These resources provide the basis for developing scientific literacy and investigative skills to support classroom projects, out-of-school science clubs and coursework.
Robotic Telescopes for Education
These links provide information on Robotic Telescopes that can be used for astronomy education. They offer a wide range of educational materials and services including real-time tutorials, live observing, image requests and investigative projects.
National Schools Observatory
Virtual Telescope
Bradford Robotic Telescope
Faulkes Telescope
Exercises in Astronomy
The object of the series is to present various small projects that will pass on some of the excitement and satisfaction in scientific discovery to the students. Using elementary geometrical and physical considerations, the students will be able to derive answers that are comparable with the results of much more sophisticated analyses described in the scientific literature.
Click on link to download the file in a selection of languages
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=35011
International Space Station Education Kit
The ISS is one of the largest, international, cooperative space adventures to date, and gives unique long-term research possibilities in weightless conditions in a wide range of disciplines. The science and technology research carried out on board the ISS is expected to provide us with important knowledge that will benefit people on Earth and make a foundation for further explorations.
All activities involved in building, working and living on board the ISS have many fascinating angles that can be applied to various subjects and skills taught in schools, such as:
• Mathematics
• Material Science
• Fluid Science
• History and cultural studies
• Environmental studies
• Creative writing and foreign language training
• Modelling related to artistic expression and technology
• Social skills (i.e. cooperation and teamwork)
Exercises in Astronomy
The object of the series is to present various small projects that will pass on some of the excitement and satisfaction in scientific discovery to the students. Using elementary geometrical and physical considerations, the students will be able to derive answers that are comparable with the results of much more sophisticated analyses described in the scientific literature.
Click on link to download the file in a selection of languages
Teachers Notes for Astronomy
A set of teachers notes for astronomical subjects ranging from:
• Introduction to the Universe
• Stellar Radiation and Stellar Types
• Stellar Distances
• Cosmology
• Stellar Process and Evolution
• Galaxies and the Expanding Universe