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| Resource | Author/Attribution | Description | Lesson Plan | Type | Grade(s) | Source | Topics | NGSS | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color Magnitude using Gaia and IRSA using Python | James Newland | Learners create color-magnitude diagrams using data from the Gaia database stored within the Infrared Science Archive at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech. This data science driven introductory computational essay asks learners to use data from the IRSA archive to produce plots from which science inferences can be drawn. The questions are designed as a way to assess knowledge about cluster formation and evolution in the Milky Way galaxy. The activity uses Google Colab/Jupyter Notebook as the format to explore mathematical understanding of data related to stellar clusters. |
Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Data Analysis, Interactive Activity | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | stellar cluster formation, data analysis, stellar cluster properties | HS-ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | ||
| Hertzsprung Russell Diagram Exploration using Python | James Newland | This Google Colab/Jupyter Notebook computational essay asks learners to use Python code in a scaffolded exploration of introductory concepts surrounding the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. It was designed for high school astronomy or astro 101 courses. |
Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Data Analysis, Interactive Activity | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | HS-ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ | |||
| UCAR Classroom Activities | Lesson plans for activities related to Earth and weather. |
Lesson Plans, Labs/Experiments, Interactive Activity | K-12 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | |||||
| Indiana University Bloomington Mini-Lab Activities | A collection of documents worksheets meant for students to complete during class time or as homework. Some worksheets relate to online resources. |
Interactive Activity | Undergraduate Non-Major | Indiana University Bloomington Department of Astronomy | |||||
| NASA's Eyes | 3D visualizations of the solar system, asteroids, exoplanets and Earth. |
Simulations | K-12 | Solar System, Asteroids, Exoplanets, Earth Systems, Earth History, Earth Dynamics | |||||
| NASA's Universe of Learning | Articles, lesson plans, activities, simulations, and other resources connected to NASA data and discoveries. |
Lesson Plans, Simulations, Data Analysis, Interactive Activity | K-12 | ||||||
| Globe at Night | A citizen science project in which participants observe and submit reports of the brightness of their night sky to contribute to awareness of light pollution. |
https://globeatnight.org/resources/ | Citizen Science | K-12, 3 - 5 | NOIRLab | Light Pollution | MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.C Human Impacts on Earth Systems, 3-5-ETS1 - 2 Engineering Design | ||
| JPL K-12 Educator Resources | Lesson plans, videos, activities and articles related to a variety of STEAM topics. |
Lesson Plans, Interactive Activity | K-12 | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | |||||
| LabXchange | Teaching guides, simulations, and other resources on topics in life sciences, earth and space science, and physical sciences. Aligned to NGSS. |
Lesson Plans, Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Guide, Interactive Activity | 9 - 12 | Harvard Online | |||||
| NASA eClips | Videos and lesson guides on a variety of space and Earth science topics. |
Lesson Plans, Guide | K-12 | ||||||
| ComPADRE Portal | Database of teaching resources for high school and undergraduate physics. |
Lesson Plans, Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Guide, Interactive Activity | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | American Association of Physics Teachers | |||||
| Center for Astronomy Education Classroom Materials and Resources | Ed Prather | Slides, ranking tasks, polling questions, exam banks and lecture-tutorials. |
Lesson Plans, Interactive Activity | Undergraduate Non-Major | University of Arizona | ||||
| Project CLEA | Project CLEA, Laurence A. Marschall | Computer-based labs; software still available for download. |
Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Data Analysis | Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | Gettysburg College | ||||
| Java Lab Astronomy Simulations | Javalab, DongJoon. Lee | Free interactive science simulation(Virtual lab) written by JavaScript. Includes content related to Physics, Chemistry, Earth, Astronomy, Biology, Measurment, and Mathmatics. |
Simulations | All Rights Reserved | |||||
| Kings' Center for Visualization in Science Applets | King's Center for Visualization in Science | Online-available science visualization tools. |
6 - 8, 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | CC-NC-SA | |||||
| Astronomy Visualizations | Kevin Healy | Data-scraped and simluation-based astronomy, physics, and mathematics interactive visualizations |
Simulations, Data Analysis | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | |||||
| Fowler's Physics Applets | Michael Fowler | Astronomy and Physics applet simulations. |
Labs/Experiments, Simulations | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | CC-SA | ||||
| Open Source Physics | Open Source Physics | Open Source Physics and Astronomy Lesson Plans and software hosted at COMPADRE, the database maintained by American Association of Phyics Teachers. |
Lesson Plans, Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Guide, Data Analysis, Interactive Activity | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 | ||||
| GLEAS Project at NMSU Online Astronomy Labs | Nicole P. Vogt | Web-based applets and online sourced labs for astronomy |
Lesson Plans, Labs/Experiments, Simulations, Data Analysis | Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | All RIghts Reserved | ||||
| University of New Mexico Astronomy Applets | Kevin Dilts | Javascript applets written at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of New Mexico by Kevin Dilts |
Simulations | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | All Rights Reserved | ||||
| Earth Space Lab | Václav Černík | Selection of simulations relating to astronomy and space science. |
Simulations | K-12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | All Rights Reserved | ||||
| City College of New York Science Simulations Catalog | James Hedberg | Prof. James Hedberg of City College of New York has a selection of simultions focused on a variety of sciences including Astronomy, Physics, Electronics, and Mathematics. |
Simulations | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | |||||
| Zooniverse | Interactive public-engaged citizen science data classification workflows with educational scaffolding. |
Labs/Experiments, Data Analysis, Interactive Activity, Citizen Science | 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | ||||||
| Vera Rubin Observatory Investigations | Virtual, browser-based, astronomy investigatory labs with scaffolding questions for users. |
Lesson Plans, Labs/Experiments, Guide, Data Analysis, Interactive Activity | Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | Vera Rubin Observatory | CC 4.0 | ||||
| IAU AstroEDU | Labs/Experiments, Interactive Activity | K-12, Undergraduate Non-Major | |||||||
| GLAS Education Resources | 3D print models and tactile graphics for a variety of astronomy topics and public outreach. |
Interactive Activity | 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | GLAS Education | |||||
| Boston University Physics Demonstration Simulations | Andrew Duffy | Simulations | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | CC NC SA 4.0 | |||||
| CCNMTL (Columbia University) Astro Simulations | Columbia University | HTML5 astronomical education simulations hosted by Columbia University |
Simulations | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | CC-BY | ||||
| Stellarium | Night sky finder for browser and mobile based, interactive planetarium-style software. |
Simulations | K-12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | Stellarium | night sky | ||||
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln Astronomy Education | Kevin Lee | A website including astronomy simulations, applets, interactives, mobile apps, and an interactive editor. New development on this website has stopped. |
Labs/Experiments, Simulations | K-12, Undergraduate Non-Major, Undergraduate Major | Permission granted for non-profit use. | ||||
| Foothills College AstroSims | Geoff Mathews, Baba Kofi Weusijana, Chris Achenbach, Safi Mohammed, and Andrew Tran | Compendium of simulations curated by Foothills College Astronomer Geoff Mathews. |
Simulations | 9 - 12, Undergraduate Non-Major | CC-SA-NC | ||||
| PhET Interactive Simulations | University of Colorado | Free research-based science and mathematics simulations. |
Lesson Plans, Simulations | K-12, Undergraduate Non-Major | PHET | All | CC BY 4.0 |