Education
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- Astronomy In Your Hands
- Includes a collection of hands-on astronomy activities for classroom and home. A feature is the downloadable star wheel with a version available for every latitude on Earth.
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- Astronomy Page for Science Explained
- Offers free lessons in astronomy. The course runs from Covers identification of stars, constellations and planets, and physics.
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- ESO Outreach
- The European Southern Observatory's program for student and kids. Includes events, science shows and multimedia material.
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- From Stargazers to Starships
- Tutorial and historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
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- Learning Astronomy
- Learn about the universe by looking at animations, videos and photographs. Includes sections on backyard astronomy, earth and moon, the solar system, stars and galaxies.
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- Multiwavelength Astronomy
- Discusses which celestial objects appear in each part of the spectrum and shows why there is a need to send telescopes into space. Page includes photos, games, classroom activities, and related resources.
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- Mysteries of Deep Space
- PBS companion site explores the secrets of the universe with an interactive timeline, classroom activities, a trivia challenge, and questions and answers with experts.
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- Observatorio ARVAL
- ARVAL's site is dedicated to propagating astronomical information. All of it is bilingual (Spanish - English), except for the 'Astronomía Caraqueña' section, which contains local astronomical information centered around Caracas, Venezuela.
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- OurNightSky
- A site designed for astronomy education and to increase public awareness. Provides information on the planets, stars and universe and some astrophotography.
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- SEGway: Science Education Gateway for Teachers
- SEGway provides commercial space science and astronomy lessons for grades 4-12, many with lesson plans and printable worksheets. Fast-loading interface lets teachers browse by grade and topic.
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- Size of Solar System
- Shows Solar System true to scale. Helps realize the vastness of distances between planets compared to planet sizes.
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- Spanish Language Astronomy Materials Education Center
- Recommended materials sorted by type and by grade level (including college and instructor level).
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- Stanford SOLAR Center
- A collection of educational activities and resources based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
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- Swinburne Astronomy
- Online degree granting program in astronomy offering courses for Master of Science and Graduate Diploma of Science. Based in Melbourne, Australia.
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- The National Schools Observatory
- Offers access to professional telescopes worldwide for observations made by school children and teachers.
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- Walk the Solar System
- JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.
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