Kids

The Stardome is a kid friendly zone! It's a great place to come to check out cool planetarium shows about space, get up to the minute information on the planets and solar system for projects and in the holidays, it's FUNCENTRAL with great holiday programmes including the rocket workshop! So whether you are surfing the net for some homework help, trying to find cool stuff to do on boring no-school days, or generally just curious about space, you've come to the right place!

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Homework Help

At the Stardome we are always willing to help out with really tricky questions you need for homework, but be warned WE WILL NOT GIVE YOU ANSWERS! That defeats the purpose of homework, and trust us, you will learn heaps about research and writing if you look yourself. You can find almost anything on the internet but you do have to be careful as to what you use in your assignments. There is information online that can be old, outdated or just plain CRAZY so you have to know where to look. We've put together a list of great websites we use here that are guaranteed 100% up-to-date and 100% safe for kids. So find your topic and check it out!

Key:

- Great website!
- Some complicated ideas - not written for kids.

Links:

Planets:	Nine Planets Solar views BBC Space Solar System Page Exploring the Planets
The Sun:	NASA Sun Fact Sheet High Altitude Observatory Sun Facts 1 and Sun Facts 2 SOHO Explore
How Stars Form: (Stellar Evolution)	University of Leicester Educational Guide (click on "Stars Index" then "Stellar Evolution") Structure and Evolution of Stars (Cornell University) MSSL Astrophysics Group
Astronomy in New Zealand:	Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand AucklandAstronomical Society Carter Observatory in Wellington
Rockets:	Howstuffworks.com "How do rocket engines work?" Lunar and Planetary Institute "Fun With Science"
Ancient Astronomy:	Stonehenge Aoteraroa Atlas of World Astronomy Wikipedia - The History of Astronomy
Astronauts:	NASA Kids has lots of pages, click on the floating astronaut! Animal Astronauts Astronaut Training and Selection (NASA) Space Station Astronaut Training Howstuffworks.com "How do I become an astronaut?"