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#1. September 18, 2013
Dear Reader,
Yikes! I am dusting off my traveling shoes and filling up my packing cubes and heading off to Europe for a three-week cruise down the Rhine and the Danube. I’m really excited!
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See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
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#2. Neptune
by Barbara J. Feldman
https://www.surfnetkids.com/neptune.htm
Neptune Printable (** for premium members only)
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Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun, with a huge orbit compared to ours. It takes Neptune approximately 165 Earth years to complete a single trip around the Sun. Neptune is one of three blue planets (Earth and Uranus are the others), and the only one discovered by mathematical prediction instead of observation.
Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer: Neptune
I love this collection of questions. “Why is Neptune blue? How did Neptune get its name? How many moons does Neptune have?” Simply click on any of the questions to view the answer on Cool Cosmos. Cool Cosmos is a “NASA education and outreach website for infrared astronomy and related topics.” In addition to the Ask an Astronomer section, they have an interesting set of resources for teachers.
Kids Astronomy
“How much would you weigh on Neptune? If you weigh 70 pounds (32 kg) on the Earth, you would weigh 78.5 pounds (36 kg) on Neptune.” Kids Astronomy’s Neptune page has Fast Facts and a short Neptune lesson. At the bottom of the page is a link to a page about Neptune’s moons. “Due to its great distance from the Earth it is extremely difficult for us to see any of Neptune’s moons. For that reason most of its moons were not discovered until 1989 when NASA sent a satellite to explore the world.”
National Geographic: Neptune
“Despite its great distance from the sun and lower energy input, Neptune’s winds are three times stronger than Jupiter’s and nine times stronger than Earth’s.” The highlight here is the interactive Planetary Stats feature. Click on the menu items (Intro, Neptune Stats, Size Comparison, Moons) to scroll through it. There is also a short article full of great stuff for school reports.
… Click to continue Neptune .
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Neptune Printable
Neptune Wikipedia Printable
Uranus Printable
Pluto Printable
Hubble Space Telescope Printable
Mars Exploration Printable
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#4. Related Games
Hubble Space Telescope Jigsaw
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Planet Word Search
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Space Games
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#5. Surfing the Calendar
U.S. Air Force Established
Sep 18, 1947
Typographic Smiley Face Invented
Sep 19, 1982
Talk Like a Pirate Day
Sep 19, 2013
Orville Wright Made First Complete Circle in an Airplane
Sep 20, 1904
Houdini Premiers Greatest Escape
Sep 21, 1912
President Lincoln Issued Emancipation Proclamation
Sep 22, 1862
Italo Marchiony Applied for Ice Cream Cone Patent
Sep 22, 1903
Elephant Appreciation Day
Sep 22, 2013
Lewis and Clark Expedition Arrive in St. Louis
Sep 23, 1806
Planet Neptune Discovered
Sep 23, 1846
Little Rock Nine Enter Central High School
Sep 23, 1957
Fall Equinox
Sep 23, 2013
Autumn Begins: Fall Leaves
Sep 23, 2013
Deaf Awareness Week
Sep 23-29, 2013
National Punctuation Day
Sep 24, 2013
#6. Quote of the Week
“You cannot teach anybody anything. You can only help them discover it within themselves.” ~~ Galileo ~~ (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Read Galileo’s biography to learn more about his contributions to science.
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