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Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation - Lesson Plan 
  
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This is a lesson plan for teaching Newton's formulation of gravity as a universal force that acts similarly on terrestrial and astronomical object. It is linked to textual reference…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Lgravity.htm
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 Calendar 
  
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These web pages provide a short overview of the common (Gregorian) calendar and some less-common ones--Julian, Jewish (leap months), Moslem, Persian (New Year on the spring equinox),…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scalend.htm
The Underrepresentation Curriculum Project 
  
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Editors: A. Daane, D. Doucette, C. Gosling, D. Hsi, C. Mathis, A. Morrison, S. Park, M. Rifkin, and J. Tabora
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The Underrepresentation Curriculum (URC) is a free, flexible curriculum for STEM instructors to teach about injustice and change the culture of STEM. Using tools such as data…
https://underrep.com/
A One Credit Hour Eclipse Course for 2024: Description and Offer to the Community 
  
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This github repository provides materials for a turn-key, general-education level, interdisciplinary eclipse course. It is designed to help prepare for the Apr 8, 2024 total…
https://github.com/gwilliger/Eclipsecourse_2024
Orbital Motion 
  
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This is an activity intended to help students understand orbital motion and Kepler's Laws through a comparison of a circle and an ellipse and the application of Kepler's Law of…
http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/ph9111.html
How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still 
  
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This web page provides a discussion of the different speeds with which someone on Earth is moving in the universe and how astronomers measure such speeds. It includes background…
http://web.archive.org/web/20150717032503/http://www.astrosociety.org/ed...
Cool Cosmos: The Infrared Universe 
  
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This website provides K-12 classroom activities and educational resources on infrared astronomy. Sponsored by California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Lab, this collection…
https://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
The Way Things Fall 
  
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This web page provides an introduction to the motion of objects due to gravity. Topics covered include free fall and acceleration due to gravity, with or without an initial velocity,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sfall.htm
Perimeter Institute Educational Resources 
  
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This is the collection of the Perimeter Institute's free digital resources, designed to help teachers explain a range of important physics and science topics. Each compilation…
https://resources.perimeterinstitute.ca/
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