Observing the Universe;
Astronomy Activities for Learning & Using Math

Presented by: Bob Hazen at the AMTNYS 2008 Summer Institute
Onondaga Community College

photo copyright: Bob Hazen
Image Copyright: Bob Hazen, 2006 (Sculpture at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY)

Documents Used in the Presentation

Main Packet

Microgravity: Fall Into Mathematics

Light of the Moon

Light of the Moon Worksheets

Solar Eclipse Stops Battle

Earth/Moon to scale - Image
 

Solar System Data

External Links

  1. Mission Mathematics (An updated NASA/NCTM Project) - for Pre-K through grade 12

  2. Getting Started in Astronomy ( Sky & Telescope PDF file)

  3. Star trails picture - copy and paste into Geometers' Sketchpad

  4. Stellarium: FREE Open Source Planetarium Software

  5. Types of telescopes; their advantages and disadvantages - This link takes you to the "Sky & Telescope" website article on "Choosing Your First Telescope.")

  6. Setting Circles - better than "star hopping"

  7. ROCKETS: An Educator’s Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology ( a NASA PDF file)

  8. NASA's Student Glovebox: An Inquiry-Based Technology Educator's Guide ( a NASA PDF file)

  9. Gravity Probe - B: Testing Einstein's Universe - Resources for Educators

  10. Bob Hazen's FURL'd Bookmarks - Get your web bookmarks from any location.

  11. The Star Splitter by Robert Frost - Just because I like it.

  12. International Dark Sky Association - Help preserve the beautiful views of the night sky.