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1. T. Arny's Astronomy Tutorials

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Thomas Arny's collection of online tutorials at the University of Massachusetts span a range of astronomy-related topics. Tutorial subjects include gravity, escape velocity, seasons,…

http://daisy.astro.umass.edu/~arny/indextut.html

2. T. Arny's Astronomy Quizzes

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Thomas Arny's collection of online quizzes at the University of Massachusetts span the entire introductory astronomy curriculum. Subjects covered include historical astronomy,…

http://daisy.astro.umass.edu/~arny/

3. ASPIRE: Star Life Cycle

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Byline:: High Resolution Fly's Eye: Physics at the University of Utah

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This website provides an interactive tutorial on the evolution of stars. It integrates activities, graphs, quizzes, and animations to aid student learning. It begins with…

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/StarLife/

4. Peer Instruction in Physics & Astronomy

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Byline:: P. Green

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This web site is a supplement to the Peer Instruction for Astronomy book and provides information about Peer Instruction resources for astronomy classes. Instructions and sample…

http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~pgreen/educ/PIA.html

5. Finding Distances With Standard Candles

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Byline:: J. Barnes

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This activity demonstrates how standard candles are used to determine distances. The student is asked to determine the distances to two clusters by matching cluster stars to…

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/barnes/ast110_01/homework/hw12.html

6. Introductory Astronomy

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Byline:: K. Miller and S. Miller

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The material on this website is to be used as supplemental materials for a student taking an introductory astronomy course. There is information on topics such as stellar evolution,…

http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/

7. Introductory Astronomy: Active Galaxies

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Byline:: University of Maryland Astronomy Department

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This site discusses the different types of active galaxies: Double-Lobed radio galaxies, Seyfert Galaxies, BL Lac Objects, and quasars. These pages discuss the structure, components,…

http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/actgal.html

8. Introductory Astronomy: Galaxies

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Byline:: K. Miller and S. Miller

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This tutorial begins with a description of Hubble's discovery that other galaxies exist besides the Milky Way and how these galaxies are classified. Hubble's classification…

http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/galaxy.html

9. Introductory Astronomy: Earth - Moon - Sun System

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Byline:: K. Miller and S. Miller

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This website is a tutorial on the phases of the moon, earthshine, and eclipses. There are a number of diagrams in this website that aid in teaching these topics. This site ends with…

http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/moon.html

10. Introductory Astronomy: The Milky Way Galaxy

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Byline:: K. Miller and S. Miller

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This website provides a tutorial for students about the bulge, disk, and halo components of the Milky Way. It also contains information about the size and the formation of our…

http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/mw.html