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Peer Reviewed Item Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy 
  
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L. Marschall, G. Snyder, P. Cooper, M. Hayden, and R. Good
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Project CLEA develops laboratory exercises that illustrate modern astronomical techniques using a virtual observatory, digital data and color images. Each CLEA laboratory exercise…
http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/CLEAhome.html
Active Galaxies Educator Guide 
  
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Sonoma State University
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This guide accompanies an educational wall-sheet that uses Active Galaxies as an engagement to teach selected topics in physical science and mathematics. Active galaxies have…
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/observatories/learning/fermi/classroom/agn...
XMM-Newton: Supernovae Educator Guide 
  
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The Supernova Educator's Guide was developed by the XMM-Newton and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST) E/PO programs. It features three curriculum enhancement activities…
https://xmm.sonoma.edu/edu/supernova/snguide5.pdf
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Astronomy Apps for Mobile Devices: A First Catalog 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 010302 (2011).
An annotated overview of 98 astronomy applications for smart phones and tablets has been published in the on-line journal "Astronomy Education Review." Compiled by Andrew Fraknoi…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011036
Star Spectra Science: Using Balloons and Buttons to Model Spectroscopy  [ Report ]
  
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This lesson blends physics and Earth science as students explore the spectra of stars using a physical model composed of balloons and buttons. This activity introduces students to…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14318&DocID...
Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System  [ Report ]
  
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This AAPT lesson blends physics and Earth/Space science as students build and use a physical model to explore the geometry of eclipse events. The model allows learners to model how…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14321&DocID...
The Sundial 
  
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D. Stern
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This web page discusses why and how sundials tell time. It provides instructions for teachers and students on how to create a paper sundial, tells how to design sundials for…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sundial.htm
Black Lives in Astronomy 
  
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"Black Lives in Astronomy," a new 8-page resource guide includes written and video resources about and by 25 Black astronomers, as well as general materials to examine the history…
http://www.fraknoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fraknoi-Black-Lives-in...
I suddenly have to move my face-to-face physics/astronomy course online! 
  
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L. Strubbe and S. McKagan
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This essay provides help for instructors needing to teach their courses online. It includes both basic principles and considerations for running a remote class and a list of…
https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119906
Peer Instruction for Astronomy  [ Book ]
  
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Peer Instruction for Astronomy is an instructor's guide to a method of enhancing lecture classes in introductory astronomy. This technique requires that the instructor have a large…
https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Green-Peer-Instructi...
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