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written by
Kevin M. Lee
published by the Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska
This collection of questions and resources covers the standard first chapter in most astronomy textbooks. The questions are designed to be used for in-class student engagement activities. This topics include the Solar System, Galaxy, and Universe, scientific notation, metric prefixes, special units, speed of light, and look-back time.
This is part of a larger collection of similar astronomy modules from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This entire collection covers most of the topics found in most undergraduate introductory astronomy courses.
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8755">Lee, Kevin. UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Introductory Concepts. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, April 7, 2007.</a>
![]() K. Lee, (Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2004), WWW Document, (http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/intro.html).
![]() K. Lee, UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Introductory Concepts (Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2004), <http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/intro.html>.
![]() Lee, K. (2007, April 7). UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Introductory Concepts. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska: http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/intro.html
![]() Lee, Kevin. UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Introductory Concepts. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, April 7, 2007. http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/intro.html (accessed 16 March 2025).
![]() Lee, Kevin. UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Introductory Concepts. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, 2004. 7 Apr. 2007. 16 Mar. 2025 <http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/intro.html>.
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Month = {April 7, 2007},
Year = {2004}
}
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