These projects can be used in any introductory astronomy sequence. All projects are designed to be done individually. Follow-up can be done in various ways: 1) with peer-review components online through forums or in class; 2) through in-class discussions; 3) through presentations. All projects except the Research Project are intended to be short (take about 1-2 hours or less).

This is one part of an astronomy resource collection by Lane Community College. This collection was built by Andrea Goering (goeringa@lanecc.edu) and Richard Wagner (wagnerr@lanecc.edu), instructors of physics and astronomy at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Development of these resources was funded through LCC's OER Initiative (https://inside.lanecc.edu/oer). We'd love to hear about your use of these resources! Let us know what you're using, sign up for updates, and submit corrections, suggestions, or comments here: https://forms.gle/un49RUNs55GU3ZNF6

Find the full collection here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/142FgVMDHZ7bu53gihe3kJ_-5PzsnuzfMklJ1ZLMFk2E/edit#gid=315930953

This resource describes the full set of lecture videos available at this YouTube channel. The videos are based on OpenStax Astronomy and are designed for a 14-week course. Lecture Slides that are used in these videos will be available as a separate posted resource.

This is a list of 175+ publically available astronomy labs, aligned with chapters from Astronomy by Fraknoi, Morrison, and Wolff (from OpenStax). Alignment determined by list curators, not the lab authors.Resource developed as part of Lane Community College's Astronomy OER project. Resource is not affiliated with OpenStax.Image modified from public domain image "Mount Saitn John Observatory" by Bernard Stagg.

These activities cover topics in Solar System Astronomy, aligned with the OpenStax Astronomy textbook. Topics cover chapters 1-5, 6-13, and sections of 14 and 21 covering exoplanets. All activities are designed to be done in small groups in the classroom, but most can be adapted for use as homework or projects. Quantitative and Hands-on activities may be used as labs.

This is one part of an astronomy resource collection by Lane Community College. This collection was built by Andrea Goering (goeringa@lanecc.edu) and Richard Wagner (wagnerr@lanecc.edu), instructors of physics and astronomy at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Development of these resources was funded through LCC's OER Initiative (https://inside.lanecc.edu/oer). We'd love to hear about your use of these resources! Let us know what you're using, sign up for updates, and submit corrections, suggestions, or comments here: https://forms.gle/un49RUNs55GU3ZNF6

This site shows daily (back to June 16, 1995) a different image or photograph of the universe along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

The lecture slides linked below cover a 10-week course on Stellar Astronomy using the OpenStax Astronomy textbook. Topics cover chapters 1, 2, 5, 15-23, and sections of chapter 24 concerning black holes. While aligned with topics in the textbook, slides are not a 1-to-1 mapping of the textbook and contain additional content, ideas, and discussion.

Opportunities for active engagement and interaction using peer instruction techniques (think-pair-share and discussion questions) are built into the slides. References to related activities and labs are also included. Slides are provided as Google Slides documents for easy adaptation. Each chapter has a complete version of the slides along with separated slides for different topics in the chapter.

This is one part of an astronomy resource collection by Lane Community College. This collection was built by Andrea Goering (goeringa@lanecc.edu) and Richard Wagner (wagnerr@lanecc.edu), instructors of physics and astronomy at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Development of these resources was funded through LCC's OER Initiative (https://inside.lanecc.edu/oer). We'd love to hear about your use of these resources! Let us know what you're using, sign up for updates, and submit corrections, suggestions, or comments here: https://forms.gle/un49RUNs55GU3ZNF6

Find the full collection here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/142FgVMDHZ7bu53gihe3kJ_-5PzsnuzfMklJ1ZLMFk2E/edit#gid=315930953

This sample shell is produced by the California Community Colleges CVC-OEI to support faculty in the use of Open Educational Resources and development of courses aligned to the OEI Course Design Rubric. The shell may be used for online, hybrid, &/or face-to-face classes. The shell is available for all faculty, not just those faculty in the CCC system. The team producing this shell includes Helen Graves, Liezl Madrona, Cyrus Helf, Nicole Woolley & Barbara Illowsky. If you are having challenges importing the shell, here are some steps to take. (1) Create an empty shell in your sandbox. (2) Import the Canvas Commons course into your shell. (3) Adapt the content as you wish. (4) If all else fails, contact your college IT person or Canvas administrator.

A topically arranged list of openly available Astronomy teaching resources, designed to enrich classroom/lecture experiences or to provide to students for their own exploration. Each resource includes a link, baseline licensing/usage guidelines, and alignment to topics and OpenStax Astronomy textbook chapters. Compiled by Lauren Woolsey, Adam VanDyke, and Robert Wagner.

This focused resource guide, "Black Lives in Astronomy," includes specific written and video resources about and by 25 black astronomers, as well as general materials to examine the history and issues facing black members of the astronomical community. It includes both older, established scientists and people early in their careers. It is aimed at the Astro 101 and amateur astronomer level, and thus does not include any technical materials. I hope this resource will give instructors and students examples of authentic black voices that can be shown in class or used in assignments.

