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Education & Public Engagement

Dark Skies Outreach to Sub-Saharan Africa Program

Activities

Educational Standards [279 KB PDF]
Constellation at Your Fingertips
- Orion [505 KB PDF]
- Cygnus [137 KB PDF]
- Sagittarius [137 KB PDF]
Demonstrating Light Pollution and Shielding
- Activity Sheet [20 MB PDF]
- Planetarium Box Construction [18 MB PDF]
- City Mat Image [197 KB PNG]
How Light Pollution Affects the Stars [242 KB PDF]
Outdoor Lighting Audit
- Teacher Guide [2.3 MB PDF]
- Student Pages [1.0 MB PDF]
Spectra of Lights [709 KB PDF]
The Night You Hatched [1.5 MB PDF]

Articles

A Silent Cry for Dark Skies [1.0 MB PDF]
Global campaign to save energy and fight light pollution [3.8 MB PDF]
Our Light or Starlight [1.2 MB JPG]

Dark Skies Rangers Resources

Program Description [779 KB PDF]
Certificate [526 KB PDF]
Program Flyer [7.7 MB PDF]
Poster [11.0 MB PDF]
READ Me [136 KB PDF]

Globe at Night Resources

Presentation: The GLOBE at Night Campaign and the Dark Skies Rangers Program [42 MB PDF]
Poster [ MB PDF]
Postcard [9.5 MB PDF]
Our Globe at Night Poster [945 KB JPG]
Google Earth Information [15 KB PDF]
Stellarium Information [14 KB PDF]
Globe at Night Family Packets - Please check back with the Globe at Night website (www.globeatnight.org) for the latest versions (e.g., 2014) of the Globe at Night Activity Packets. They will be posted by late October 2013 at the earliest and late December 2013 at the latest. The links for the Teacher and Family Activity Packets will be on the lower righthand portion of the home page.
- Orion [562 KB PDF]
- Leo [404 KB PDF]
- Crux [1.1 MB PDF]
Globe at Night Data [On the Globe at Night website]

International Dark Sky Association Reources

Introduction to Outdoor Lighting [6.8 MB PDF]
Light Pollution Brochures
- Light Pollution and Energy [3.5 MB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Energy (B/W) [2.4 MB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Health [2.9 MB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Health (B/W) [2.4 MB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Safety [2.0 MB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Safety (B/W) [427 KB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Wildlife [1.4 MB PDF]
- Light Pollution and Wildlife (B/W) [371 KB PDF]
Light Pollution Practical Guides
- Introduction to Light Pollution [347 KB PDF]
- Introduction to Light Pollution (B/W) [242KB PDF]
- Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Wildlife [1.1 MB PDF]
- Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Wildlife (B/W) [367 KB PDF]
- Residential Lighting [1.7 MB PDF]
- Residential Lighting (B/W) [704 KB PDF]
Wild About Wildlife Workbook (Ages 5-9)
- Lesson Plan [38 KB PDF]
- Wild About Wildlife Presentation [49 MB PPT]
- Wild About Wildlife Workbook [1.4 MB PDF]
- Wildlife Double Take (Memory Game) [5.3 MB PDF]
- Wildlife Shakedown Presentation [16 MB PPT]
- Wildlife Shakedown Study Guide [18 KB PDF]
Wild about Wildlife Workbook (Ages 6-12)
- Lesson Plan [37 KB PDF]
- Workbook [814 KB PDF]
- Flashcards [61 KB PDF]
- Wildlife Quest (Game) [3.7 MB PDF]
- Wildlife Shakedown Presentation [16 MB PPT]
- Wildlife Presentation [35 MB PPT]