Meteor
17 Results
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Earth Escapes Obliteration by Comet
In this article students will gain a greater understanding of how small comets can negatively impact planet Earth.
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How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets
In this article, your students can learn about how newborn planets might get water.
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Cosmic Car Crash
In 2005, NASA intentionally crashed the spacecraft Deep Impact into Comet Tempel 1. In this article, your students can find out why!
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Craters and Meteorites
Is your child interested in space? This simple experiment will teach them how craters are formed on the surface of planets and moons.
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Searching for Meteorites
In this activity, your students can learn about how scientists put meteorites 'back together again' after impact.
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Deep Impacts Comet on a Stick!
In this activity, your students can learn more about comets as they make their very own model.
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Mud Splat Craters
What does a crater look like? What happens to a planet’s surface during an impact? What are the feature created during an impact? In this fun activity, your students can find out the…
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Make a Comet Model and Eat It
In this activity, your students can learn more about comets while making ice cream.
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Follow the Falling Meteorite
In this activity, your students can use triangulation techniques to locate a fallen meteorite. Extended math applications can be added to this activity. (Picture Credit to Dr. Svend Buhl)
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Cooking Up a Comet
In this activity, your students can make an impressive comet out dry ice, a delicious comet made of ice cream, and research famous comets on the internet.
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Comet Origins and Travels
In this activity, your students can learn more about the origins of comets and their travels through the Solar System.
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Edible Rocks
In this activity, your students can learn more about meteorites, communication, and teamwork using their favorite candy bars.
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George Observatory
If your kids are interested in space, take them to the George Observatory. This satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science has three domed telescopes, a Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education, and even a meteorite exhibit displaying fragments of several famous meteorites. They also regularly host cool events for kids, so keep an eye on their website.
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Dino Extinction
Scientists believe that the widely accepted asteroid collision may not have been the only the thing that killed the old rulers of the world. The earth's climate had already been going…
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The Day All Life on Earth Almost Ended
What would happen if a bunch of asteroids hit the Earth? In this article, your students can read one scientist's theory about what might have almost happened in 1883!
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Russian City Hit by Meteor: 1,200 People Hurt
Children can view this video of a real meteor hitting earth in Russia. They will also learn about the impact of the meteor.
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Meteor Showers
On this chart, your students can find the dates of the most significant meteor showers of 2012.
