RESOURCES & LINKS
TEACHING RESOURCES
We are in the process of developing teaching resources which will be available through our website for teachers to use with their students. These resources are designed to either be used as pre-teaching materials so students have some background knowledge of the concepts covered in the Star Dome presentation, or they can be used as follow up activities to reinforce concepts presented in the Dome.
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We are also accumulating links (see below) to websites which may further develop your students' understanding and appreciation of the concepts covered in our Star Dome presentations.
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Check out the following ASTRONOMY TEACHING TIPS that may facilitate your planning!
LESSON PLANS
A) Tour of the Solar System
Relative Planet Sizes
Relative Planet Positions
B) The Earth and the Sun
What causes day/night?
What causes the seasons?
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C) The Earth and its Moon
PLANET FACTS
MONTHLY STAR CHARTS
LINKS
Astronomy
How to get started:
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Sunspots today:
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
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Clear sky clock (Winnipeg):
cleardarksky.com/c/Winnipegkey.html
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Solar system simulator :
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Space news:
space.com
spaceflightnow.com/
skytonight.com/news/wires
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Astronomy picture of the day:
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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Solar system fact sheets:
nineplanets.org/nineplanets.html#toc
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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Winnipeg Centre):
winnipeg.rasc.ca
How to find satellites:
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Star Charts:
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Telescope equipment reviews:
scopereviews.com/
cloudynights.com/
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Free Astronomy Software
Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica:
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THEOI PROJECT Guide to Greek Mythology:
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Bulfinch's Mythology:
Teaching Resources
Astronomy teaching tips:
cascaeducation.ca/files/teachers_tips.html
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Collection of sites that have astronomy lesson plans:
ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/astro_l.shtml
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Hands-on activities:
spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html
hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/toc.html
utm.utoronto.ca/%7Eastro/grade6/node8.html
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Planets - information and images:
cosmos.colorado.edu/~urquhart/tour_guide-to.html
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Seasons:
For Students
Exploratorium:
exploratorium.edu/observatory/index.html
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Canadian Space Agency - Kidspace:
space.gc.ca/asc/eng/kidspace/kidspace.asp
Space Weather:
exploratorium.edu/spaceweather/index.htm
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Solar system exploration:
solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm
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Sun:
exploratorium.edu/solarmax/index.html
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Sunspots:
exploratorium.edu/sunspots/index.html
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Aurora:
exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/index.html
Solar Eclipse:
exploratorium.edu/eclipse/index.html
Height of Sun (monthly):
schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/textb/phys/seasdemo.htm
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Planet images:
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Mercury Transit:
exploratorium.edu/transit/index.html
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Saturn:
exploratorium.edu/saturn/index.html
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Transit of Venus:
exploratorium.edu/saturn/index.html
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Mars:
exploratorium.edu/mars/index.html
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Star Stories: