Free Astronomy Teaching Resources
COSMIC TIMES: POSTERS, LESSONS AND TEACHER GUIDES (grades 7 to 12)
Cosmic Times is a series of curriculum support materials that trace the history of our understanding of the universe during the past 100 years. It consists of 6 posters, each resembling the front page of a newspaper from a particular time in this history, with articles describing the discoveries. The language of the articles mimics that of a newspaper from its respective era.Each of the Cosmic Times posters is accompanied by a range of classroom lessons for grades 7 to 12, including at least one multi-disciplinary lesson. Each poster also comes with two newsletters--one with the text from the poster and the other with text at a slightly lower reading level. Teachers may request a free copy of all materials and may also download electronic copies of materials at this website.
EXPLORE! ICE WORLDS! - HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES (ages 8 to 13)
Discover our most precious resource - water - in its frozen form through the new Explore! Ice Worlds! suite of hands-on activities. Three themes are investigated: All About Ice, Ice in the Solar System, and Ice on Earth. Find these explorations as well as presentations, recommended books, and Internet resources at this website.
EXPLORE! PROGRAM
The Lunar and Planetary Institute's Explore! program is designed to engage children in space and planetary science in the library and informal learning environments, but is easily adapted to the classroom or other setting. The activities are easy to do, use readily available materials, and are aligned with national science standards. The Explore! program provides materials on a variety of topics, including lunar exploration, health in space, and Mars geology, all available free for educational use at this website.
SUN-EARTH DAY 2010: MAGNETIC STORMS (grades K to 12)
Join NASA in celebrating Sun-Earth Day on March 20, 2010. This year, we will take a journey into the heart of the electromagnetic force and demonstrate how magnetism, an everyday force that makes motors work, sticks notes to our refrigerators, and keeps electricity flowing to our houses also plays a key role in understanding the sun and is responsible for the most violent explosions in the solar system: Magnetic Storms! For lesson plans and "easy to do" activities for students at all levels, go to this website.
Cosmic Times is a series of curriculum support materials that trace the history of our understanding of the universe during the past 100 years. It consists of 6 posters, each resembling the front page of a newspaper from a particular time in this history, with articles describing the discoveries. The language of the articles mimics that of a newspaper from its respective era.Each of the Cosmic Times posters is accompanied by a range of classroom lessons for grades 7 to 12, including at least one multi-disciplinary lesson. Each poster also comes with two newsletters--one with the text from the poster and the other with text at a slightly lower reading level. Teachers may request a free copy of all materials and may also download electronic copies of materials at this website.
EXPLORE! ICE WORLDS! - HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES (ages 8 to 13)
Discover our most precious resource - water - in its frozen form through the new Explore! Ice Worlds! suite of hands-on activities. Three themes are investigated: All About Ice, Ice in the Solar System, and Ice on Earth. Find these explorations as well as presentations, recommended books, and Internet resources at this website.
EXPLORE! PROGRAM
The Lunar and Planetary Institute's Explore! program is designed to engage children in space and planetary science in the library and informal learning environments, but is easily adapted to the classroom or other setting. The activities are easy to do, use readily available materials, and are aligned with national science standards. The Explore! program provides materials on a variety of topics, including lunar exploration, health in space, and Mars geology, all available free for educational use at this website.
SUN-EARTH DAY 2010: MAGNETIC STORMS (grades K to 12)
Join NASA in celebrating Sun-Earth Day on March 20, 2010. This year, we will take a journey into the heart of the electromagnetic force and demonstrate how magnetism, an everyday force that makes motors work, sticks notes to our refrigerators, and keeps electricity flowing to our houses also plays a key role in understanding the sun and is responsible for the most violent explosions in the solar system: Magnetic Storms! For lesson plans and "easy to do" activities for students at all levels, go to this website.
From: NASA SpaceGrant Newsletter
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