Resource+Agglomerations

Hi. There are a lot of place that congregate links together. Here are some links put together by Andrew Fraknoi, of Foothill Community College that I received through a listserv. zo

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// **Articles and Resource Guides on the Web** // // **by Andrew Fraknoi (3/2010)** //

// **1. Articles [some on astronomy, some on astronomy education]** //

// An Ancient Universe (for teachers; on how we know the age of the universe is much longer than creationists claim; with B. Partridge, G. Greenstein, and J. Percy): [] (an earlier version, with activities can be found at: [] ) // // Astronomy Education in U.S. (a general review of the many arenas where it takes place): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/useduc.html] // // Astronomy Textbooks, Used Book Chains, and Big Macs: A Perspective (in //Astronomy Education Review): // [] // // Dealing with Astrology, UFOs…: A Guide to Addressing Astronomical Pseudoscience in the Classroom (in //Astronomy Education Review): // [] // // Enrollments in Astronomy 101 Courses: An Update (in //Astronomy Education Review): // [] // // The Expanding Universe: [] (brief introduction; click on the title and the article expands into view) // // Extra-solar Planets (brief introduction for the general public): [] // // Gamma-Ray Bursts (brief introduction for the general public): [] // // How Astronomers Search for Intelligent Life in Space (brief article for beginners): [] (click on the title) // // How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still? (the motions of the Earth for teachers): [] // // Insights from a Survey of Astronomy Instructors in Community and Other Teaching-Oriented Colleges in the United States (in //Astronomy Education Review): // [] // // Introduction to Telescopes (brief guide for beginners): [] (scroll down, click on title, and the article will expand) // // Light as a Cosmic Time Machine (brief introduction for the general public): [] // // Lives of the Stars (a brief introduction for the general public): [] // // Mars (a brief introduction): [] // // “Music of the Spheres” in Education: Using Astronomically Inspired Music (in //Astronomy Education Review): // [] // // So You Want to Start a Project ASTRO Site (Q & A on program where astronomers adopt a classroom): [] // // Steps and Missteps Toward an Emerging Profession (Education and Outreach in Astronomy): [] // // Teaching Astronomy with Science Fiction (in //Astronomy Education Review): // [] // // Teaching What a Planet Is: A Roundtable on the Educational Implications of the New Definition of a Planet (in //Astronomy Educat. Review): // [] // // What’s a Planet and Why is Pluto not in the Planet Club Anymore (brief introduction): [] // // Your Astrology Defense Kit (a skeptical article to help educators respond to astrological claims): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/act3/astrology3.html#defense] //

// **2. Educational Activities** //

// A Flag for Your Planet (Family Activity): [] // // Bill Gates’ Great Great Grand-Daughter’s Honeymoon: Solar System version: [] [click buttons at right under “Full Text Options”]; // // Hubble version: [] // // Family Heroes: Should Uncle Fred be in the Sky? [thinking about constellations, for families]: // // [] // // Finding Your Way to Mars, Pennsylvania: An Astronomy and Geography Activity: [] // // Picture an Astronomer Activity: [] // // Sky Heroes: Reinventing the Constellations (for classrooms) // // [] // // Starry Lives, Starry Skies: Observing Different Stages in Stellar Evolution: // // [] // Surfing the Solar System// Web-based Quiz Game: [|www.astrosociety.org/education/surf.html] Testing Astrology Activities: []

**3. Resource Guides**

Astronomical Pseudo-science: A Skeptic’s Resource List (astrology, UFO’s, creationist cosmology, etc.): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html] Astronomy and the Arts (poetry, music, and art): [] Astronomy Classroom Activities on the Web: An Annotated Topical Guide (for K-12 teachers): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/activities/astroacts.html] Astronomy and Poetry: [] Astronomy of Many Cultures: [] Black Holes: [] Environmental Issues & Astronomy (light pollution, observatory sites, frequency spectrum allocation, etc.): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/environment.html] Exchanging Messages with Extraterrestrial Civilizations: __ [|www.astrosociety.org/education/family/resources/seti.html] __ Image Repositories for Astronomy Education: [] Galileo: [] Kepler: [] Music Inspired by Astronomy (A Selective Listing): [] Resources for Doing Evaluation Research in Informal Astronomy Education and Outreach: [] Science Fiction with Good Astronomy (a topical listing and brief review): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/scifi.html] SETI (The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence): A Basic Reading List: [] Teach Yourself Star Gazing (brief guide for beginners): [] Websites on College Astronomy Teaching (teaching strategies, resources, labs, demos, etc.): [|www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/educsites.html] Women in Astronomy Bibliography (general references & specific readings for a few dozen women astronomers): []