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The Universe in the Classroom, a newsletter for teachers. Return here quarterly for a new posting or mine the riches of our on-line archives.

Articles on Education from Mercury Magazine Hunt down some good ideas and resources in these archived articles from the "Education Newswire" and "Black Holes to Blackboards" departments of our membership magazine, Mercury

Other Articles on Education

• Astronomy Education in the U.S.: An Overview
• How to Succeed in College
• Astronomy Education and Public Outreach: Steps and Missteps Toward an Emerging Profession (pdf)
• An Astronomer Looks at Astrology
• Amateur Astronomers as Informal Science Ambassadors: Results of an Online Survey Executive Summary (PDF) or Full Report (PDF). If you want to work with Amateur Astronomers doing outreach, find out in this report what they say they need.

Selected Resource Guides Gather some great background reading from these annotated astronomical resource guides:

• NEW! Cosmology Resource Guide for Astro 101 Instructors
• Environmental Issues and Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide
• Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Bibliography
• Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic's Bibliography
• The Moon: A Resource Guide
• Science Fiction with Good Astronomy & Physics: A Topical Index
• SETI Messages Bibliography
• The Astronomy of Many Cultures: A Resource Guide
• Galileo: The Man and His Science
• Black Holes: An Introductory Resource List

Selected "Astronomy Beat" Columns Available to the Public

• The Discovery of Pluto: Generally Unknown Aspects of the Story
  by Clyde Tombaugh (1906–1997)
• Doomsday 2012, the Planet Nibiru, and Cosmophobia
  by David Morrison (NASA Ames & SETI Institute)
• Comet Elenin: Cosmic Threat or Celestial Visitor
  by David Morrison (NASA Ames & SETI Institute)
• The Origins of the Drake Equation
  by Frank Drake and Dava Sobel

Astronomy Education Review Looking for the latest research in astronomy education? This on-line journal and magazine is a good place to start. (A new browser window will open.)

Web links for Teaching Introductory Astronomy to College Non-science Majors Get out of the lecture mode, even in large classes, with some of these ideas from colleagues.

A Catalog of Astronomy Apps for Smartphones and Tablets  An annotated guide to about 100 astronomical apps that help you get to know the sky, organize your observing, see magnificent image, keep track of news from astronomical projects, do calculations, etc.

Space Science Education Resource Directory Jump into a universe of NASA developed products. (A new browser window will open.)