From Stargazers to Starships

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written by David Stern

Available Languages: English, Spanish, French

This website provides an illustrated non-calculus course on astronomy, mechanics, the Sun and spaceflight. It includes 42 lesson plans, a 14-part math course, guidance for teachers, a timeline, a glossary, problems, and hands-on projects. The development follows an historical thread, and stresses intuitive understanding, applications, and connections to society and culture. Stories of discovery and discoverers are included to engage student interest. Spanish and French translations are available.

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Fundamentals - Space Exploration - The Sun Classical Mechanics - General	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Instructor Guide/Manual = Lesson/Lesson Plan = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords:: newtonian mechanics, orbits, spaceflight, sun
Record Creator:: Date Metadata Instance was created September 24, 2003 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:: August 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Other Collections:: The Nucleus

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Author looking for collaborators (Editor: Bruce Mason)

The author of this resource, David Stern, is seeking collaborators to help maintain and update it. He is also interested in translations to other languages.

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Stern, D. (n.d.). From Stargazers to Starships. Retrieved January 14, 2025, from http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm

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Stern, David. From Stargazers to Starships. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm (accessed 14 January 2025).

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