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A
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MOON AND PHASES
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A-1
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Predicting Phases and Features
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A-2
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Observing Phases and Features
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A-3
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Modeling Moon Phases
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A-4
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Modeling Eclipses
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B
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SUN AND SEASONS
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B-1
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The Sun
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B-2
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Observing the Sun Safely
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B-3
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Observing Where the Sun Sets
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B-4
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Sunrises at Stonehenge
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B-5
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The Reasons for Seasons
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B-6
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Making Pictures of Motion
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B-7
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Making a Sun Clock
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B-8
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Plotting the Apparent Daily Motion of the Sun
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B-9
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Solar Motion Detector
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B-10
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Modeling the Reasons for Seasons
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C
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THE PLANETS
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C-1
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The Earth's Shape and Gravity
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C-2
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What Shape is the Earth?
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C-3
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How Big is the Earth?
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C-4
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Observing a Planet
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C-5
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Staying Up While Falling Down
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C-6
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Morning Star and Evening Star
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C-7
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Venus Topography Box
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C-8
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Martian Canals
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C-9
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Planet Picking
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C-10
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Solar System Bingo
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C-11
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Can You Planet?
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C-12
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How High Can You Jump on Another Planet?
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D
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SCALE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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D-1
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A Question of Scale
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D-2
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3-D Model of the Earth and Moon
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D-3
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How Big is the Moon?
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D-4
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Finding the Size of the Sun and Moon
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D-5
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Solar System Scale Model Scaled to Your Room
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D-6
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Toilet Paper Solar System Scale Model
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D-7
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The Thousand Yard Model
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D-8
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Extraterrestial Excursions
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D-9
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Time Traveler
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E
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COMETS AND METEORS
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E-1
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Experimenting with Craters
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E-2
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Make a Model Comet
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E-3
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Making a Comet in the Classroom
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E-4
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Make a Comet Motion Flip Book
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F
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STAR-FINDING AND CONSTELLATIONS
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F-1
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Looking Up: Observing the Nighttime Sky with the Unaided Eye
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F-2
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Locating the Big Dipper
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F-3
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Star Clocks
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F-4
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What's Your Latitude
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F-5
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Star Finding with a Star Finder
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F-6
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Star Frames
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F-7
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Creating Constellations
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F-8
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Three Dimensional Constellations
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G
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STARS
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G-1
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Compare the Sizes of Stars
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G-2
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Among the Stars
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G-3
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Investigating Types of Stars
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H
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GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE
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H-1
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Your Galactic Address
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H-2
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Cosmic Calendar and Time Line Scale Model of the Age of the Earth
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H-3
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How many Stars?
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H-4
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A Ballooning Universe
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H-5
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The Expanding Universe
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H-6
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Visualizing the Expansion of Space
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I
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SPACE EXPLORATION AND SETI
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I-1
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Designing a Planetary Probe
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I-2
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Decoding and Extraterrestial Message
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I-3
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Pack Up for a Trip to the Moon
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I-4
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Building a Lunar Settlement
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I-5
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Hello Out There: Message From Space
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I-6
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Invent an Alien
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J
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TOOLS OF THE ASTRONOMER
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J-1
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Making Measurements of Objects in the Sky
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J-2
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Parallax - How Far Is It?
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J-3
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Hello Out There!
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J-4
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Light and Color - Activities from the FOSTER Project
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J-5
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Seeing the Invisible: Studying Infrared and Ultraviolet Radiation
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J-6
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Infrared Light
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J-7
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Spectroscopes and Spectrometers
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J-8
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Light Collecting Model
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J-9
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What Makes Good Viewing?
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J-10
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Building an Optical Telescope; Making a Simple "Parabolic" Reflector
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K
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DEBUNKING PSEUDOSCIENCE
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K-1
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What's Your Sign?
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K-2
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Activities about Astrology
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K-3
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UFO Detective
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L
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ASTRONOMY IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
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L-1
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Create A Constellation
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L-2
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Stories in the Stars
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L-3
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Ancient Models of the World
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L-4
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The Astronomical Tourist: An Activity about What and Where in
the World to Visit
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L-5
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Teaching with Stories and Symbols
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M
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ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
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M-1
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Who Was Right?
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M-2
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The Twelve Tourist Wonders of the Solar System
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M-3
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Astronomy in the Marketplace
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M-4
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Finding the Music of the Spheres: Astronomy in Music
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M-5
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Women in Astronomy: Some Activities to Get Students Thinking
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M-6
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Picturing an Astronomer
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M-7
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Puzzling Space Collection
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