Science / Astronomy / Education is for educational web sites of interest to educators, parents, students, and professionals emphasizing the teaching or learning of various aspects of astronomy or astrophysics.
The best sites will try to teach or instruct about astronomy or astrophysics, although clear, easy-to-follow explanations of topics are useful as well.
There are also sites here that talk about educational programs of all levels, including - but not limited to, grade school, college programs, and graduate schools.
PBS companion site explores the secrets of the universe with an interactive timeline, classroom activities, a trivia challenge, and questions and answers with experts. www.pbs.org/deepspace
Introductory course taught at the University of Oregon. Includes course materials and many links to supplementary resources. zebu.uoregon.edu/astr121.html
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. www.yarden.ac.il/bloss/IAS/ehome.htm
Online degree granting program in astronomy offering courses for Master of Science and Graduate Diploma of Science. Based in Melbourne, Australia. www.swin.edu.au/astronomy/sao
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. www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/naep.html
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. www.yarden.ac.il/bloss/newbloss/engbloss.htm
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. www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/heavenly.shtml
Comprehensive, annotated hub site of resources relating to navigating by the stars, including theory, practice, history, instruments, and classroom links. www.celestialnavigation.net
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 library.thinkquest.org/27141/login.php3
A collection of educational activities and resources based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data. solar-center.stanford.edu
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 www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/tnl.html
Getty contribution to Mars Millennium Project: Interdisciplinary activities combine students' scientific understanding of the universe with their own creativity and imagination. www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Space
Tutorial and historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level. www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sintro.htm
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