycle.asp, 01-31-2007) |
| Water Cycle (http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/watercycle.shtml, 01-31-2007) |
| Water Cycle 2 (http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/water_cycle.html&cdp=/windows3.html&edu=high&frp=/windows3.html, 01-28-2008) |
| Photosynthesis (http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html, 01-31-2007) |
| Photosynthesis 2 (http://www.backyardnature.net/photosyn.htm, 01-31-2007) |
| Temperature (http://www.parentcompany.com/design_kit/dek2h.htm, 01-31-2007) | |
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Use the first 4 points. Make sure you put these in your own words. |
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| Correct temperature -Greenhouse (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html, 01-31-2007) |
| Temperature - Ultraviolet light (http://www.answers.com/topic/ultraviolet, 01-31-2007) |
| Temperature Infrared (http://www.answers.com/topic/infrared, 01-31-2007) |
| Protection from radiation (http://www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov/science/basics.htm, 01-31-2007) | |
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Use the first 3 paragraphs only |
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| Protection from radiation 2 (http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/ozone.htm, 01-31-2007) | |
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use the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs under the heading of "scientific aspects" |
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| Space Suit (http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-suit.htm, 02-16-2005) | |
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This site will describe how a space suit works. Make sure you go to the second page and read the atmosphere oxygen and temperature paragraphs. This will give you some information but not enough detail to complete the question. |
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| Dome (http://www.redcolony.com/art.php?id=0112060, 02-16-2005) | |
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How to make a biodome for your planet. This is a great place to begin as you figure out how people can live on your planet. Inside the dome you can grow food, possibly create a water cycle and creat shelter. |
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| Oxygen generator (http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/03/20/mars.oxygen.machine/index.html, 01-11-2006) | |
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Use this site to get ideas for getting oxygen to your planet. |
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| Terraforming Mars (http://www.howstuffworks.com/terraforming2.htm, 02-05-2007) | |
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This is a good site to figure out how to make the planet warmer. |
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| Questions about creating life on Mars (http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/ask/humans-on-mars/, 02-05-2007) | |
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Note: the 3rd Q & A about oxygen has great information. There is a lot of other interesting ideas on this web site. Take some time and explore. |
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| Life support systems on Mars (https://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/em/10/3.cfm, 02-05-2007) | |
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This site will tell you about obtaining oxygen, water recycling, food production and much more. |
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| Terraforming Mars most upto date (https://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/em/10/10.cfm, 02-05-2007) |
| Planet lithograph (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/By_Type_Lithographs_landingpage.html, 08-27-2007) |