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Here are some general web sites around the issue of: Cosmic Collisions.

 The Barringer Meteorite Crater www.barringercrater.com/

 Enchanted Learning: All About Space www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

 Lunar Outpost www.lunaroutpost.com/home/index.htm

 Solar System Exploration http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/index.cfm?Sort=Target

 Amazing Space  http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/

Exploratorium Magazine: The Sky Is Falling www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/index.html

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites www.solarviews.com

Earth Impact Database www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/index.html

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 http://space.rice.edu/hmns/sl9/sl9.html

Impact Craters: Lab Activity www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/CratersTe.html

Celestial Wanderers: Five Activities for Kids
Comets, asteroids, and meteorites are deeply rooted in myths and legends.  Now they are being used to explain the collapse of past civilizations and catastrophic environmental changes.  To better understand these celestial objects and how scientists hope to deflect them away from the Earth’s orbit, NASA has sent several unmanned spacecraft to study comets and asteroids up close.  Students can explore these celestial wanderers by browsing these fascinating sites. 

 

Asteroids: Minor Planets	Focus: What is an asteroid?	Asteroids www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/asteroid.html  Cosmic Wonders: Asteroids and Comets www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a04.html  Asteroids Data Sheet www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/asteroids-ez.html  Asteroid Introduction www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm  Make Asteroids You Can Eat http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ds1_ast.shtml
	Objectives: Define the word asteroid Determine the origin of asteroids. Describe the type and composition of asteroids.

 Charts are from Classroom Connect’s Connected Newsletter and developed by Jim Cornish, Fifth Grade Teacher, Gander Academy, Newfoundland, Canada