''If you have questions or need help, you can email binap@googlegroups.com and your question will go to the group of teachers that made these lessons. These teachers are:
* Rita Ciambra, Peoples Academy High School, Morristown, Vermont
* Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee
* Tom Rutherford, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee / King University, Bristol, Tennessee
* Ace Schwarz, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
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'''High School / Astronomy 101'''

[https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy-2e OpenStax Astronomy Textbook] - This is a free Astronomy textbook for use as a reference.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bN1q6bRCU5jsXcH8XT67qhMxhMylLRrach5LTXspoF4/edit?usp=sharing What is a Star and How does a Star Form?] - This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KZt2FEhfDGX_8CxCYjl8lOTeDaaUK2B3hb0y_TYX3Bk/edit?usp=sharing Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum] - This is a short slideshow with an embedded activity about waves and energy.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15q8oDQB7eqHK_C26qJGXLmEPvZo-HkOyIp23SLX0Dpc/edit?usp=sharing Filters] - This is a short slideshow with an embedded video and activity explaining filters.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Oz0Kbp4ADiBcnirWciRyKWb5oJf549GDNc8W4pMtYiE/edit?usp=sharing What is a YSO?] - This is a short slideshow describing the different classes of young stellar objects (YSOs).

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1a75rUyGFdnE2GmNLye4zExWnJS2d_z3qzkjQYO9dx90/edit?usp=sharing What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram?] - A short set of notes describing a color-magnitude (Hertzsprung-Russell) diagram.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19oB_-BEO9IWiDNf5ss9xAnCs9N6mLycak5Zc10CKIxw/edit?usp=sharing What is a Color-Color Diagram?] - This is a short explanation of what a color-color magnitude diagram is and what it can tell you.

[https://learn.k20center.ou.edu/lesson/1327 Classifying Stars with Spectra] - K20 lab for HS utilizing SDSS data and stellar spectra to find patterns and classify stars - has data for 20 stars, ppts, and group comparison.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F8SNgPjz9WbmdFJiP7CZrQA7adr9WANg-T9d7l7XIWg/edit?usp=sharing Where Does the Data Come From?] - This is a slideshow with examples of different satellites and surveys that collect data in multiple wavelengths.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NZhZ1ze5Stdq_PVdCU3HL43yhqE3KTWKcLxs-hOPac4/edit?usp=sharing What are SEDs and How to Interpret Them] - This is a slideshow that explains blackbody curves and spectral energy distributions.

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2h70YkvJd3XPdZ0anjTxo7dbgIGBfZBdftU-jtdJBA/edit?usp=sharing Using IRSA to Make Three-Color Images] - This is an activity that teaches students what they will see when they search for an image on IRSA. It also walks students through how to make a three-color image in IRSA.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j9LvVLreOlC8avqU9YR8wm_BJwRJBNlCoN5Zmbm3M0U/edit?usp=sharing IRSA - Uploading a Catalog and Image Inspection] - This is a slideshow explaining how to upload a catalog to IRSA. It also explains how to accomplish image inspections for young stellar objects (YSOs).

'''Middle School'''

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGL-FdioWw/pgjMQAad1eVa5kHH-1-t3A/edit?utm_content=DAGL-FdioWw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a Star and How Does it Form?] - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J8HLt080F2Cet13Tv426ECIFEWPTNzNk/view?usp=sharing What is a Star and How Does it Form? Open-Ended Questions] - This is an activity where middle school students write about what they learned about star formation.

[https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/SNUniverseWo.pdf A Universe Without Supernovae] - This is a simple activity incorporating star life cycle with events and ties elements made during supernovae to daily life.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGL-uV3GIk/lFcf7Ma-A6sTy9Tya7IrPA/edit?utm_content=DAGL-uV3GIk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum] - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dsds2TJRGa8b6Zbhs4m6rHuqjd_2VL-JN7_oEDdduPg/edit?usp=sharing Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 3-2-1 Summary with Reading] - This allows students to review the EMS and connect wavelength, frequency, and energy.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGL-7GC900/vl9sC6BbL1qHz06sUaJFUA/edit?utm_content=DAGL-7GC900&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Filters] - This is a slideshow for middle school students with embedded lab explaining filters.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMD1GX11k/OGjH9jYqOGFI5NIi2yhDvw/edit?utm_content=DAGMD1GX11k&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a YSO?] - This is a slideshow for middle school students describing the different classes of YSOs and H-alpha emission lines.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMEBnRck4/KWbJBC7la3c7G61_kqH9pA/edit?utm_content=DAGMEBnRck4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram?] - This is a short slideshow for middle school students that explains what H-R diagrams are and includes a hands-on activity at the end.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMEeXbhVo/3I-nOcXuCCBklnADLmKVAw/edit?utm_content=DAGMEeXbhVo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a Color-Color Diagram?] - This is a presentation for middle school students about color-color diagrams with a short activity at the end.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMFsUAfpg/IHYXPJUW4GN7kwe8OGQWqg/edit?utm_content=DAGMFsUAfpg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton How We View the Universe (where does the data come from?)] - This is a slideshow for middle school students about different telescopes that collect data in multiple wavelengths. There is a virtual telescope building activity at the end.

Standalone Lessons

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Standalone Lessons

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Entry-Level Research Projects

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Entry-Level Research Projects

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Ciambra:

''If you have questions or need help, you can email binap@googlegroups.com and your question will go to the group of teachers that made these lessons.
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[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XtLABn0jtDm4sZn-0mVwecFsu5oBKI-vD_5PMUcwgb0/edit?usp=sharing YSO Data Analysis Project] - This is a slideshow that explains the YSOs data analysis project and provides the links to single star pages for AFGL490 and IC417.

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Standalone Lessons

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Ciambra: This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bN1q6bRCU5jsXcH8XT67qhMxhMylLRrach5LTXspoF4/edit?usp=sharing What is a Star and How does a Star Form?]