Comparing the Planets (1978; 52½" × 31")
Pictures and text comparing the planets and features. Some detailed photos and diagrams included. Free. Contact the Teacher Resource Center at the NASA field center that serves your area.

Cosmic Catastrophes (1993; 39" × 35")
Mass extinctions, delicate balances of life on Earth, clouds, Sun, volcanos, and much more all come into play in this catastrophe theme poster. K-Adult. $6.00 unlaminated, $11.50 laminated. Source = HANSEN

The Earth (1990; 28" × 22")
Large photo of Earth. Charts of Milky Way, inner planets, Earth's rotation, and change of seasons. Reverse side has teacher's guide, and reproducibles. K-Adult, for poster; reproducibles, grades 4-7. $1.99. Available from American Teaching Aids (1-800-523-1713) or through your local teacher supply store.

Earth at Night (1994; 35" × 23")
Mosaic image of Earth lights. Includes information sheet. K-Adult. $7.00 unlaminated, $14.50 laminated. Source = HANSEN

Europe at Night (1994; 24" × 36")
Mosaic image of Europe and UK lights. Includes information sheet. K- Adult. $7.00 unlaminated, $14.50 laminated. Source = HANSEN

Hubble Space Telescope Shoemaker-Levy 9 Fire in the Jovian Sky July 1994 (30" × 20")
Front: Color pictures of comet Shoemaker-Levy and Jupiter. Back: Classroom activities, fast facts on Jupiter and comets, past collisions, and listing of the scientific teams that studied the event. Free. Contact the Teacher Resource Center at the NASA field center that serves your area.

Mapping the Solar System (1994; 27" × 33")
Color photos of the planets and their satellites. Information on reverse side. K-Adult. Free to teachers. Contact the Teacher Resource Center and the NASA field center that serves your area. Also available from USGS. Teachers get 50% off all maps if request comes in on letterhead. Include name of map, scale (1:100,000,000), and file number (I-2447). $3.50.

      USGS-Information Services
      Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
      Denver CO 80225
      Phone:  303-236-7477

Note:  Credit card orders taken from private companies. Map Express, 1-800-627-0039. Cost is $10.00.

The Moon (1990; 28" × 22")
Large full-disk photos of nearside and one third of farside of the Moon. Classic photos of astronaut facing American flag and boot imprint in lunar dust. Chart of phases of the Moon. Reverse side has information, activities, and reproducibles. K-Adult poster, grades 4-7 reproducibles. $1.99. Available from American Teaching Aids (1-800-523-1713) or through your local teacher supply store.

Moonlight/The Lunar Phase Poster (yearly; 16" × 36")
Silver crescents on midnight-blue poster of lunar phases keyed to date and day of the week. Free activities newsletter comes with it upon request. K-Adult. $8.95 + S&H. Available from Celestial Products (1-800-235-3783).

NAGT 1994 Planet Poster (20" × 36")
Images of the Earth, Moon, Mars, and Venus selected to allow direct comparison of the planets. Includes geologic timescales and a significant events list. Also includes over 60 student (K through college age) activities related to the poster. $5.00 + shipping and handling. Price break on S&H on multiple orders.

      National Association of Geology Teachers
      P.O. Box 5443
      Bellingham WA 98225-5443
      Phone:  206-650-3587

North America at Night (1994; 28" × 22½")
Mosaic image of North American lights. Includes information sheet. K-Adult. $7.00 unlaminated, $14.50 laminated. Source = HANSEN

Planetary Maps (36" × 48")
Describes maps and images of the Moon and some other planets and satellites. Also contains information about the missions that collected the images from which the maps were made. Source = ESIC

Solar System 1993; 39" × 25")
Depicts long-range view of our solar system. Includes smaller charts on asteroid orbits relative to Earth, our place in the galaxy, planet sizes, pictures of planets, Moon, and Sun. K-Adult. $7.00 unlaminated, $14.50 laminated. Source = HANSEN

Two Faces of Mars (1994; 22½" × 29")
Two large color mosaics of Mars and reference guide sheet. K-Adult. $6.00 unlaminated, $11.50 laminated. Source = HANSEN

Views of the Globe (1995; 24" × 24")
Hemispheric color relief images of Earth. Miniature form of poster available for viewing at URL http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/mggd.html K-Adult. $16.00. Product number 930A01004.

      National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA.
      Phone:  303-497-6338
      Fax:  303-497-6513

Bulletin Board Materials

Besides posters, commercial bulletin board materials are available at teacher supply stores. The two we have listed here are just samples of what you may find at your store. When buying these materials, look for realistic cartoons or photos of the planets.

Our Solar System (1988)
A series of three connecting posters with the solar system illustrated in color cartoons. Four small posters, diagramming in cartoon, solar system chart, the phases of the Moon, Sun, and comets. Includes fact sheet. $6.95.

      Frank Schaffer Publisher
      P.O. Box 2853
      Torrance CA 90509-2853
      Phone:  1-800-421-5565
      Fax:  810-375-5090

Solar System (1982)
Color cartoon illustrations of the Sun, planets, and moons in the solar system. Teacher's fact guide included. Midnight-blue starred background paper is wrong shape to fit planets on it correctly. Elementary. $6.90.

      Bemiss-Jason Bulletin Board Aids
      37600 Central Court
      Newark CA 94560

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