ESSP Astronomy Workshop

Short (7 min) video from NASA talking about the ~7 year old debate over the nature of a planet and the creation of the dwarf planet category

Hi Everyone. Although it's later than I intended, at this link you can get a Word doc with copies of everything we did at the workshop. Hope it's useful!

We demonstrated the Gas Properties & My Solar System simulations during the 2012 workshop

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Very comprehensive database with detailed, written descriptions of the planets (and moons) that can also be used for a comparative planetology data gathering activity of some sort.

If you want to work on comparative planetology, here is one table for retrieving data (can be supplemented by what is found in Starry Night)

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This is the new K-12 Science Framework which is the basis for the Next Generation Science Standards ( Common Core). This framework is based on a few core scince ideas. The PDF is free!

This is the on-line course that all materials are open even to unregistered students. If you would like more info about the on-line MEd in Earth Science, let me know

This is "bookmarking" website I send my students to. These are the most frequently used sites I use with my students in both physics and astronomy.

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Has the calculations already done for two different scales of the solar system, including diameters, in nice and neat tables.

(This includes the 5 question survey, which includes the shape of the Earth's orbit question we covered in the workshop)

You can also order a DVD copy of the video we watched in class, or watch it for free on-line.