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Introductory Course to Astronomy
Check out this web page that offers an astronmy course for students using the Internet. |
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An Astronomy Course On-line
This page contains a list of topics included in a course on astronomy using the Internet. It is adaptable to most age and interest levels. Each of the units in the course are listed below in the Table of Contents, and each unit has its own separate "page." |
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Getting Started in Astronomy
Enjoyment of the night sky increases as we learn how to find our way around the sky by identifying constellations, planets, stars, and other "deep sky" objects such as galaxies and star clusters. |
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Ask the Astronomer
Do you have a question about astronomy and space science? You've come to the right place. At this site I have an archive of 3001 questions that visitors have sent me since August 1995. Have a look through this archive first to see if I have already answered your question. If not you may go ahead and send me your question. |
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Astronomy Glossary; Level 1
From asteroid to x-rays, this glossary has defintions for astronomical terms kids need to understand. |
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Astronomy Glossary: Level 2
From asteroid to x-rays, this glossary has defintions for astronomical terms kids need to understand. |
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Imagine the Universe! Dictionary
From accretion to XTE, this is a large dictionary of astronomy related terms suitable for advanced readers. |
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| Astronomy Picture of the Day |
Astronomy Picture of the Day Check out this astronomy picture of the day. A new picture each day and an explanation of what it shows will help you build a great vertical file of photos for your astronomy classes. |
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The Universe; Level 2
The Universe is a huge wide-open space that holds everything from the smallest particle to the biggest galaxy. No one knows just how big the Universe is. |
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The Universe; Level 2
The Universe is a vast expanse of space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence. The Universe contains all of the galaxies, stars, and planets. The exact size of the Universe is unknown. Scientists believe the Universe is still expanding outward. |
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Galaxies
A galaxy contains stars, gas, and dust which are held together as a group by gravity. There may be millions, or even billions, of stars in one galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in the Universe. |
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The Milky Way Galaxy; Level 2
Our Sun is a star in the Milky Way galaxy. If you were looking down on the Milky Way, it would look like a large pinwheel rotating in space. Our galaxy is a spiral galaxy that formed approximately 14 billion years ago. |
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Galaxies: Level 2
A galaxy is a cluster of stars, dust, and gas which is held together by gravity. Galaxies are scattered throughout the Universe and they vary greatly in size. A galaxy may be alone or it may be in a large group of galaxies called a "supercluster". Galaxies are classified by scientists according to their shape and appearance. |
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Milky Way Galaxy; Level 1
The Milky Way is over 100,000 light-years wide. It is called a spiral galaxy because it has long arms which spin around like a giant pinwheel. Our Sun is a star in one of the arms. |
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Star Maps
You can click on any of the thumbnails to get a full size version of any of the maps and charts for the current month. The full color maps are for screen viewing, while the black and white charts can be printed on your printer. Remember, there's no substitute for going outside and looking up! |
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Stars
Stars evolve, or change, over time. It may take millions of years or it may take billions of years for a star to complete its life cycle. |
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The Life Cycle of Stars k-8
This table of contents page contains many links to information on the life cycle of stars. The reading level is suited to upper elementary students. |
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The Life Cycle of Stars 9-
This table of contents page contains many links to information on the life cycle of stars. The reading level is suited to junior/senior students. |
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Black Holes
Black holes are extremely compact space objects that were once massive stars which collapsed inward due to the force of their own gravity. Consequently, black holes are very dense. If it were not for the effect that black holes have on the objects around them, we would be unable to detect them. |
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The core of M87, revealing a black hole nucleus
This site shows a NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a spiral-shaped disk of hot gas in the core of active galaxy M87. Hubble measurements show the disk is rotating very rapidly. Scientists believe it contains a massive black hole at its hub. |
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Black Holes
Black holes are the evolutionary endpoints of stars at least 40 or 50 times as massive as the Sun. If a star that massive or larger undergoes a supernova explosion, it may leave behind a fairly massive burned out stellar remnant. With no outward forces to oppose gravitational forces, the remnant will collapse in on itself. |
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Black Holes
Once a giant star dies and a black hole has formed, all its mass is squeezed into a single point. At this point, both space and time stop. It's very hard for us to imagine a place where mass has no volume and time does not pass, but that's what it is like at the center of a black hole. |
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Quasars
Many astronomers believe that quasars are the most distant objects yet detected in the Universe. Quasars give off enormous amounts of energy - they can be a trillion times brighter than the Sun! Quasars are believed to produce their energy from massive black holes in the center of the galaxies in which the quasars are located. |
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Pulsars
Pulsars were discovered in 1967 by Anthony Hewish and Jocelyn Bell at the radio astronomy observatory (now the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Observatory) at Cambridge. Their characteristic radio emission is a uniform series of pulses, spaced with great precision at periods between a few milliseconds and several seconds. |
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The Life of an Astronomer
In this on-line book, you will be introduced to the astronomical world, and to the many wonders of space. You will also look over the shoulders of astronomers as they go about their work, observing and attempting to understand that which was previously considered incomprehensible. |
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Educational Index: Astronomy
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Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
This page lists links to space-related projects, lessons, and news updates. |
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Sharing Nasa
This site links to current NASA projects. Access to journal entries, images/pictures, curriculum material and more. |
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Universe Activities
Math Codes-Break the mathematical code to reveal a Universe secret! Universal Chaos-Words from the Universe are in there... somewhere! Can you find them? Letters-Lost In Space Seven universe terms have been badly scrambled in space. Try to unscramble them. Cosmic Couples-Match pictures of objects found in our universe. |
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Universe Activities; Level2
Phenomenally Pfun Puzzle. Can you solve our crossword puzzle? All the answers to the clues come from the Universe pages. Star Art Read a set of different culture's constellation myths and try to match the star charts to the myths. A Universal Puzzler Use your knowledge of space terminology to solve this puzzle. |
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Imagine the Universe! Lesson Plans
Our lesson plans are being developed by both teachers and the Imagine the Universe! Team. This interdisplinary plans are great for integration of space related themes and the regular curriculum beginning at grade six. |
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The Nuffield School Project
The production of this project was funded by the Nuffield Research Foundation to promote the teaching of astronomy in schools and using the latest developments in the technology of the Bradford Robotic Telescope to help produce research projects on varying aspects of astronomy. |
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| Teachers Corner
Currently, our Teacher Resources include: Lesson Plans |
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Astronomy For Kids
This site is for all you kids who have learned that adults generally make things uninteresting. We are going to have a GREAT time exploring the universe we live in! Come along on our journey through the stars! |
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Astronomy Sites
This is an extensive list of resources on everthing in Astromony from FAQs, to the latest images from telescopes around the world. |
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Welcome to the Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory site
Explore the telescope observatory, Use the Stars & Galaxies - CD rom, Learn Astronomy with the telescope, Work with us in astronomy research, ans view our Astronomy Books Index & Guide |
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Pathways to Astronomy Education Resources
The Universe is a very big place...and there are many ways to explore it. In this Section of Imagine the Universe!, we willprovide you with the pathways to other World-Wide Web sites, posters, books, magazines, slide sets, movies, and whatever else we could find that we think you'll find useful. |
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Teachers Newsletter
The Universe in the Classroom is 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. |
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©For Questions and Comments, contact Jim Cornish, Grade Five Teacher, Gander Academy, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. This page was last updated November 2000.
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