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Astronomy Today 
  
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E. Chaisson and S. McMillan; Publisher: Prentice Hall
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This website provides online resources for Astronomy Today, an introductory astronomy textbook.
https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/astronomy-today/P2000000...
Astrobites 
  
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Astrobites is a daily astrophysical literature journal written by graduate students in astronomy. The goal of this site is to present one interesting paper per day in a brief format…
https://astrobites.org/
Astronomy Education Review
Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 3 (2011).
This is a brief essay about concepts for improving the way teachers teach. It is geared toward the field of Astronomy, but the concepts can be applied universally. The author…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011008
Logarithmic Maps of the Universe 
  
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M. Juric and R. Gott
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Instructors can use images from this website to teach students about recently revised map of the universe which illustrates recent discoveries, ranging from Kuiper belt objects in…
https://www.astro.princeton.edu/universe/
The Physics Teacher
Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Sky Time Lesson 
  
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C. Morrow, Phys. Teach., 38 (4), 252-253 (2000).
Everyday association with time in our modern age involves watches, clocks, and calendars rather than the astronomical motions that were the original bases for timekeeping. However,…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880520
Measurement of the Sidereal Day with Tracker  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Measurement of the Sidereal Day with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion stars near Polaris (the North Celestial Pole) to determine…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11614&DocID...
Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion of sunspots to determine the solar rotation rate.…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11617&DocID...
Astronomy Education Review
Development and Application of a Situated Apprenticeship Approach to Professional Development of Astronomy Instructors 
  
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E. Prather and G. Brissenden, Astron. Educ. Rev., 7 (2), 1-17 (2008).
Professional development for astronomy instructors largely focuses on enhancing their understanding of the limitations of professor-centered lectures while also increasing awareness…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2008016
Our Solar System Lithograph Set 
  
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Publisher: NASA Education Program
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This color Solar System Lithograph Set contains lithographs of: Our Solar System, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Jupiter, Moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,…
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/solar_system_lithograph_...
USGS Astrogeology Science Center 
  
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The USGS Astrogeology Science Center processes and analyzes data from numerous missions to planetary bodies in our solar system, assisting in finding potential landing sites for…
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center
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