Resources

These resources may be checked-out by any team. The standard checkout period should be approximately 2-weeks. Teachers may make a special request for use during an extended time period for science fair projects.

List of resources available to Project ASTRO partners:

Up to $100 for astronomer partners to purchase classroom activity supplies

8-inch Meade LX-200 reflecting telescope

Set of 6 Sunspotter Solar Telescopes (may request all or portion of set)

Set of Solar System Globes: (may request all or portion of set)
- Standard versions of Mercury, Earth, Moon and Mars
- Altitude color scale of Venus, Moon and Mars
- Constellations Globe

Spectroscopy Demo kit:
- Power supply carousel for gas emission tubes
- Included gas emission tubes (Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Helium, Hydrogen, Neon)
- R-Spec Spectrum Explorer Camera
- Laptop for use of R-Spec display software

Solar Spectroscopy Demo
- Instrument to view the actual solar spectrum outdoors

Thermal Infrared Cameras – set of 2
- Demonstrate the hidden world of temperature and its relation to light.
- Suggested demos included

Request of supervised planetarium visits
- Choice of show from the PASS (Planetarium Activities for Successful Shows) curricula. Shows produced by the Lawrence Hall of Science.

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Request of supervised Observatory visits
- 2015-2016 - nighttime visits only
- 2016 & later – daytime solar observing visit capability planned

Eligibility for classroom visit from special invited speakers

The Universe at Your Fingertips DVD from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific includes 133 field-tested hands-on activities, from programs and projects around the US, 17 topical guides to the best sources of information in print and on the web, 52 background articles on astronomy and education, 10 recommended sequences of activities to help students learn some of the topics most often found in the K-12 curriculum.