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Sky Observing Project 
  
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This guide describes a novel project structure for sky observations commonly assigned in introductory level astronomy students at either the high school or undergraduate level. The…
http://wp.towson.edu/jescott/observingprojectguide/
Role-Playing and Problem-Based Exercises for Teaching Undergraduate Astronomy 
  
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This website provides role-playing and problem-based exercises for introductory and advanced astronomy students. Small groups and group interactions are used to stimulate discussion…
https://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/roleplay.html
A One Credit Hour Eclipse Course for 2024: Description and Offer to the Community 
  
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This github repository provides materials for a turn-key, general-education level, interdisciplinary eclipse course. It is designed to help prepare for the Apr 8, 2024 total…
https://github.com/gwilliger/Eclipsecourse_2024
Online educational resources for Physics teachers 
  
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This is an extensive list of web-based resources for teaching physics and math. Many links are to collections of resources, many simulations or animations of concepts. Reference…
http://zitogiuseppe.com/didattica.html
Astronomy of the Earth's Motion in Space 
  
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An algebra-based overview of elementary and pre-telescope astronomy. Topics covered include sundials, seasons, calendars, precession, shape and rotation of Earth, Greek astronomy,…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sastron.htm
Kepler and His Laws 
  
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This is a set of 7 illustrated web pages discussing Kepler's laws. Included are equations and properties of conic sections, the scale of the solar system, the energy equation for…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Skeplaws.htm
Celestial Sphere with Analemma JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake and W. Christian
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The Celestial Sphere and Analemma JavaScript Model simulates the Two Sphere Universe theory of the Ancient Greeks. This theory supposes the stars to be fixed on the surface of a…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14326&DocID=4689
Star Motion on the Horizon JS Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Star Motion on the Horizon JS Package displays how the appearance and motion of the stars near and around the northern, southern, eastern, and western horizon change over the…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15117&DocID=5082
From Stargazers to Starships: Orbits in Space 
  
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These pages explore synchronous orbits and "Lagrangian points," those points where an object will orbit the sun with the same period as the earth. This has applications for solar…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sorbit.htm
Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path? 
  
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This set of three web pages provides a calculation of paths, times, and distances for a flight to Mars and back. The author uses a Hohmann transfer ellipse between two circular…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm
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