Also Try Asteroids Lesson Plans Astronomy Lessons (NASA Science) Provides lessons on Mars, the sun, meteors, asteroids, comets, and more. 8-00 Lists Meteorites (Mama's Minerals) Provides resources on meteorites and tektites (pieces of glass that form when a large meteorite strikes the earth). Rare Meteorite With Secrets to Life (CNN - Stenger) Provides news story about a meteorite with charbonaceous chondrite, a component related to the formation of life. Papers Geminid Meteor Showers (American Meteor Society - Kronk) Describes the Geminid meteorite shower, which can be seen in early December. 11-01 Geminid Meteor Showers (NASA) Describes the Geminid meteorite shower, which can be seen in early December. 11-01 Leonids (NASA) Describes the Leonid meteorite shower in 2001, provides a dramatic photo of the event, and provides a diagram that shows the history of the showers. 11-01 Leonids (The Leonids) Provides a dramatic photographic, diagram, and painting of the Leonid meteorite showers. Also provides a history of the discovery. Written for the general public. 11-01 Leonids - Photos (LeonidsLive.com) Provides photographs of the Leonid showers in 2001. 11-01 Leonids History (Kronk) Provides a history of the Leonid meteorite showers and provides dramatic photos and illustrations of the events. 11-01 Leonids Observation (SpaceWeather.com) Discusses how and where to best observe the meteorite showers and includes drawings of the night sky. 11-01 Meteors and Comets (Royal Observatory) Provides pictures and information on comets and meteors. 10-00 Meteors and Meteorite Showers - Observation (Davis) Describes how to observe meteors and meteorites. Written for astronomy students, not the general public. 11-01 Meteors and Meteorite Showers - Observation (SkyPub.com - Sky and Telescope) Describes how to observe meteors and meteorites. Written for the general public. 11-01 Meteors and Meteorites (ExploreZone.com - Britt) Describes meteors and meteorites, as well as providing animated pictures of different types of effects produced. Includes information on their chemical composition. 11-01 Meteors and Meteorites (Hamilton) Describes meteors and meteorites, as well as providing pictures of some of the more famous ones. 11-01 Meteors, Meteorids, and Meteorites (Hamilton) Includes pictures, articles, and links. Perseids (NASA Science) Provides a summary of the history of the Perseids meteoroids and the NASA project in 1999 to capture some fragments. 8-00 Perseids - How to See at Dawn (NASA Science) Provides a summary of the history of the Perseids meteoroids and how to see the display in the early morning sky of August 12, 2000. 8-00 Perseids for Kids (NASA Science) Provides information on the Perseids meteoroids. 8-00 Projects Perseids - Lessons and Explanations (NASA Science) Provides articles, lessons, and worksheets. 8-00

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