Space Science Links for Teachers and Students:
Cosmology and CMB:
- An Introduction to the CMB - http://background.uchicago.edu/%7ewhu/beginners/introduction.html
- A tutorial on the physics of the CMB by Wayne Hu of the University of Chicago.
- Cosmology Tutorial - http://www.astro.ucla.edu/%7ewright/cosmolog.htm
- A college level tutorial on cosmology by WMAP Science Team member Ned Wright of UCLA.
- Cambridge Cosmology - http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cos_home.html
- Brought to you by Cambridge University.
- History of Cosmology - http://www.aip.org/history/exhibits/cosmology
- A site by the Center for History of Physics, a Division of the American Institute of Physics.
General astronomy:
- Astronomy Picture of the Day - http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
- Each day a different image or photograph of our universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
- Ask the Space Scientist - http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/askmag.html
- An interactive forum for your questions on astronomy and space science.
Educational sites of other NASA missions:
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory - http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/index.html
- The NASA Great Observatory for studying the X-ray universe.
- Hubble Space Telescope - http://hubblesite.org/
- The NASA Great Observatory for studying the optical universe.
- Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF Infrared Observatory) - http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/
- The NASA optical observatory for studying the infrared universe.
- FUSE Education and Outreach - http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/outreach/
- The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer mission.
- IMAGE POETRY - http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/
- IMAGE is a space science mission to study the Earth's magnetosphere.
- Other NASA Missions - http://spacescience.nasa.gov/missions/index.htm
- A complete linked list of past, present and future missions flown by the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters.
- NASA Structure and Evolution of the Universe (SEU) Theme - http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- The education pages sponsered by the SEU Theme Office at the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters, with a link to the Educators Forum.
Educational Resources:
- Astronomy Education at the AAS - http://www.aas.org/education/
- A portal to educational projects sponsored by the American Astronomical Society.
- Astronomy Education at the ASP - http://www.aspsky.org/education.html
- A portal to educational projects sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
- CERES Project - http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/
- An extensive collection of activities from Montana State University, many tied to NASA themes.
- Google Earth- add on - http://earth.google.com/gallery/kml_entry.html#tMicrowave%20Sky
- Download this small KML file and drag it into to Google Earth 4.2 or greater (Places menu) for a view of the Cosmic Microwave Sky.
- Inside Einstein's Universe - http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein/resources_ed.htm
- Great educational resources and ready made presentations on Cosmology- for teachers, scientists and informal educators.
- NASA Quest - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov
- Home of NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative.
- NASA Quest- Online Educational Resources - http://questdb.arc.nasa.gov/lesson_search.htm
- A guide to educational resources of all kinds.
- NASA Educational Services - http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html
- Communicate with other teachers on the Web through this site.
- Astronomy Education Resources - http://www.astro.washington.edu/projastro/
- A K-12 Outreach Project at the University of Washington.
- National Air and Space Museum - http://www.nasm.si.edu/
- The name says it all.
- Careers in Astronomy - http://www.aas.org/education/careers.html
- An on-line pamphlet maintained by the American Astronomical Society.
