Links to Teachers Resources

Web Sites:

• http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
• http://www.phys.vt.edu/~astrophy/faq/blackholes.html
• http://starchild.gsfc.nasa..gov
• http://www.rmss.org
• http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sechtml/feat.html
• http://donald.phast.umass.edu/courseware/java/planets/planets.html
• http://www.windows.umich.edu
• http://www.outerorbit.com
• http://starchild.gsfc.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html
• http://www.efn.org/~jack_v/teaching.html
• http://www.dibonsmith.com/stars.html
• http://search.spacelink.nasa.gov
• http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Astronomy
• http://origins.stsci.edu
• http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod
• http://www.currentsky.com

CD-ROMS:

• Distant Suns 
• Stars & Stories 
• Mars Rover 
• Starry Night 

Videos:

• Black Holes - 1997, 52 minutes. Black Holes: Equinox XLL, Pioneer Production with New River Media, Washington DC (202) 775-4945.
• Stephen Hawkings Universe - 1997, each volume has two 60 minute programs.
  Volume 1: The Big Bang Volume 2: On The Dark Side Volume 3: Black Holes and Beyond Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP PBS Home Video 4000 Warner Boulevard Burbank, CA 91522
• Mysteries of Deep Space - 1997, each volume is 60 minutes. Volume 1: To The Edge of The Universe Volume 2: Exploring Stars and Black Holes Volume 3: The Search for Alien Worlds
• The New Solar System - 1994, 60 minutes. Furley-Holiday Film Corp., P.O. Box 69, Whittren, CA 90608.
• Universe: The Infinite Frontier - An Adaptation -1996. This is a 21-part video series on introductory astronomy that comes with a teacher's guide for each video. The videos range in length from 14-24 minutes and address the following areas:

1. Astronomer's Universe
2. The Origin of Modern Astronomy
3. Light and Atoms
4. Tools of Astronomy
5. The Moon
6. Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
7. The Origin of the Solar System, Mercury and Venus
8. Earth and Mars
9. Jupiter and Saturn
10. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
11. Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
12. The Sun
13. Properties and Formation of Stars
14. The Lives of Stars
15. The Deaths of Star: Novea and Supernovea
16. Neutron Stars and Black Holes
17. The Milky Way Galaxy
18. Galaxies
19. Peculiar Galaxies
20. Cosmology
21. The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
22. Intelligent Telecommunications,
    150 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300
    Pasadena, CA 91105-1937
    Ph 818-796-7300
    Fax 818-577-4282.

Printed Materials:

• 365- Starry Nights, Chet Rayns, 1982. ISBN 0-671-76606-6. "An introduction to astronomy for every night of the year." $15. Simon & Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.
• Beyond the Blue Horizon, Dr. E. C. Krupp, 1991. ISBN 0-19-507800-4. "This book is a treasure trove of myths, legends, and stories in which people have, through the ages, attempted to understand the cosmos and its meaning for humankind." $24.95. Harper Collins Publishers, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, New York 10022.
• Black Holes, Hearther Couper & Nigel Henbest, 1996. ISBN 0-7894-0451-6. "With this book you will take a vivid journey of discovery through the mysterious world of black holes, bringing their astonishing activity to light." $16.95. D K Publishing Inc., 95 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
• The Box of Stars, Catherine Tennant, 1993. ISBN 0-8212-2038-1. "The Box of Stars is a wonderfully simple guide to recognizing the constellations." It comes with 32 constellation cards and handbook. $24.95. Chatto & Windus, Random House, 20 Vauxhall Brige Rd, London SW1V25A.
• Constellations, Dr. Gary Mechler & Dr. Mark Chartrand, 1995. ISBN 0-679-77998-1. "This guide covers the Northern Hemisphere skies season by season with close-up looks at 54 constellations visible from northern latitudes, both the familiar and the less known." $9. National Audubon Society, 700 Broadway, New York, New York 10003-9562.
• The Night Sky, Dennis L Mammana, 1993. ISBN 0-7924-5689-0. This is another excellent observer's guide to the night sky and more. Mallard Press, 666 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10103.
• Nightwatch, Terence Dikinson, 1998. This publication is a field guide to the Universe that provides practical information for the novice and intermediate-level amateur astronomer. $29.95. Bookmakers Press Inc., 12 Pine Street, Kingston, Ontario K7K1W1.
• Observer's Handbook, Edited by Roy L Bishop, 1999. ISSN 0080-4193. A general handbook on everything you ever wanted to know about the heavens and more! The royal Astronomical society of Canada, 136 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario M5R1V2.
• Skyguide, Mark R Chartrand, 1990. ISBN 0-307-13667-1. "This is a field guide flor alll stargazwesL the ideal identification guide to the splendors of our nighttime skies." $13.95. Golden Books Publishing Company Inc., New York, New York 10106.
• The Sky Ovserver's Guide, R. Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall, and Jerome Wychoff, 1985. ISBN 0-307-24009-6. "A practiacl information guide for the amateur astronomer." $5.95. Golden Books Publishing Company Inc., New York, New York 10106.
• Space Hop - A Game of Planets, Helmut K. Wimmer, 1973. "Space Hop is a valuable teaching tool in the form of a game which illustrates the scientific facts of our Solar System, its sun, moons, planets, comets, and asteroids." Teaching Concepts Inc., P.O. Box 150 Jericho, New York 11753.
• Star Date Magazine, ISSN 0889-3098. McDonald Observatory Public Information Office, 2609 University Avenue, #3.118, Austin, TX 78712.
  Touch The Stars, Noreen Grace, 1998. This is a Braille illustrated book of our universe for non-sighted individuals. National Braille Press, Boston and The Museum of Science & Charles hayden Planetarium, Boston, MA.
• The Usborne Complete Book of Astronomy & Space, Lisa Miles and Alastair Smith, 1998. ISBN 439-0-7728-1. "This book shows you the universe, using the latest amazing information from astronomers around the world, and space probes around the galazy." $5.95. Usborne Publishing Ltd, Usborne House, 83-85 Saffron Hill, London, ECIN8RT, England.
• The Young Astronomer, Harry Ford, 1998. ISBN 0-7894-2061-9. This book contains simple explanations and activities that make sense out of the concepts found in astronomy. $15.95. DK Publishing Inc., 95 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
• Telescope Power, Gregory L. Matloff, 1993. ISBN 0-471-58039-2. "Ast ronomer Gregory Matloff introduces you to all the fun and excitement of astronomy by helping you to discover the full potential of any telescope with lots of activities." $12.95. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Professional, Reference and Trade Group, 605 Third Avenue. New York, New York 10158-0012.