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Chasing Venus 
  
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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…
https://www.sil.si.edu/exhibitions/chasing-venus/
Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion: An Overview for Science Teachers 
  
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This web page provides the lecture notes for an overview of Kepler's laws. It includes historical notes and related classroom resources such as applications, problems, and teacher's…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Kep3laws.htm
The Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Online Labs for Introductory Level Astronomy 
  
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The Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project site provides high quality applets simulating important astrophysical phenomena such as eclipsing binaries, stellar evolution on the H-R…
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/
Studies in Educational Evaluation
A study of change in students' conceptual frameworks in astronomy 
  
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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…
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-491X(05)80115-4
From Stargazers to Starships: Spaceflight 
  
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This is an historical overview of spaceflight, stressing the technology of rockets, satellites and orbits, and its use in unmanned missions. It contains sections on rocket motion,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Spaceflt1.htm
A revision of a traditional astronomy course through active learning  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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R. Zich, A. Sammons, and R. Rosenblatt, PERC 2019 Proceedings, 687-692.
We report on the conversion of a general education sophomore-level astronomy course from traditional lecture-based methods to a more active-learning course. The course was reworked…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15228&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
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
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'Voyager': an educational card game 
  
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D. Smith, Phys. Educ., 38 (1), 47-51 (2003).
'Voyager' is an educational card game involving scientific satellites, developed for use in schools with children aged 9 to 13 years. The idea of the game is to improve pupils'…
https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/38/1/308
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