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The Classroom Astronomer

The Magazine for the Teachers of Astronomy

Issue 4 - Summer 2010

Article	Materials	URLs
Worlds Near Collision - An International Asteroid Hunt	Can you find the asteroid photos
Astronomy Education under the Southern Cross		Best places to Visit in Australia: 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope. The largest optical telescope on the Australian mainland 64-m Parkes radio telescope Sydney Observatory, now part of the Powerhouse Museum is located above Sydney Harbour. Science Centres: Questacon in Canberra Scienceworks and Melbourne Planetarium in Melbourne. Article Links: Astronomy WA: Australia Telescope Outreach and Education Australian Curriculum and Assessment and Reporting Authority Australian Science Teachers’ Association Board of Studies NSW CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Digital Education Revolution National Science Week PULSE@Parkes Space2Grow Space Odyssey Team/Tara Telescope Super Science Initiative Victorian Space Science Education Centre Inspiring Australia: A National Strategy for Engagement with the Sciences
Cell Phone-tography Helps Raise Astronomy Interest in Ontario		Best Places to Visit in Ontario: Gordon's Park Wilderness Retreat--dark sky preserve. Canada Science and Technology Museum Article Link: Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (includes its observatory at the CSTM above).
Astronomical Teachniques		International Observe the Moon Night website MyMoon website at LPI
Russian Astronomy Holds On In a Unique school		Best Places to Visit with A Sputnik! State Astronomical Institute, Moscow, See also on Astronet.ru Pulkovo Observatory AstroFest festival, Email info@astrofest.ru Article Link: Russian Standards website
Ten Ideas for 'Natural' Astronomy from Italy	Italian Top 10 Ideas	Galileo Would Say Scope Out These Places for Astronomy in Italy! Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory Astronomical Observatory of Padova Planetario di Padova [Italian only] INFINI.TO Cittа della Scienza [Italian only] La Torre del Sole [Italian only] Article Link: Ministry of Education's Guidelines for High School Diplomas
Astronomy in India, National But Not Local		A Sub-Continent With Super Astronomy sites! Ancient Observatories at Jantar Mantars and Jantar Mantars Konark Sun Temple in Orissa National Centre for Radio Astronomy Article Link: Vigyan Prasar (Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India)

Issue 3 - Spring 2010

Article Materials URLs

Galileoscopes Slide Show

The RAP Sheet, and Astronomical Teach-niques

Stardate.org script: guidelines for writing a script for the StarDate.org radio broadcast. http://stardate.org/pdfs/radio_guidelines.pdf
2-D Virtual Reality Astronomy Softwares
AlphaCentaure (yes, it does not end with an “I”) http://www.astrosurf.org/alphacentaure/english/index1.htm.
Not only star charts but phase calendars, tools, ephemeris makers, day/night clocks for every planet and tons more, and free!
Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org –

Jigsawing the Universe Puzzle Making Website http://www.flash-gear.com/puzzle/

Mapping Alien Worlds Worksheets
USGS Astrobiology Research Site http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Lunar Images website http://www.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clib/features/comp.html

Websites, Activities and Resources to Combat 2012 Hysteria

2012 Hoax http://www.2012hoax.org

Starry Night Looks at Doomsday http://www.starrynighteducation.com/sntimes/2008/06/#art1

The Truth About 2012(The End is NOT near) http://www.griffithobservatory.org/exhibits/special/2012.html

Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI)-It's Not the End of the World: What the Ancient Maya Tell Us About 2012 http://www.famsi.org/research/vanstone/2012

2012 Doomsday Not Likely http://news.discovery.com/earth/maya-doomsday-2012.html

The Planet X Saga http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planetx/index.html

Nibiru and Doomsday 2012: Questions and Answers http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/intro/nibiru-and-doomsday-2012-questions-and-answers

Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic’s Resource List http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html

2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091106-2012-end-of-world-myths.html

365 Days of Astronomy podcasts http://365daysofastronomy.org

Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance http://www.religioustolerance.org/end_wrld.htm

Cosmophobia.http://www.astrosociety.org/2012/ab2009-32.pdf

2012 - The End of the World! What? Again?? Article

Issue 2 - Winter 2009-2010

Article Materials URLs

My Classroom Universe - Slide Show of Scenes from Ancient Astronomy Texts

Kinesthetic Cosmology Worksheets

Is It Really Noon? Just Ask Your Shadow. Worksheets

Analyzing Planets and Exoplanet Systems Through Graphing
Systems Data in a Spreadsheet nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/
Planet Quest
www.lswpub.com/Planetary_Data_Table.html

Teachers Challenge - Cosmic Vocabulary Quotient Puzzle

Teachable Moment: Let's Bomb The Moon! Movie
and Physics Exercises

Issue 1 - Fall 2009

Article Materials URLs

What if Ptolemy and Copernicus Played Ping Pong? Ptolemy and Copernicus Worksheets Astronomy Picture of the Day

Researching Historical Astronomy in the Classroom Lesson Plan and Rubric

The International Astronomy Olympiad, A Commentary and Call for Participants Questions The International Astronomy Olympiad website

Arizona, Where "I Can't See The Big Dipper" is Heard Lowell Observatory
Meteor Crater, Arizona
Sunset Crater National Park
Kitt Peak Visitor Center
MMT Observatory
Grand Canyon National Park

Teachers Challenge - Moon Phases Worksheet

Astronomical Teach-niques Website for Iridium and other satellite predictions

Teachable Moment: Jupiter, A Comet and Jupiter's Not-So-Mighty Winds Four Photos Animated GIF of Jupiter/Comet Collision