Solar Eclipse and Space Sites
© Wayne Dawe
I know I'm a bit late but if you're keen and read this article early in the week, you still have time to zip over to Solar Eclipse, Stories from the path of totality. This site will provide live coverage of the eclipse on the 25th and 26th of February. We had a partial eclipse of the sun where I live about four years ago and it was quite cool. The Goddard Space Flight Center Eclipse page has more great information on the eclipse.
If eclipses aren't your cup of tea but you're still interested in space, you should take a look at The Global Schoolhouse Space Science websites list. Though this site is aimed more towards educators, older kids will find the listed resources interesting too. One of my favorite sites on this page which will appeal to kids of all ages is Views of the solar system. This site has pictures and movies of just about anything connected to the solar system with text in English, Spanish and Portuguese. If you go only one of the listed sites this week, make it this one. If you followed the Mars Pathfinder mission, maybe you'd like to get your name on a CD-ROM that is going to Mars next year. For more information, go to Send your name to Mars. Their goal is to collect one million names, sowhy not make one of them yours?
Though not a space web site, you may want to point your teacher to MayaQuest '98. This four-week study of Maya culture starts Mar. 9, so there is still time to get your class signed up. You can also browse and archive of last year's event. I'm not sure how much it costs to sign up. If anyone knows, just start a discussion (click at the bottom of the page) and let us know.
If you were around for my recent Chinese New Year article I wrote, then you will know that this is the year of the tiger. Year of the Tiger at the World Wildlife Fund web site has some good information on this magnificent species plus some fun activities.
If you haven't fulfilled your space craving, don't miss Astronomy,
Comets, Planets and all that stuff which I wrote last year but which
still has lots of great space links. If you're a first time visitor, don't
neglect browsing through some of my other
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