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Interactive Astronomy Lessons

Subject Area:

Teacher Pick

Address/URL:

http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/

Description:

Through funding from NASA, faculty at Montana State University and classroom teachers from across the nation have developed an extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. Closely aligned with the NRC National Science Education Standards, these web based lessons make maximum use of exciting on-line NASA resources, data, and images.

How You Can Use This Source:

• NASA themes are explained in brief and further explanations can be accessed through links in this section.
• Educational Activities includes twelve complete lessons focusing on one of the four themes. Each activity is either geared for ages K-4, 5-8 or 9-12.
• Classroom Resources provides access to NASA data.

Go to Interactive Astronomy Lessons.

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