Astronomy & Space Classroom Resources

This collection of lessons and web resources is aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and students' families. Most of these resources come from the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). NSDL is the National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. See www.nsdl.org

Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology
http://www.aip.org/history/cosmology
The history of cosmology is a grand story of discovery, from ancient Greek astronomy to space telescopes. This Web site mirrors the structure of the science, with cosmological theory and astronomical instruments side by side.

Astronomy for Kids
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html
Find out what's going on in the sky this month. Learn about our planetary neighborhood and the pictures the stars draw in the sky.

University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/tops/resources.html
Resource materials at this Web site were collected and developed as a result of an astronomical educational workshop for top high school teacher-student pairs.

The Astronomy Net
http://www.astronomy.net
A ready reference for astronomy resources and related topics such as amateur telescope making, black holes and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

The Astronomy Café
http://www.astronomycafe.net
An astronomy education site that provides insight into what research astronomy is like and what astronomers actually do at ground-based and space-based observatories.

Bad Astronomy
http://www.badastronomy.com
Maintained by astronomer Phil Platt, this site is devoted to correcting myths and misconceptions about astronomy and related topics.

Eyes on the Sky and Feet on the Ground
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/index.html
Provides hands-on astronomy activities for students in grades 2-6, promotes an understanding of the scientific process and includes suggestions for discussions before and after explorations.

Marshall Space Flight Center Education
http://education.msfc.nasa.gov
Provides resources for students and educators and offers detailed information on the educational programs and research opportunities offered by the Marshall Space Flight Center.

Brighten up the Classroom
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/info/kids/index.html
Maintained by the Space Environment Center (SEC), provides background information and activities about space weather.

Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu
Contains educational materials and activities about the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

Exploration of the Universe (EUD)
http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov
Maintained by the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the site provides background information about the structure and evolution of the universe.

Astronomy & Space Research Overview