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Sky Observing Project 
  
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This guide describes a novel project structure for sky observations commonly assigned in introductory level astronomy students at either the high school or undergraduate level. The…
http://wp.towson.edu/jescott/observingprojectguide/
Role-Playing and Problem-Based Exercises for Teaching Undergraduate Astronomy 
  
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This website provides role-playing and problem-based exercises for introductory and advanced astronomy students. Small groups and group interactions are used to stimulate discussion…
https://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/roleplay.html
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...
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Stars of the Big Dipper: A 3-D Vector Activity 
  
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V. Kuo and R. Beichner; Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers, Phys. Teach., 44 (3), 168-172 (2006).
Most teachers of introductory physics will agree that many students have difficulty with vectors, so much so that we frequently spend a week at the beginning of the semester…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2173325
The Sundial 
  
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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
Interplanetary Magnetic Field Lines 
  
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This web page provides information and a graphical exercise for students regarding the interaction between magnetic field lines and a plasma. The activity involves tracing a typical…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wimfproj.html
Folding Paper Model of the Magnetosphere 
  
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This website provides instructions and an image which can be downloaded, printed on a regular page, copied by a xerox machine (preferably, onto stiff paper), cut and folded to…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wfold.html
Inside Einstein's Universe 
  
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This website was created by NASA and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The site's primary contents are printed guides and lesson plans, presentations for scientists…
https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein/resources_ed.htm
Celestia 
  
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Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface…
https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia
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