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\nSpace-Based Astronomy Educator Guide\n

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\nThe Space-Based Astronomy Educator Guide teaches middle schoolers about the Earth’s atmosphere, the electromagnetic spectrum, and telescopes. Divided into units of study, including science demonstrations, lesson plans, and worksheets,...\n
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\nScienceWeb Australia: Years 9-10\n

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\nScience Web Australia presents a collection of three units designed for English speaking high schoolers and utilizing resources available online. The first unit focuses on ecosystems, the second on plate tectonics, and the third on the...\n
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\nAstronomy\n

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\nSpace is the new frontier and astronomers boldly go where no humans have gone before. Guided by Einstein's theories, Kepler's Laws, and knowledgeable narrators, viewers of a 10-video collection explore the Universe and learn about...\n
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\nCrash Course: Physics\n

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\nDr. Shini Somara narrates a 46-video Crash Course Physics course based on the 2016 AP Physics I and II curriculum. Topics covered include linear, circular, rotational, simple harmonic, 2D motion, derivatives, integrals, vectors, Newton’s...\n
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\nTelescopes\n

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\nAccording to the video, astronomy is like a jigsaw puzzle with an infinite number of pieces. The video explains the history and invention of telescopes, how they work, refraction versus reflection, and the changing technology. It...\n
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\nWhat We Learned from the Kepler Space Telescope\n

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\nThe Kepler Space Telescope ran out of fuel in October 2018. Learn what the telescope communicated to scientists before its demise! A video lesson from the SciShow Space series highlights the important data the Kepler Space Telescope gave...\n
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\nHow Does the Kepler Telescope Work?\n

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\nIn March 2009, NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope to look for exoplanets. Almost immediately, it identified planets and has continued to work for many years. An informative video introduces this telescope, how it works, and shares...\n
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\nFrom Kepler to Webb: The History of the Telescope\n

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\nThe Hubble Telescope is approximately the size of a school bus, but the new Webb Telescope will be approximately the size of a tennis court. The history of the telescope, from its invention to to what it takes to make one, is the focus...\n
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\nHow does a telescope magnify images? Learners first watch a tutorial explaining the basic construction of a telescope. Then they interact with a simulation that allows for changes in the location and diameter of the reflecting mirrors....\n
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\nSolar Space Telescopes\n

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\nSee the sun shine as you've never seen it before! Captivate your class with an activity from NOVA's Sun Lab unit. Viewers learn about the advanced satellite-mounted telescopes NASA uses to monitor the sun at every wavelength of light,...\n
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\nInfrared Telescope\n

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\nMost of the twenty slides in this presentation include photographs or diagrams, making it an eye-catching way to teach about infrared telescopes. The pros and cons of using infrared light to study outer regions of space are explained....\n
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\nLabs from YSI 95: Telescopes\n

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\nStudents build a telescope and give quantification of its magnification and field of view while making observations regarding images. In this telescope lesson, students use a simple lens to project a scene and examine various telescope...\n
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\nSpace Telescope Debate\n

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\nStudents investigate the Hubble and Webb telescopes. In this space telescope lesson, students research Internet sites to find out what type of information these telescopes provide. They debate whether it is financially responsible to...\n
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\nHow Telescopes Work\n

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\nStudents experiment with water and mirrors to better understand how telescopes work. In this telescopes lesson plan, students use water and mirrors to see how mirrors reflect light and create a magnified image.\n
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\nTelescope Allocation Committee\n

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\nStudents create a research proposal and write letters to researchers to explain why their proposals were rejected.  In this astronomy lesson students use the Internet to help them to write a proposal on what they observed through a...\n
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\nTaking a Cold, Clear Look at the Universe\n

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\nTake a look with another perspective. Pupils read to find out what portion of the electromagnetic spectrum a space telescope sees and the difficulties of viewing infrared radiation from other objects in space. Individuals discover how...\n
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\nExplore the Characteristics of Stars with Microsoft WorldWide Telescope\n

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\nStudents explore the characteristics of stars. In this space science activity, students use the Microsoft WorldWide Telescope program to identify the properties of stars and identify the stars in the galaxy.\n
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\nOnline Exploration: Telescopes From the Ground Up\n

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\nStudents explore a web-based illustrated text and interactive graphics to determine the relationship between the operation of telescopes and light. optics. They work in small groups to become an expert on one of the ten eras of telescope...\n
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\nCounting Galaxies with the Hubble Space Telescope\n

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\nIn this counting galaxies learning exercise, students use a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and they divide the field into 16 square areas. They find the average number of galaxies in the cells, they find the area of one...\n
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\nCounting Craters on the Hubble Space Telescope!\n

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\nIn this Hubble Space Telescope activity, students are given a photograph of the radiator recovered after being in space on the Hubble Space Telescope since 1993. Students solve 6 problems about the impacts that left craters on the...\n
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\nTelescope Lab\n

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\nIn this telescope worksheet, students identify the parts of the telescope and use a telescope to observe an object in the room and outside of the room. They measure the length of the inner tube and identify the relationship between the...\n
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\nSky Watching\n

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\nLearners explain how our knowledge of the sky has been enhanced by telescopes. They make their own night-sky observations, diagram and describe what they see, and examine pictures taken by telescopes.\n
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\nVirtual Venus\n

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\nLearners practice using the tool of remote telescopes in order to make observations in space. The lesson includes the best times of year to make observations. They use the internet to obtain information and to initiate the use of the...\n
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\nHubble Image of Galaxies, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy\n

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\nSal gives an example of where the Hubble telescope looks, as well as the level of detail that the camera can see. \n
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