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eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth 
  
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This teaching module, part of the University of Chicago Internet Project, explores astronomy from the cultural context of past societies and their observations of the heavens. What…
http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/index.ht...
SEGway: Science Education Gateway - Complete Lesson Catalog 
  
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This page contains links to a collection of astronomy-related lessons for K-12 science education. All the lessons are standards-based and arranged by grade level. Topics include…
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/master.html
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/
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
The Sun 
  
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This material uses the Sun as an example of diverse parts of physics. Topics include weather and climate, magnetism and the interplanetary field, color, spectra and the…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sunopen.htm
NASA Science Casts: Earth's Magnetosphere 
  
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This 4-minute video explains how the magnetosphere surrounding our planet protects us from the fury of the Sun, a key factor in Earth's habitability. Magnetosphere is defined as the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4FSg-90XlA
NASA Multimedia: Magnetism - Defining Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos 
  
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This 23-minute video from NASA shows how Earth's magnetic field protects our planet from ionized particles from the Sun and our galaxy. But it's a standout because it does much more.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGzL3dodGC4
Magneto Mini Golf 
  
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This free computer game created by the Space Science Institute displays a "golf course" as a magnetic field and the golf ball as a proton. These charged particles interact with the…
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NASA: The Difference Between Flares and CMEs 
  
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This video-based tutorial from the Goddard Space Flight Center provides lay explanations of the differences between solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The strongest…
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Exploring Magnetism Lesson Series 
  
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This page contains seven in-depth explorations of magnetism, magnetic fields on Earth and the sun, solar wind, auroras, and solar flares. Three lessons are for middle school; four…
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SEGwayed/lessons/exploring_magnetism/
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