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This page was last updated on October 3rd, 2008
This page was last updated on October 3rd, 2008
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Inquirer's Guide to the Universe
Provides factual information about space and encourages space education through imaginative writing.
Evening Diploma in Astronomy
Part-time undergraduate Diploma in Astronomy by evening study at UCL, London.
Astronomy In Your Hands
Contains 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.
Astronomy 101
College-standard introductory course to astronomy from University of Santa Barbara, California.
Blossoms Of Science - Science Education Center
An astronomy and education research group. The staff include researchers, teachers and teams working on courseware for science education. The site contains an on-line, interactive astronomy school.
BBC Science - Space
Bring outer space online with the BBC Online's guide to astronomy
International Research School of Planetary Sciences
Non-profit organization devoted to research and post-graduate education.
Observatorio ARVAL
ARVAL's site is dedicated to propagating astronomical information. All of it is bilingual (Spanish - English), except for the 'AstronomÃa Caraqueña' section, which contains local astronomical information centered around Caracas, Venezuela.
ESO Outreach
The European Southern Observatory's program for student and kids. Includes events, science shows and multimedia material.
Walk the Solar System
JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.
Stanford SOLAR Center
A collection of educational activities and resources based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
Celestial Navigation Net
Comprehensive, annotated hub site of resources relating to navigating by the stars, including theory, practice, history, instruments, and classroom links.
Properties of Our Solar System
Introductory course taught at the University of Oregon. Includes course materials and many links to supplementary resources.
Astronomy Dept., The University of Arizona
Department offers astronomy degree programs for undergraduate and graduate studies with research opportunities at Steward Observatory.
From Stargazers to Starships
Tutorial and historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
Astronomy Education in the United States
An updated, expanded version of an invited talk given by Andrew Fraknoi at the 189th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Toronto, Canada in January 1997.
National Astronomy Education Projects
An evolving list of those projects and programs in astronomy education to which anyone from around the U.S. can apply or from which anyone can receive materials.
EarthSpace
Learn about Solar System, space exploration and constellations.
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.
StarQuest
An interactive, student-produced website about astronomy. It covers many areas including general information, astrophysics, constellations, and uses of the color spectrum with astronomy. An image archive of Hubble Space Telescope photos is also included
Hands-On Universe (HOU)
HOU participants around the world request observations from an automated telescope, download images from a large image archive, and analyze them with the aid of user-friendly image processing software.
Spanish Language Astronomy Materials Education Center
Recommended materials sorted by type and by grade level (including college and instructor level).
CosmicVoyage
Virtual museum and planetarium. Learn about cosmic evolution, from Big Bang to Humans.
Universe in the Classroom
A free quarterly educational newsletter published by the ASP for teachers, youth group leaders, librarians, and anybody else who wants to help children of all ages learn more about the wonders of the universe. It is available either in printed form or ele
Association for Astronomy Education (AAE)
An affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association.
The Virtual Solar System
Features a guide to the solar system for visitors of all ages with a scale model, interactive quiz, text, and images.
Journey through the Galaxy
Explore our solar system, stars, extra-solar planets, the theories about the past and future of the universe, and human exploration of space.
Astronomy Page for Science Explained
Offers free lessons in astronomy. The course runs from Covers identification of stars, constellations and planets, and physics.
Infrared Imaging
Learn about infrared imaging by viewing a variety of objects in the infrared.
Swinburne Astronomy
Online degree granting program in astronomy offering courses for Master of Science and Graduate Diploma of Science. Based in Melbourne, Australia.
A Journey into the Unknown
A collection of web pages which detail the realm outside of our world: Outer space. These pages are designed primarily for teaching or as reference resources, but also contain some areas for entertainment.
Windows to the Universe
An extensive astronomical learning system. Articles available at three levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced.
S.P.A.C.E
Resource site for astronomy in Indian schools
Internet Astronomy School (IAS)
Designed as an online school for students from the 4th grade to the end of high school. Apart from the fact that students can study directly from their homes, this is intended to be used by science teachers within the framework of their science courses.
Astronomy Trivia
Java game that quizzes many different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
CISM Summer School at Boston University
A two-week summer school in space weather phenomena, consequences, and modeling. Find details about the program and an application.
University of Leicester Earth Observation Science Group
Department presents research about Earth as a planet and includes links to many astronomy resources.
Earth and Sky
Home of the popular international science radio program Earth and Sky.
Chris Matzner's List of Resources
Helpful links for graduate and undergraduate astronomy students. Includes software information, literature topics, statistical data analysis, and presentation tips.
The National Schools Observatory
Offers access to professional telescopes worldwide for observations made by school children and teachers.
Space Art through the Ages
Getty contribution to Mars Millennium Project: Interdisciplinary activities combine students' scientific understanding of the universe with their own creativity and imagination.
Project Astro
A national program creating partnerships between teachers and students in grades 4-9 with amateur and professional astronomers.
Space: An Exploration
Discusses facts, mysteries, theories, and activities, about the solar system.
Great Planets - A Virtual Journey to the Universe
Presents an in-depth view of the entire universe including Interactive space games, animations, and movies for the entire solar system.
SEGway: Science Education Gateway for Teachers
SEGway provides commercial space science and astronomy lessons for grades 4-12, many with lesson plans & printable worksheets. Fast-loading interface lets teachers browse by grade and topic.
Robert Lanthier's Astronomy Page
An astronomy page with a 15-question quiz, an image gallery and planetary statistics.
Astrophysics Visualization Archive
A searchable, curated collection of scientific visualizations and animations relating to astronomy, astrophysics and space science. This educational component of the Virtual Observatory is intended for scientists, students and the general public.
