Space.com

Type of Resource: Research Resources, Online Multimedia Library, Teacher Tools and Information, Online Activities, Student tools and information, Virtual Tour
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Flash
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Recommendation:

This site is laden with advertising - both banner ads and movie type presentations that are very distracting. Finding a specific activity or spot in the site for students to use and directing them right to it would be more efficient. There are gems in this site that can add a lot to a study - the virtual tour of the solar system in the science area is one.

Description:

SPACE.com shares articles and provides a message board, email newsletter, image gallery, interactive features and multimedia presentations. From the website: "SPACE.com is the award-winning space web site, offering rich and compelling original content about space, astronomy, technology, information, education, entertainment and business news. SPACE.com content is syndicated to leading general news websites. "SPACE.com was awarded the 2003 Online Journalism Award for Breaking News by the Online News Association for its coverage of the Columbia space shuttle disaster."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find articles, images and activities to share with students. Find articles that add the current debates and advances to a study of astronomy. Enter discussion boards and contests and sign up for an e newsletter. Search the site or visit one of nine areas: destinations, news, space flight, science, technology, entertainment, space views, night sky, community.

Related Resources:

4-5, 6-8, 9-12+

Science : Astronomy
Technology : Programming

Research Resources, Online Multimedia Library, Teacher Tools and Information, Online Activities, Student tools and information, Virtual Tour

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