Students practice using the tool of remote telescopes in order to make observations in space. The instructional activity includes the best times of year to make observations. They use the internet to obtain information and to initiate...

Students create a research proposal and write letters to researchers to explain why their proposals were rejected.  In this astronomy lesson plan students use the Internet to help them to write a proposal on what they observed...

Students explore the characteristics of stars. In this space science activity, students use the Microsoft WorldWide Telescope program to identify the properties of stars and identify the stars in the galaxy.

In this telescope worksheet, students identify the parts of the telescope and use a telescope to observe an object in the room and outside of the room. They measure the length of the inner tube and identify the relationship between the...

Ninth graders study the uses of spectroscopy and the operation of the Hubble space telescope.  In this astronomy instructional activity students complete a lab activity that includes graphing star color and temperature.

In this astronomy optics worksheet, students calculate the angular resolution and maximum resolution for given telescope specifics. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.

Students visit a site which provides images to be analyzed. Notes are taken and planets are named based on observed features and observations. Using peer review, they try to determine the identity of the planets. They are free to browse...

This site from IPAC is a series of images of various celestial objects and regions as viewed in infrared light. Each photo is accompanied by a caption.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended to give a brief description of 4 people who contributed to the understanding of light through the use of microscopes and telescopes: Leeuwenhoek, Hooke, Galilei, and Newton.

A Java applet which allows the user to emulate a refracting telescope and a light microscope. This is a great site to get information on the subject and better understand it through diagrams and charts.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.

This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in depth history of the telescope and it's invention and growth over time. Too detailed for an Elementary student, but a great resource for an Elementary teacher.