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Comets and Meteors (1998)

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Space out with Bill Nye to learn more about comets and meteors.

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Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Comets and Meteors

Stars! Stars! Stars!

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Children will dive into astronomy in this lively production that introduces the universe and all of its wondrous parts.

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Primary
Elementary
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00:11
Stars! Stars! Stars!

All About the Planets (1999, 2003)

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What is a planet? We live on one, but there are others. Are they all like Earth? Is there life on other planets? All About the Planets takes children on a tour of the solar system, explaining vital statistics about each - size, distance fro the Sun, temperature and why some are rocky and solid while others are made entirely of gases.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:23
All About the Planets

To Scale: The Solar System (2015)

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On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe.
A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh

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Primary
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
00:07
To Scale: The Solar System

Older Than the Stars

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In a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago.



Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the beginning of the universe. Simple, informative prose provides additional facts.

Older Than the Stars