Evaluation:  My evaluation was based on the criteria based on Kathy Schrock's Guide for     Education. URL - http://school.discovery.com/schrochguide/chaff.html

Site I- URL- http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html - "Astronomy for Kids". 

  Navigation and Usability:  This is an excellent site for the children to obtain information as well as visualize the planets of the solar system and their location.  The children will enjoy the graphics and the ease on mobility through out the site.  Excellent for the primary grades as a foundation for learning the planets.

 Authorship:  The author to this site is kidpower@frontlinenet.net . This is an e-mail address which can be used to ask questions of the author or to obtain other site links.

 Content Validity:  Information on this site can be verified and replicated form other sources.

Site 2 - URL- http://www.seds.org/billa/trip/  - "The Nine Planets".

Navigation and Usability:  This site is excellent for the middle grades and up.  The graphics are bright and very detailed. The information is easily understood but can also be very detailed.  There are many links the the student can use to obtain further information for their knowledge or project they may be assigned.

Authorship:  The author Bill Arnett's name can be found at the top of the lead page for this site.  You can also find the author's name at the bottom of the page for further hyperlinks as well as the last date for updating of the information.

Content Validity:  Information on this site can be verified by NASA and other sources.

Site 3 - URL - http://pds.jpl.NASA.gov.planets/ - "Welcome to the Planets"..    

Navigation and Usability:  This site is very good for the junior high level  and up.  The opening page graphics are two dimensional which were taken form the files  from NASA's space program and would appeal to any viewer's eye.  Information obtained from any of the numerous hypertext links will satisfy those looking for just the basic information to those wishing to go into great detail. 

Authorship:  The information for this site was supplied by the California Institute of Technology under NASA and was sponsored by the Government.

Content Validity: The content of this site can be verified by NASA, the U.S. Government.

My Choice: I selected NBCi.com - http://www.frontiernet.net~kidpower/astronomy.htm  kidpower@frontlinenet.net - "Astronomy for Kids".  I felt it had all the qualifications to meet Kathy Schrocks criteria.  The web site was well organized, very user friendly and had excellent eye catching graphics.  I felt this site compared to the two other sites I searched had more information (basic to very detailed) which could be used for self knowledge as well as use in the classroom. The two other sites seemed to be geared more for the upper grades where this site is more for the lower grades.

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