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Scope on the Skies: End of the line for a star like ours
Journal Article |
Stars of different masses have varying life spans, with the more massive stars “burning out” more quickly than stars of lower masses. How or what they do when they burn out also varies, depending on the mass of the star…
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Touching the Stars: Making Astronomy Accessible for Students With Visual Impairments
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Discover how universal design is helping to open the night sky to the visually impaired.
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Scope on the Skies: Summer skies—Planets, an eclipse, and shooting stars
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This summer, in addition to viewing several of the bright visible planets and another lunar eclipse, there will be an opportunity for viewing the target of an upcoming NASA mission, the asteroid Vesta. Highlights of the…
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Tech Trek: A Coruscating Star in the Calvalcade of Electronic Devices: The iPad
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This column provides a look at the latest technology for science educators. This month's issue focuses on the iPad.
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Scope on the Skies: Midwinter Skies, Planets, and Orbits, and the Stars of Summer
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses taking advantage of the longer nights to view objects during winter evenings.
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun and stars. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about the nature of stars and their recognition that the Sun is an average star…
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Blog Post |
I was planning a lesson for fifth grade about constellations. If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them. —B., Illinois Students often develop the misconception that constellations are two-dimensional. It’s…
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Journal Article |
Star Wars: The name alone implies action, adventure, the vastness of space, alien creatures, and of course, who can forget light sabers? Since the Star Wars saga has entertained millions of people around the world…
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