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eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth 
  
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Editor: University of Chicago Digital Library Development Center
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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...
CERES: Educational Activities 
  
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This page from CERES (Center for Educational Resources Project) features 25 classroom-ready lessons for K-12, developed by a team of master teachers, NASA researchers, and university…
http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/EdActivities.html
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
EJS Simulations by High School Physics Teachers 
  
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Editor: A. Duffy; Publisher: Boston University Physics Department
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This web page features a collection of Easy Java Simulations developed by secondary teachers for use in high school physics and physical science courses. Topics include astronomy,…
http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/NS548_simulations/ITOP_EJS.html
ASPIRE: Lunar Phases 
  
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This interactive tutorial features an inquiry-based approach to promote understanding of moon phases. Part of the Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education…
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/LunarPhases/lunar_phases_main.html
Project Spectra! 
  
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This is a digital project developed to advance knowledge of solar system exploration by providing students with spectroscopic data in an accessible and engaging format. The…
https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/education/K-12/project-spectra/
Modeling the Solar System 
  
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This learning module for Grades 5-8 contains four lessons that explore the scale, relative sizes, and composition of the planets in our solar system. Each lesson provides opportunity…
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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Eyes on the Solar System 
  
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NASA's JPL brings together an array of rich visualization tools for a 3D exploration of our cosmic neighborhood. It provides actual data from spacecraft, including their real-time…
https://eyes.nasa.gov/eyes-on-the-solar-system.html
NASA: Radioisotope Power Systems 
  
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This is a multimedia overview of RPS (radioisotope power systems), a type of nuclear energy technology that uses heat to produce electricity for powering spacecraft. The heat is…
https://rps.nasa.gov/
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Dawn 
  
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This is the home page for NASA's Dawn project, whose goal was to shed light on the early evolution of our Solar System by investigating two large protoplanets, Ceres and Vesta, that…
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/dawn/overview/
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