In an effort to raise awareness of astronomical developments, I have students search newspapers or online for any recent astronomical-related story and provide a photo and a short summary of the article including why they think it is important and I ask them to identify specially which chapter of the textbook deals with their story. I do this early in the semester as a way of getting students to become more familiar with the textbook and to try to get them to become lifelong learners and be in the habit of looking for current events related to astronomy.

This course provides an introduction to the universe beyond the Earth. We begin with a study of the night sky and the history of the science of astronomy. We then explore the various objects seen in the cosmos including the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the evolution of the universe itself. As an online course, it is equivalent to 6 lecture hours, and satisfies science requirements for the AA and AS degree. It is designed to be thorough enough to prepare you for more advanced work, while presenting the concepts to non-majors in a way that is meaningful and not overwhelming. We will consider the course a success if you have learned how to think about the universe critically in an organized, logical way, and to have enhanced your appreciation of the sky around us.

บทนำ          โลกเป็นดาวเคราะห์หินดวงหนึ่งในระบบสุริยะ ภายในโลกยังคงมีอุณหภูมิสูงแลมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงตลอดเวลา การแบ่งโครงสร้างโลกโดยใช้ข้อมูลและหลักฐานต่างๆทางธรณีวิทยา และทางฟิสิกส์ การเปลี่ยนแปลงของโลกสามารถอธิบายได้ด้วยทฤษฎีการแปรสัณฐานแผ่นธรณีภาค ส่วนใหญ่จะเกิดในชั้นธรณีภาคและชั้นฐานธรณีภาค แผ่นดินไหวและภูเขาไฟส่วนใหญ่จะเกิดอยู่ตามแนวรอยตะเข็บของขอบแผ่นธรณีภาคที่เรียกว่า วงแหวนแห่งไฟ กระบวนการเกิดรอยเลื่อน รอยคดโค้ง การแปรสัณฐานแผ่นธรณีภาคเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการเกิดเทือกเขาบนโลกมาตรฐานการเรียนรู้/ตัวชี้วัด          สาระที่ 6 กระบวนการเปลี่ยนแปลงของโลก          มาตรฐาน ว 6.1 เข้าใจกระบวนการต่างๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นบนผิวโลกและภายในโลก ความสัมพันธ์ของกระบวนการต่างๆ ที่มีผลต่อการเปลี่ยนแปลงภูมิอากาศ ภูมิประเทศ และสัณฐานของโลก มีกระบวนการสืบเสาะหาความรู้และจิตวิทยาศาสตร์สื่อสารสิ่งที่เรียนรู้และนำความรู้ไปใช้ประโยชน์          ตัวชี้วัด 1. สืบค้นและอธิบายหลักการในการแบ่งโครงสร้างโลก                   2. ทดลองเลียนแบบและอธิบายกระบวนการเปลี่ยนแปลงทางธรณีภาคของโลก                   3. ทดลองเลียนแบบและอธิบายกระบวนการเกิดภูเขา รอยเลื่อน รอยคดโค้ง แผ่นดินไหว ภูเขาไฟระเบิด          สาระที่ 8 ธรรมชาติของวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี          มาตรฐาน ว 8.1 ใช้กระบวนการทางวิทยาศาสตร์และจิตวิทยาศาสตร์ในการสืบเสาะหาความรู้ การแก้ปัญหารู้ว่า ปรากฏการณ์ทางธรรมชาติที่เกิดขึ้นส่วนใหญ่มีรูปแบบที่แน่นอน สามารถอธิบายและตรวจสอบได้ ภายใต้ข้อมูลและเครื่องมือที่มีอยู่ในช่วงเวลานั้น เข้าใจว่าวิทยาศาสตร์ เทคโนโลยี สังคม และสิ่งแวดล้อมมีความเกี่ยวข้องสัมพันธ์กัน

Students will examine a medieval manuscript on astronomy and create their own books based on modern discoveries in astronomy.

The slideshows that go with OpenStax Astronomy are PowerPoint, which is great for editing and improving, but a bit awkward for instructors who need to load MS PowerPoint in order to present. I used the cc-by license to place them on Wikiversity.

I also invite others to collaborate on developing OpenStax materials on Wikiversity and/or Miraheze.

Discussion of the redesign of AST 1002 Descriptive Astronomy using a mashup of OER resources. Many of these tools could be replicated in other disciplines.

These data sets include astronomical constants, physical and orbital data for the planets, selected moons, future total solar eclipses, and related data regarding nearby stars, chemical elements, and constellations.

Students' responses to this lesson will be out of this world after they've researched astronomy to write poetry and compile a poetry book.

Kurzbeiträge zu Themen der Astronomie

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This course includes Quantitative introduction to physics of the solar system, stars, interstellar medium, the Galaxy, and Universe, as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models. Topics: planets, planet formation; stars, the Sun, "normal" stars, star formation; stellar evolution, supernovae, compact objects (white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes), plusars, binary X-ray sources; star clusters, globular and open clusters; interstellar medium, gas, dust, magnetic fields, cosmic rays; distance ladder; galaxies, normal and active galaxies, jets; gravitational lensing; large scaling structure; Newtonian cosmology, dynamical expansion and thermal history of the Universe; cosmic microwave background radiation; big-bang nucleosynthesis. No prior knowledge of astronomy necessary. Not usable as a restricted elective by physics majors.