ASTRONOMY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES

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Resource Title	Category	Type
Worlds of the Solar System- Make a Scale Model	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	PDF (1.43 MB) 5 Links
Why Don't Eclipses Happen Every Month?	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (804 KB) 2 Links
Why Doesn't It Look Like the Photos?	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	2 Files 4 Links
Why Doesn't the Moon Fall to Earth? Exploring Orbits and Gravity	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	PDF (741 KB)
Why Does the Moon Have Phases?	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (516 KB) 5 Links
Why Do We Put Telescopes In Space? (Activity and PowerPoint)	ToolKit: PlanetQuest	2 Files
Why do Eclipses Happen?	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (387 KB) 3 Links
Where are the Planets? Star Maps	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	PDF (6.51 MB) 3 Links
Where Are the Distant Worlds? Star Maps	ToolKit: PlanetQuest	PDF (2.35 MB) 5 Links
What Power Is Your Telescope?	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	PDF (781 KB) 3 Links
What is the "Habitable Zone"?	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (463 KB) 4 Links
Venus Phases Why Does Venus Look Like the Moon?	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (238 KB)
Trip Around the Triangle	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (464 KB) 2 Links
The Universe in a Different Light	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	PDF (2.83 MB) 5 Links
The Kepler Mission: Are There Any Good Worlds Out There? Audio Files	Tele-Conference	6 Files
Telescopes As Time Machines Passport	ToolKit: Our Galaxy, Our Universe	2 Files 3 Links
Telescope Treasure Hunt	ToolKit: PlanetQuest	PDF (403 KB) 4 Links
Supernova Star Maps	ToolKit: SUPERNOVA!	PDF (1.67 MB) 4 Links
SUPERNOVA in the Lives of Stars PowerPoint and Script	ToolKit: SUPERNOVA!	6 Files 2 Links
Standing in the Shadow of Earth	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (388 KB)
Spotting Craters	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (514 KB) 3 Links
Song for IYA: Shoulders of Giants - AstroCappella	IYA 2009	4 Files 2 Links
Solar System Images from NASA!	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	URL
Sharing the Universe Videos	Sharing the Universe	URL
September 2009 WISE Telecon with Dr. Bryan Mendez	Tele-Conference	3 Files
Resource Guide to the Moon for Educators	ASP	URL
Ready to Observe	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	PDF (874 KB) 3 Links
Pocket Solar System	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	PDF (444 KB) 4 Links
Planets Around Other Stars Handout	NSN Member Contributions	PDF (784 KB)
Planetary Postcards	ToolKit: PlanetQuest	3 Files
Our Place in Our Galaxy (PowerPoint)	ToolKit: Our Galaxy, Our Universe	PPT (9.1 MB)
Our Place in Our Galaxy	ToolKit: Our Galaxy, Our Universe	PDF (7.48 MB) 6 Links
Orion Nebula Unveiled - PowerPoint & Script	Orion Nebula Unvieled - HST Image	2 Files
October Telecon with Dr. John Bally	Tele-Conference	3 Files 2 Links
Observing the Moon	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (700 KB) 5 Links
Nuclear Fusion	ToolKit: SUPERNOVA!	PDF (973 KB) 3 Links
NSN New Online Services Telecon	Tele-Conference	5 Files 2 Links
November Telecon with Dr. Jon Jenkins	Tele-Conference	6 Files 5 Links
May 2009 Telecon with Dr. Steven Stahler	Tele-Conference	3 Files
March 2009 Telecon with Kris Koenig and Mike Simmons	Tele-Conference	3 Files 2 Links
Magnification vs. Resolution	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	PDF (1.38 MB) 2 Links
Lives of Stars	ToolKit: SUPERNOVA!	2 Files 4 Links
Link to IYA Discovery Guides & Astronomy Activities: Icons to add to your website.	IYA 2009	2 Files 2 Links
Let's Make A Supernova!	ToolKit: SUPERNOVA!	PDF (566 KB) 4 Links
LCROSS: Making an Impact!	NASA Resources	PDF (1.08 MB)
LCROSS Activity Guide: Targeting Shadows on the Moon	NASA Resources	PDF (1.13 MB) 2 Links
Kepler Mission: The Search for Earth-sized Planets: PowerPoint	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	2 Files 4 Links
June 2009 Telecon with Dr. Eliot Quataert	Tele-Conference	6 Files 2 Links
