Astronomy Education | Resources for Students & Teachers / Educators
Cool Cosmos
Involving students in science with multi-disciplinary educational materials and resources produced with the goal of engaging the young minds of future generations of scientists.
Demos and Animations for Teaching Astronomy (DATA)
Collection of Java applets and Flash animations for teaching Astronomy.
Google Earth | Mars | Moon
Google Earth / Google Mars lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Science Education Department (SED)
The Science Education Department (SED) of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics develops curricula and materials that reflect current scientific and educational philosophy.
History of Science Portal | Wikipedia
Special portal section at Wikipedia on the history of science and inquiry including reference information, data, articles, photos, news, and the paths that led to our present knowledge as well as those that were abandoned.
My NASA Data
Data on atmospheric and Earth science for teachers and citizen scientists, including lesson plans and computer tools.
NOAA: Space Weather Prediction Center
Education and outreach section including space weather information, reference papers, resources and classroom materials.
Physics Forums
Discussion forums and threads covering many aspects of basic to advanced physics, including astrophysics, as well as career guidance, academic guidance, homework questions and discussion, and learning materials
StarDate Online
Homepage for StarDate Magazine covering everything going on in the sky. Website includes information for stargazing as well as reference information, images, teacher's resources, a gift shop and a radio program.
Stellarium
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
Web Sites for College Astronomy Instructors
Portal for teachers and educators provided by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
World Wide Telescope
Enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers, teachers, and educators featuring interesting places in the sky
Astronomy & Space Education Organizations
American Association of Physics Teachers
Established in 1930 with the fundamental goal of ensuring the "dissemination of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching."
NASA Office of Education
NASA supports the country’s educators who play a key role in preparing the minds that will manage and lead the Nation’s laboratories and research centers of tomorrow. To prepare the Agencies future workforce and leverage the Agency’s unique resources, it partners with other Agencies, and collaborates with the Education community.
Society for the History of Astronomy
The UK’s national society dedicated to the specialised, but ever-fascinating field of the history of astronomy
Astronomy Education Related Publications
Astronomy Education Review (AER) Open Access
A web-based journal and magazine for everyone who works in astronomy and space science education. AER is published by the American Astronomical Society.
Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal Open Access
The CAPjournal is a free peer-reviewed journal for astronomy communicators, online and in print
Quotes From Historic Astronomers
Astronomy Quotes
A page of quotes from historic astronomers and ancient philosophers
Quotes From Carl Sagan
A selection of quotes from the astronomer Carl Sagan and his books
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