Astronomy: Education: Page 3

Learn the basics of the solar system, galaxies, sun, comets, and asteroids.

An astronomy page with a 15-question quiz, an image gallery and planetary statistics.

A national program creating partnerships between teachers and students in grades 4-9 with amateur and professional astronomers.

Offers access to professional telescopes worldwide for observations made by school children and teachers.

SEGway provides commercial space science and astronomy lessons for grades 4-12, many with lesson plans & printable worksheets. Fast-loading interface lets teachers browse by grade and topic.

Features a guide to the solar system for visitors of all ages with a scale model, interactive quiz, text, and images.

Department offers astronomy degree programs for undergraduate and graduate studies with research opportunities at Steward Observatory.

Contains a collection of hands-on astronomy activities for classroom and home. A feature is the downloadable star wheel with a version available for every latitude on Earth.

Part-time undergraduate Diploma in Astronomy by evening study at UCL, London.

A searchable, curated collection of scientific visualizations and animations relating to astronomy, astrophysics and space science. This educational component of the Virtual Observatory is intended for scientists, students and the general public.

Offers free lessons in astronomy. The course runs from Covers identification of stars, constellations and planets, and physics.

Learn about Solar System, space exploration and constellations.

Shows Solar System true to scale. Helps realize the vastness of distances between planets compared to planet sizes.

Presents an in-depth view of the entire universe including Interactive space games, animations, and movies for the entire solar system.

An updated, expanded version of an invited talk given by Andrew Fraknoi at the 189th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Toronto, Canada in January 1997.

Explore our solar system, stars, extra-solar planets, the theories about the past and future of the universe, and human exploration of space.