July Telecon with Dr. Peter Jenniskens	Tele-Conference	3 Files 2 Links
IYA 2009: Video Introduction	IYA 2009	MOV (40.23 MB) 2 Links
IYA 2009 Kick-Off Telecon Dec 11th	Tele-Conference	6 Files 3 Links
It's all Done with Mirrors	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	PDF (780 KB) 5 Links
Hubble Service Mission Telecon PPT and Video	Tele-Conference	2 Files
How Telescopes Changed our Understanding of the Universe: PowerPoint	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	4 Files 5 Links
How Far Can You See? - Dr. Phil Plait article	ToolKit: Telescopes: Eyes on the Universe	PDF (193 KB)
How Do We Find Planets Around Other Stars? (Activity)	ToolKit: PlanetQuest	PDF (233 KB)
Gravity and Falling	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	PDF (504 KB)
Google: Scale of the Solar System	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	2 Links
Glass and Mirrors ToolKit	ToolKits	PDF (2.71 MB) 2 Links
February 2009 Dark Sky Resources and Globe at Night Telecon	Tele-Conference	6 Files 5 Links
Exploring Strange New Worlds	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	PDF (942 KB) 3 Links
Exploring Black Holes and Gravity	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	PDF (494 KB) 6 Links
Explorers' Guide to the Solar System (PowerPoint)	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	3 Files 4 Links
Essay: How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still?	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	PDF (1.8 MB)
Does the Moon Rotate?	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	PDF (281 KB) 4 Links
Cook Up a Comet	ToolKits	PDF (205 KB) 3 Links
Black Holes: No Escape	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	PDF (487 KB) 6 Links
Black Hole Explorer Board Game	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	PDF (2.61 MB)
Banner: Our star: The Sun	ToolKit: Exploring the Solar System	PDF (40.68 MB)
August Telecon with Brian Day	Tele-Conference	3 Files 5 Links
Astronomy Lecture Podcasts	Tele-Conference
Astronomy Behind the Headlines	ASP	URL
Are All the Stars Like Our Sun? (PowerPoint)	ToolKit: Shadows & Silhouettes	2 Files
April 2009 Telecon with Dr. Laura Peticolas	Tele-Conference	5 Files 3 Links
A Universe Without Supernovae	ToolKit: SUPERNOVA!	PDF (1.11 MB) 5 Links
A Universe of Galaxies	ToolKit: Our Galaxy, Our Universe	2 Files 3 Links
A Galaxy Full of Black Holes (PowerPoint & suggested script)	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	2 Files 6 Links
Resources to Get Involved in IYA 2009	IYA 2009	4 Files 5 Links
Cosmic Times Newspapers, Posters and Activity Guides	NASA Resources	URL
2009 January 15 Telecon with Dr. Mark Showalter	Tele-Conference	3 Files
2008 Certificate of Appreciation	NSN Membership	PDF (1.54 MB)
12 December 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Discovering New Worlds	IYA 2009	PDF (874 KB) 6 Links
11 November 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: The Lives of Stars	IYA 2009	PDF (3.27 MB) 6 Links
10 October 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: What is the Fate of the Universe?	IYA 2009	PDF (0.98 MB) 6 Links
09 September 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Planets and Moons	IYA 2009	PDF (2.32 MB) 6 Links
08 August 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Rocks and Ice in the Solar System	IYA 2009	PDF (2.09 MB) 6 Links
07 July 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Black Holes	IYA 2009	PDF (1.3 MB) 6 Links
06 June 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Clusters of Stars	IYA 2009	PDF (783 KB) 5 Links
05 May 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Our Sun	IYA 2009	PDF (3.12 MB) 6 Links
04 April 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Galaxies and the Distant Universe	IYA 2009	2 Files 6 Links
03 March 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Observing at Night...and in the Day	IYA 2009	2 Files 6 Links
02 February 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Our Solar System	IYA 2009	PDF (2.16 MB) 6 Links
01 January 2009 IYA Discovery Guide: Telescopes and Space Probes: Today's Starry Messengers	IYA 2009	PDF (4.32 MB) 6 Links
"Where are the Black Holes?" Star Maps	ToolKit: Black Hole Survival	PDF (452 KB)

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