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A. Explain the characteristics, cycles and patterns involving Earth and its place in the Solar System.

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	The Nine Planets - For Kids http://kids.nineplanets.org/index.html This site has lots of info on the nine planets of our solar system. The graphics are cute and the information very understandable. When you get to the page listed here you need to click on the picture of the solar system to enter the main site.
	StarChild: The Solar System http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html NASA hosts this student friendly site which contains a great deal of information on the Solar System written in easily understood terms. Be sure to check out the Solar System online activities!
	Earth, Sun, and Moon http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml At this interactive web site you can control the orbit of the moon and the earth to learn how they move and how long it takes to complete revolutions. When done you can take a quiz on what you learned.
	StarChild: Earth, the Water Planet http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/earth.html NASA's "StarChild" is a wonderful resource for every classroom. This section pertains to the Earth, it's rotation, and more. A glossary of terms is provided in hyper-text format to increase reading comphrehension.
	StarChild: The Universe http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/universe.html The section of NASA's StarChild site discusses Galaxies, Stars, Black Holes, Dark Matter, The Milky Way, Quasars and Cosmology. Printable versions of all pages are available.

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