Astronomy curricula

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NSTA 2010:

Full lesson plans: Apparent motion of the sun, moon and stars; phases of the moon - Download PDF

Student guide for phases of the moon - Download word doc

Scale of the Solar System and the Stars - Download power point

NSTA Presentation - Download power point

List of all materials and links for additional information on these topics - Download PDF

Planetarium show lesson plan (apparent celestial motion) - Download word document

Related research papers:

Plummer, J.D. (2009). Early Elementary Students’ Development of Astronomy Concepts in the Planetarium. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46(2): 192-209. Available from JRST.

Plummer, J.D. and Slagle, C. (2009). A Learning Progression Approach to Teacher Professional Development in Astronomy. Paper presented at the Learning Progressions in Science conference, June 24-26, Iowa City, IA. Download PDF.

Plummer, J. D.& Slagle, C. (2009). Children Explaining Celestial Motion: Development of a Learning Progression. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. April 17-20, 2009, Garden Grove, CA. Download PDF.

Plummer, J. D.& Krajcik, J.S. (2008). A Learning Progression for Celestial Motion. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. March 30-April 2, Baltimore, MD. Download PDF.