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Project Earth Science: Astronomy, Revised 2nd Edition
NSTA Press Book | March 2011
How well can your students … • Illustrate the reason for Earth’s seasons? • Explain how far a light year is? • Simulate the phases of the Moon? • Describe the effects of greenhouse gases? •…
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Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes
NSTA Press Book | March 2012
What do your students know—or think they know—about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a star? Find out with this book on astronomy, the latest in NSTA’s popular…
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Journal Article | December 2020
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Journal Article | August 2022
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Sidewalk Astronomy: Students and teachers take astronomy to the street
Journal Article | May 2000
After sharing his large telescope with passersby on a busy street corner in Chicago, the author started the Sidewalk Astronomy Club to involve students in the experience. As a result sidewalk astronomy has become a…
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Journal Article | November 2018
Make abstract astronomy more concrete for your entire class wtih lessons originally intended for visually impaired students.
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Science Shorts: Astronomies of Scale
Journal Article | October 2009
Astronomical scale is a difficult concept for elementary students to grasp when they begin studying the solar system. A school yard solar system model gives students a tangible experience of astronomical distances.…
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Scope on the Skies: Summer astronomy
Journal Article | May 2004
Re-visit the summer of 2004 by discovering its celestial events and learning about the Cassini/Huygens spacecraft activity that also occurred that year--which has implications today as it continues to orbit the…
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Invite an Alien to Astronomy Night
Journal Article | November 2007
Dozens of inflatable aliens recently “descended” upon the authors’ middle school to kick-off their first school-wide Astronomy night. With an estimated attendance of over 500, their eighth-grade students hosted over a…
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Science 101: What are some common misconceptions to be aware of when teaching about astronomy?
Journal Article | July 2019
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue focuses on misconceptions with astronomy.
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Editor’s Roundtable: International Year of Astronomy
Journal Article | April 2009
2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) because it marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescopic observations of the Moon and other bodies in the solar system, which challenged, and…
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Scope on the Skies: International Year of Astronomy
Journal Article | January 2009
This year marks the 400th anniversary of when a telescope was used for astronomical observations, and 2009 has also been designated the International Year of Astronomy—a yearlong celebration of astronomy through various…
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Editor's Roundtable: Adding some STEAM to Astronomy
Journal Article | July 2014
Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Idea Bank: Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy
Journal Article | January 2009
In 1609, Galileo Galilei turned his telescope to the night sky and began a series of observations of the cosmos. These observations, together with the work of Johannes Kepler and other scientists of the time,…
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Students Teaching Students: Launching interest in astronomy
Journal Article | May 2003
A group of educators and astronomers train high school students to teach astronomy to elementary students and their families. The main goal of the program is to promote careers in science and science education to…
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