Astronomy Basics
Learn the basics of the solar system, galaxies, sun, comets, and asteroids.
Astronomy at Grainger Observatory at Phillips Exeter Academy
The latest information about the observatory, including classes, pictures, special events, student projects and patrons.
Heavenly Mathematics: Highlights of Cultural Astronomy
An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy. The course has a goal of imparting an understanding of basic astronomical phenomena and an appreciation of their cultural significance throughout the world.
Journey into the Heavens
From birth of the universe to our nine planets.
Size of Solar System
Shows Solar System true to scale. Helps realize the vastness of distances between planets compared to planet sizes.
Space News, Events and .com Forums
Message board, including sections for ask an astronomer, SETI, and space business.
Star Gazer Home Page
Home of Jack Horkheimer. The first and only weekly TV series on naked eye astronomy.
Provides factual information about space and encourages space education through imaginative writing.
Part-time undergraduate Diploma in Astronomy by evening study at UCL, London.
Contains 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.
College-standard introductory course to astronomy from University of Santa Barbara, California.
An astronomy and education research group. The staff include researchers, teachers and teams working on courseware for science education. The site contains an on-line, interactive astronomy school.
Bring outer space online with the BBC Online's guide to astronomy
Non-profit organization devoted to research and post-graduate education.
ARVAL's site is dedicated to propagating astronomical information. All of it is bilingual (Spanish - English), except for the 'AstronomÃa Caraqueña' section, which contains local astronomical information centered around Caracas, Venezuela.
The European Southern Observatory's program for student and kids. Includes events, science shows and multimedia material.
JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.
A collection of educational activities and resources based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
Comprehensive, annotated hub site of resources relating to navigating by the stars, including theory, practice, history, instruments, and classroom links.
Introductory course taught at the University of Oregon. Includes course materials and many links to supplementary resources.
Department offers astronomy degree programs for undergraduate and graduate studies with research opportunities at Steward Observatory.
Tutorial and historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
An updated, expanded version of an invited talk given by Andrew Fraknoi at the 189th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Toronto, Canada in January 1997.
An evolving list of those projects and programs in astronomy education to which anyone from around the U.S. can apply or from which anyone can receive materials.
Learn about Solar System, space exploration and constellations.
PBS companion site explores the secrets of the universe with an interactive timeline, classroom activities, a trivia challenge, and questions and answers with experts.
An interactive, student-produced website about astronomy. It covers many areas including general information, astrophysics, constellations, and uses of the color spectrum with astronomy. An image archive of Hubble Space Telescope photos is also included
HOU participants around the world request observations from an automated telescope, download images from a large image archive, and analyze them with the aid of user-friendly image processing software.
Recommended materials sorted by type and by grade level (including college and instructor level).
Virtual museum and planetarium. Learn about cosmic evolution, from Big Bang to Humans.
A free quarterly educational newsletter published by the ASP for teachers, youth group leaders, librarians, and anybody else who wants to help children of all ages learn more about the wonders of the universe. It is available either in printed form or ele
An affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association.
Features a guide to the solar system for visitors of all ages with a scale model, interactive quiz, text, and images.
Explore our solar system, stars, extra-solar planets, the theories about the past and future of the universe, and human exploration of space.
Offers free lessons in astronomy. The course runs from Covers identification of stars, constellations and planets, and physics.
Learn about infrared imaging by viewing a variety of objects in the infrared.
Online degree granting program in astronomy offering courses for Master of Science and Graduate Diploma of Science. Based in Melbourne, Australia.
A collection of web pages which detail the realm outside of our world: Outer space. These pages are designed primarily for teaching or as reference resources, but also contain some areas for entertainment.
An extensive astronomical learning system. Articles available at three levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced.
Resource site for astronomy in Indian schools
Designed as an online school for students from the 4th grade to the end of high school. Apart from the fact that students can study directly from their homes, this is intended to be used by science teachers within the framework of their science courses.
Java game that quizzes many different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
A two-week summer school in space weather phenomena, consequences, and modeling. Find details about the program and an application.
Department presents research about Earth as a planet and includes links to many astronomy resources.
Home of the popular international science radio program Earth and Sky.
Helpful links for graduate and undergraduate astronomy students. Includes software information, literature topics, statistical data analysis, and presentation tips.
Offers access to professional telescopes worldwide for observations made by school children and teachers.
Getty contribution to Mars Millennium Project: Interdisciplinary activities combine students' scientific understanding of the universe with their own creativity and imagination.
A national program creating partnerships between teachers and students in grades 4-9 with amateur and professional astronomers.
Discusses facts, mysteries, theories, and activities, about the solar system.
Presents an in-depth view of the entire universe including Interactive space games, animations, and movies for the entire solar system.
SEGway provides commercial space science and astronomy lessons for grades 4-12, many with lesson plans & printable worksheets. Fast-loading interface lets teachers browse by grade and topic.
An astronomy page with a 15-question quiz, an image gallery and planetary statistics.
A searchable, curated collection of scientific visualizations and animations relating to astronomy, astrophysics and space science. This educational component of the Virtual Observatory is intended for scientists, students and the general public.
Learn the basics of the solar system, galaxies, sun, comets, and asteroids.
The latest information about the observatory, including classes, pictures, special events, student projects and patrons.
An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy. The course has a goal of imparting an understanding of basic astronomical phenomena and an appreciation of their cultural significance throughout the world.
From birth of the universe to our nine planets.
Shows Solar System true to scale. Helps realize the vastness of distances between planets compared to planet sizes.
Message board, including sections for ask an astronomer, SETI, and space business.
Home of Jack Horkheimer. The first and only weekly TV series on naked eye astronomy.
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