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Perimeter Institute: Outreach Activities 
  
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Publisher: Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics
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This resource collection was developed to communicate the importance of basic research and the power of theoretical physics to general audiences. It features a variety of interactive…
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/outreach
Physics for the 21st Century 
  
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Publisher: Annenberg Foundation
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This is a free online course aimed at secondary teachers and adult learners. It includes 3 components: written text arranged in units, short video segments, and interactive web…
https://www.learner.org/series/physics-for-the-21st-century/
Physics for the 21st Century: The Basic Building Blocks of Matter 
  
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This is Unit 1 of the free digital course "Physics for the 21st Century", aimed at secondary science teachers, high school physics students, and adult learners. Unit 1 explores…
https://www.learner.org/series/physics-for-the-21st-century/the-basic-bu...
Cosmology: An Introductory Resource Guide for Instructors 
  
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A. Fraknoi; Publisher: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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This resource guide for introductory astronomy highlights useful and accessible materials on the web and in print. It is designed to help instructors quickly compile high-quality…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270648471_Cosmology_The_Origin_...
2015 International Year of Light 
  
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This is the official website created to commemorate the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies, as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. The initiative…
https://www.light2015.org/Home.html
ASPIRE: Lessons 
  
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The Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE) website provides free access to interactive science labs with downloadable simulations for use in grades…
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/
Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology 
  
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N. Hetherington and P. McCray; Publisher: American Institute of Physics
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This web exhibit explores the history of cosmology, from the work of the early Greeks to modern questions of dark matter and dark energy. Both the theories and ideas about the origin…
https://history.aip.org/history/exhibits/cosmology/index.htm
General Education Astronomy Source 
  
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This website provides an extensive set of resources for both traditional and distance-learning undergraduate introductory astronomy courses. These materials cover topics from…
http://astronomy.nmsu.edu/geas/oview/geas.shtml
Galaxy Dynamics 
  
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J. Dubinski
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This site provides a repository of movies, images, articles, programming code, for the galaxy dynamics simulations made by the author. The site provides a free bittorrent file of the…
https://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~dubinski/galaxydynamics/
Determining Red-Shift in a Receding Star 
  
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This activity introduces students to the concepts of the redshift of a receding star. Students will learn about the properties of light, the Doppler effect, and also about Hubble's…
http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/classroom/activity2.html
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