North Attleborough Public Schools

Thematic Links Unit

ANIMATED SCIENCE CONCEPTS

  Created by Roberta Zarrella, Grade 6

SKY

EARTH

PHYSICS

SKY

• This is an animation of the Earth showing the phases of the moon. A chart is given to interpret the phases seen.

• See the moon as viewed from Earth.  You can click to move the moon in its orbit.

• This shows how the orbits of the planets would look in an Earth centered universe.

• This  shows how the orbits of the planets look in a Sun centered universe.

• This shows orbit simulations. This does take a while to load.

• Animation of solar eclipse showing the Moon's umbral and penumbral shadows.

• This map shows day and night areas on Earth from various satellite positions in space.   A variety of formats for pictures can be used..

• Animated data illustrating galaxies.  Technology used to explore galaxies is also emphasized.

• Forces related to launching satellites, their orbits, and maps made from space.

• Lunar and solar eclipses, space, skywatching, and space missions.

• View Earth orbiting the Sun as seen from space.

• Lunar phase animation showing Earth's shadow.  Can be used to review phase names quickly.

• Earth and space animation sites.  A very detailed and clear index is given to many related links.

• 3-D animation of Earth with real time shadow as it covers the Earth from various positions in space.

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EARTH

• See the magnetosphere of Earth.  

• Structural layers of Earth.

• Our dynamic planet illustrates many topics related to the Earth and has a detailed index.

• View continental motion, mantle, and plate motion.

• Animated satellite images of Earth which are updated every 45 minutes.

• Weather station radar maps. This shows many views of Earth .

• SAVAGE EARTH   Excellent animation of forces related to our changing planet.  Nice compliment to a plate tectonics lesson.

• Night progressing over Earth.  One graphic.

• SAVAGE EARTH  See hot zones, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.

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PHYSICS

• Excellent resource for data and some animated illustrations.

 

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