1. Home
  2. Material Detail: Open Astronomy Curricula

Material Detail

Open Astronomy Curricula

Open Astronomy Curricula

This set of twelve lesson plans is intended to encourage the teaching of astronomy to K-12 students. The lessons are designed to make use of a planetarium projector, but they can be modified for use with different planetarium systems, including the free (General Public License) planetarium software 'Stellarium'. They introduce students to basics of earth's movements, the Greco-Roman constellations, and objects in the sky (for younger students); the differences between stars and planets, planetary motions, phases of the moon; stellar navigation, the solstices and equinoxes, the history of astronomy, and other topics (secondary students). The lessons are available in PDF (for printing) and RTF (for editing) formats.
Keywords:
stem education, workforce development, technician training, advanced technological education
Disciplines:
Go to Material 
Bookmark / Add to Course ePortfolio
Create a Learning Exercise
Add Accessibility Information
Rate
Add a Comment

Quality

  • User Rating
  • Comments
  • Learning Exercises
  • Bookmark Collection (1) Bookmark Collections
  • Course ePortfolios
  • Accessibility Info

More about this material

Material Type:
Collection
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 3, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
September 7, 2022
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
No

Browse...

Disciplines with similar materials as Open Astronomy Curricula
People who viewed this also viewed
Other materials like Open Astronomy Curricula

Comments

Log in to participate in the discussions or sign up if you are not already a MERLOT member.