Teaching Supplies and Resources
What follows is a list of teaching resources for use in department classes. (They are not for sale!) The resources are arranged by type and also by topic. Their locations are included in the descriptions; most are in ATL 0252 on the near side of the room. Please contact Melissa Hayes-Gehrke or MaryAnn Phillips if you have any questions. Note that ATL 0252 contains additional materials on the far side of the room which are used for the ASTR 101 lab course; contact MaryAnn Phillips for information about these.
Materials by Type
Materials by Topic
Astronomical Objects
- Solar System - Planets
- Solar System - Small Bodies
- Sun & Eclipses
- Earth & Moon
- Stars & Star Clusters
- Galaxies
- Black Holes, Pulsars & Quasars
Astronomical Concepts & Observations
- General Science
- General Physics Concepts
- General Astronomy Concepts
- History of Astronomy and Physics
- Constellations and Sky Charts
- Scale & Distance
- Gravity
- Space Missions, Telescopes & Observatories
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Stellar Evolution
- Radio/UV/X-Ray Astronomy
- Cosmology
Planning Resources
Education Round Table Notes
- 2-11-02 - Teaching Ideas for Parallax, Magnitude, Scale, Flux & Luminosity discussed.
- 3-11-02 - Iron Demonstrator! Participants competed to create demos using department equipment.
Advice for TAs
- Cole Miller's Tips and Suggestions for TAs
- Robyn Sandersons' Problem Solving Suggestions for Students