Seymour Community School District

High 9-12

Astronomy

Astro 2 online textbook link and other animation sources

Earth and Space Science Links / Apps from Wisconsin Earth Science Teachers Association (WSST.org)
Astro 2 online textbook
Astronomy interactives links UNebraska lincoln
Astronomy simulations links
astronomy animations links- mcgraw-hill

Links for Astronomy

Science Articles can be found at ScienceDaily.com
Science articles can also be found at Sciencenews.org
CITATIONS OF YOUR SOURCES FOR RESEARCH IN MLA FORMAT
2017 Solar eclipse interactive map on google earth
Space and Astronomy - Latest News articles from Universe Today
nasa news articles and latest features
Another satellite tracking website - location for most earth based satellites
SAT VIEW - satellite tracking website - and tracking space junk
Aurora Borealis (northern lights) forecast for each evening
space weather - sunspots, current aurora forecast, near-earth asteroids, etc
Astronomy interactives links UNebraska lincoln = EXCELLENT
video 400 years of the Telescope - need 15 things
Chandra X-ray telescope homepage and links from NASA
StarDome from Astronomy magazine - interactive star guide of night sky
ONLINE PLANETARIUM - In the Sky.org/skymap
The Sky Live - interactive planetarium -
Your Sky - interactive planetarium
Sky and Telescope - Observing - events in your sky for northern hemisphere
Link for google store Sky Map for Android apps
online interactive telescope buying guide 2012
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars telescope buying guide 2012
50 Brightest stars list apparent magnitude
Top 300 brightest stars list in apparent magnitude
Most luminous stars list absolute magnitude
List of nearest bright stars in distance from Earth
constellation online quia review night time sky games
constellation index card printable review
native american starlore - stories of the skies
constellation review from sky images
star chart plans activity
ch 2 World light pollution map - current and past data - (thank you David P. for the link!)
ch 2 position on celestial sphere - position and motion worksheet explained
ch 2 Rotating Sky Explorer- animation interactive - position,motion, circumpolar and seasonal stars
ch 2 motions of the sky #1 interactive
ch 2 motions of the sky #2 circumpolar interactive
ch 2 motions of the sky #3 sun's path interactive
ch Constellations - Universe program 42 min - need 10 things
Big dipper clock animation interactive
ch 2 path of the sun animation interactive
ch 2 heliacal rising simulator interactive animator
ch 2 suns motion overview - shows summer and winter equinox sun path
ch 2 motion of the sun simulator for any location any day on Earth
Ch 2 sun's direct rays simulator for each day on Earth
ch 2 moon phase vocabulary
ch 2 moon phases simulator
ch 2 lunar phase - position of sun, earth, moon simulator
ch 2 moon phase quizzer - interactive review of moon phases
ch 2 determine moon phases with bisector simulator
Ch 2 eclipses animation lunar and solar
Ch 2 lunar and solar eclipse table to 2029
ch 2 moon inclination simulator to show when eclipses can occur in orbit of Earth
ch 2 seasons, angle of sunlight for any location on Earth simulator
ch 2 time lapse seasons sun shadow each day of year
ch 2 lunar phases interactive simulation - change scenerios
Mr. Eclipse - information on solar and lunar eclipses
2006 solar eclipse video
ch 3 Ptolemaic phases of venus animation simulator
ch 3 phases of venus Galileo simulator
ch 3 Ptolemaic view of Mars orbit simulator
ch 3 geocentric vs. heliocentric simulator
ch 3 retrograde motion simulator
ch 3 My Solar System Animation
ch 3 planetary orbit simulator
ch 3 eccentricity demonstrator - change variables to show eccentric orbits or galaxies
ch 4-5 400 years of the Telescope - write down 15 things
Hunting the Edge of space: Mysteries of the Milky Way part 1 program
Hunting the Edge of Space: Ever Expanding Universe part 2 program
ch 4 video - tour of electromagnetic spectrum overview - NASA 23min
ch 4 Solar energy in Earth's atmosphere
ch 4 activity - Layers of Earth's atmosphere - temperature and where wavelengths are absorbed
ch 5 analyzing spectrum lab overview - excellent explanation and images
ch 5 women in astronomy clip / song
ch 9 HR diagram activity
ch 9 HR diagram video overview
ch 9 HR diagram lab simulator
ch 9 HR diagram background information
Ch 9 Hubbles Amazing Universe - write down 12 things learned from program
How the Universe Works: Extreme Star video link - answer questions from worksheet
ch 10 life cycle of stars activity
ch 10 stellar life cycle online activity
ch 10 birth of stars clip
ch 10 life and death of stars video - answer questions on worksheet
ch 10 Stars program - write 15 things
ch 10 birth of stars clip - steven hawkins
ch 10 Nebulas - universeTV program
ch 10 star life cycle pp movie
ch 10-11 Life and death of a star - the universe
ch 10-11 stellar life cycle animation of low mass and high mass stars, binary pairs animation
ch 11 supernovas explosions video -write 15 things
ch 11 Supernovas clip - steven hawkins
Ch 11 A Journey into a Blackhole explanation - Deep Astronomy
ch 11 Monster Black Holes and Space 2017 BBC
ch 11 black holes largest in universe - write 10 things learned
ch 11 stellar evolution activity
ch 12 lab measuring delta cephied variable star to find distances to other galaxies
ch 12 Hubble Law M100 cepheid variable images
ch 12 galaxy classification and evolution lab online images
ch 12 NOVA video expanding universe hunting to edge of universe
Galaxy Zoo - help astronomers identify unknown potential type of galaxies
ch 12 Dark Matter and Dark Energy HD - write down 12 things learned
Ch 15 Astrobiology - What is Life - Montana State University astrobiology short course 1a
ch 15 interstellar real estate - defining the habitable zone activities
Ch 15 - Who can live here?b activity on extremophiles - bacteria
ch 15 habitable zone simulator from Univ Nebraska-Lincoln
ch 15 Astrobiology program - write down 10 things learned
ch 15 astrobiology - Defining life - search for life on other planets/moons
ch 15 - defining life II, metabolism and evolution as clues to extraterrestrial life
ch 15 - communicating across the cosmos - part 1 - Shouting into the darkness - SETI
ISS Technology guide - interactive visit to the ISS
ISS Tour 2016 28 min
how much would you weigh on different planets activity
light pollution activity big dipper
spacex private company to reach space station 60 minutes clip
Hubble's amazing universe video link - write 15 things
Finding life beyond Earth - write notes on each possible location where life might exist solar systm
Area 51 National Geographic - Secret Files of CIA
NASA spacecraft Acronym meaning list

Universities in US that offer Astronomy programs 2014-15

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