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''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:
 
''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, Morristown, Vermont
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* Rita Ciambra, Peoples Academy High School, Morristown, Vermont
 
* Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee
 
* Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee
* Tom Rutherford, xxx
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* Tom Rutherford, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee / King University, Bristol, Tennessee
 
* Ace Schwarz, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
 
* Ace Schwarz, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
 
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Revision as of 21:11, 26 July 2024

High School / Astronomy 101

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

If you use any of these lessons please fill out this Google Form


OpenStax Astronomy Textbook - This is a free Astronomy textbook for use as a reference.

What is a Star and How does a Star Form? - This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity.

Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum - This is a short slideshow with an embedded activity about waves and energy.

Filters - This is a short slideshow with an embedded video and activity explaining filters.

What is a YSO? - This is a short slideshow describing the different classes of young stellar objects (YSOs).

What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram? - A short set of notes describing a color-magnitude (Hertzsprung-Russell) diagram.

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.

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.

Where Does the Data Come From? - This is a slideshow with examples of different satellites and surveys that collect data in multiple wavelengths.

What are SEDs and How to Interpret Them - This is a slideshow that explains blackbody curves and spectral energy distributions.

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.

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

What is a Star and How Does it Form? - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.

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.

A Universe Without Supernovae - This is a simple activity incorporating star life cycle with events and ties elements made during supernovae to daily life.

Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.

Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 3-2-1 Summary with Reading - This allows students to review the EMS and connect wavelength, frequency, and energy.

Filters - This is a slideshow for middle school students with embedded lab explaining filters.

What is a YSO? - This is a slideshow for middle school students describing the different classes of YSOs and H-alpha emission lines.

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.