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Barnes, R. (2011, July 28). Exploring our Backyard, the Solar System- Part 1 [Video file]. Video posted to @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pfzLZ4tGGg&feature=PlayList&p=287F79D867470FC3&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=18

This You Tube video allows you to journey through the Solar System and the wonders of modern astronomy. Teachers can use this video for their students to discover the scale and structure of the Solar System and find out why people explore it. 

Noauthor.(2011).classworks.[computersoftware].

Classworks is a computer software that takes the information commonly found in textbooks and turns it into a fun and interactive lesson on the computer. This software allows each student to read through each lesson with audio and take each quiz at their own pace. The first part of the lesson includes reading though information with audio. The second part includes interactive activities based on the lesson. The last part includes a quiz for the students to take. It keeps records of each student’s grades and contains a list of other lesson material that they have already completed or still need to complete. The teacher can login to their own account on the software and obtain a list with each student’s grade on the assessments as well as the overall class average.

 No author. (2011). //Google Images.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: @http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&q=solar+system+pictures&gbv=2&aq=0&aqi=g3g-m3&aql=&oq=Solar+System+pi&gs_rfai

Google Images is great place for teachers to get images for subjects in any class. All pictures contained on this wikispace were retrieved from Google Images.

 Noauthor.(2011).kidspiration.[computersoftware].availablefrom @http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration

Kidspiration is a great tool for making mind maps with the ability to use pictures and color. Students can turn their creations into an outline that they can print or use to study from. This can assist them with assignments such as short essays, book reports, or biographies.

Rodriguez, J. (2011). //Jet Propulsion Laboratory.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: @http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/resources_index.cfm

This website offers updates on the latest news through NASA. It also offers information on educational topics, education for kids, public events, and space missions. This is a good resource for teachers to use in order to enhance their lesson plans and catch up with the latest news in NASA and space missions.

Solar System. (2011). //Edutopia: What works in Public Education.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: @http://www.edutopia.org/astronomy-globe-night-sky-resources

This website offers blogs, videos, core concepts, magazines, groups and special reports about astronomy. This is a great website for teachers to use to gain information on current events and new ideas for their lesson plans.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Solar System. (2011). //HotChalk Lesson Plans Page.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This website offers a great variety of lesson plans for teachers at all grade levels. I chose a lesson from this page for Tuesday’s portion of the lesson in my lesson plan. This is a quick and easy way for teachers to get new ideas and create new lesson plans for their classrooms.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Solar Sytem. (2009). //Kidsknowit.com.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This website offers astronomy for students and kids of all ages. This is a free astronomy resource designed to teach children about the exciting world of outer space. It includes many interactive games that can help students learn.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Solar System. (2008).//Rubristar.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This website includes a free rubric creator. This is great for teachers who don’t have the time to create their own rubrics. It provides step-by-step directions and individuals can edit and save as they go.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Solar System. (2011). //TeacherPlanet.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: [|http://www.rubrics4teachers.com]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12pt;">This website offers a great variety of rubrics for teachers of all subjects. There are many different types of rubrics offered. This website acted as a useful guide to model my rubric off of.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Solar System. (2011). TeacherVision.// Retrieved on July 28, 2011 from: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This website provides fun printables for space sciences. Teachervision.com also provides lesson plans, rubrics, quizzes, and other materials teachers can use in the classroom. There is a wide variety of information to choose from. This was helpful when making the Vocabulary Quiz.