The Astronomy Center has provided educational resources to introductory astronomy educators since 2003. Over the past 20 years, the rapid pace of discovery has rendered some of our linked resources obsolete. Thus, the Astronomy Center will be decommissioned on March 1, 2022. Our highest quality resources will be retained on ComPADRE.org.

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This web page outlines the magnetic properties of the planets. Most large planets in the solar system have magnetic fields, probably produced quite differently from ours. This is…
  
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D. Stern
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First of several linked files, telling the early history of the compass (discovered in China) and how Robert Norman in 1581 showed the magnetic force was not horizontal but slanted…
  
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This web page describes magnetic substorms and storms, their properties, and their relations to charged particle flow and auroras. It includes descriptions of the magnetic field…
  
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A. Hsui
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This website provides information about the six geological processes that are either currently operating on Mars or have operated during Martian history. These include the aeolian,…
  
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D. Nash
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This website contains information about stars that are similar to the sun. It provides information about the star's brightness compared to the Sun's, any planets or companion stars,…
  
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E. Barlow
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This website provides a paper that intends to help the non-cosmologist understand modern cosmological models. The paper contains a brief tutorial on relativity and describes…
  
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
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This website tells the story of astronomers in pursuit of understanding and observing transits of Venus from 1631 to present day. Much of the content comes from rare books and…
  
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K. Cheng, H. Chau, and K. Lee
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This is a traditional course website for teaching the universe in two semesters to college students who are non-science majors. It contains lectures which have imbedded…
Studies in Educational Evaluation
  
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M. Finegold and D. Pundak, Stud. Educ. Eval., 17 (1), 151-166 (1991).
School students' conceptual frameworks in astronomy and students' levels of knowledge and conceptualization were examined for 130 students in grades 2 through 12. Knowledge and…
American Journal of Physics
  
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R. Bieniek and M. Zeilik, Am. J. Phys., 44 (7), 695-696 (1976).
Summarizes the results of a student opinion questionnaire that was distributed to students of a PSI (Personalized System of Instruction) astronomy course for seven consecutive…
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