This is a listing of some of the educational resources
of interest to planetarians that can be found on the web. Please
note: this listing does not imply endorsement of any specific resource
on the part of the International Planetarium Society. It is provided
for informational purposes only. It is suggested that you directly
contact the providor of the resource for further information.
The
Space Place
NASA/JPL site for younger children, their
teachers & parents.
Visible Earth
NASA images and animations about our home planet
News
The
Cosmic Mirror
An excellent on-line publication for the
latest astronomy news.
Space
Today
Daily updates on what's happening in space &
in astronomy news.
Space Archive -- astronomy resources and news, including interesting news items, Astronomical Calendar, Sunrise and Sunset Times, Astronomical Twilight Times, Moonrise and Moonset Times, Suburban Astronomy Objects, Astrophotography, Photographing Satellites, Time Systems, Military Time, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Special emphasis on Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Astronomical
Society of the Pacific
The educational resources at
this site include: "Universe at Your Fingertips"
hands-on activities; a resource list for learning more about
women in astronomy; "Universe in the Classroom"
contents on teaching astronomy in grades 3-12; annotated list of
web sites about teaching astronomy to non-science majors;
information about Project ASTRO.
Astro
Web
Links to magazines, observatories, societies,
universities, etc.
