Information from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (a U.S. based organisation that produces a great range of teaching resources).
New Resources for Those who Teach Astronomy
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As the fall semester or quarter begins, here are a few new educational resources from the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific that may help you if you are teaching or explaining astronomy:
1. Frank Drake Tells How He Came Up with the Drake Equation:
http://www.astrosociety.org/drake/
2. A New Classroom Activity: How High Up is Space:
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/activities/I11_How_High_Space.pdf
3. An “Astronomy Behind the Headlines” podcast on “Science from the Moon” (on current and future Moon missions, with guest Dr. Jack Burns, University of Colorado):
http://astrosociety.org/abh/index.html
4. An Astronomer Looks at Astrology (an information sheet for both students and instructors):
http://www.astrosociety.org/astrology.pdf
5. A new issue of “The Universe in the Classroom” with information and activities for the 2012 Transit of Venus:
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/78/78.html
6. The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0
(a DVD-ROM with 133 hands-on classroom activities, and lots of articles, resources, images, and how-to videos for teaching astronomy at many levels and in many settings):
http://www.astrosociety.org/uayf/
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Since 1889, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific has worked to increase scientific literacy through astronomy.
