Provides lessons about asteroids and the Near Earth Asteroid Rendevous (NEAR) Mission to orbit the asteroid Eros 433 in 1999.

Provides lessons related to the possibility of collisions from asteroids or comets.

Materials

Multimedia

Provides an animation of an asteroid approaching the earth. Requires Quicktime Player.

Papers

Provides information on the mile wide asteroid 1997 XF11, which is expected to pass 30,000 miles from the earth in 2028. 11-99

Provides information about the Near Earth Asteroid Rendevous (NEAR) Mission to orbit the asteroid Eros 433 in 1999.

Includes articles and pictures of asteroids.

Provides educational information, such as a coloring book, a quiz, and a model of a spacecraft, related to the possibility of collisions from asteroids or comets.

Projects

Simulate an asteroid collision with the earth or another planet..

Provides basic information about asteroids that orbit the sun. Also provides directions on making an asteroid-like object out of potatoes. 3-00