Educational Resources available through NOAO

This page will collect on-line versions of quality science education materials such as brochures, lesson plans, and other printed resources. We offer to scan and electronically distribute these materials and are especially interested in input from museums and small projects that do not have resources to do this themselves. If you would like to suggest suitable materials to be included on this page, please contact

NOAO Education Office
P.O. Box 26732
Tucson, AZ 85726-6732
outreach@noao.edu

We currently have these resources available:

• A list of Frequently Asked Questions about being an astronomer . The FAQ list was compiled from students' questions with answers provided by staff members from the National Optical Astronomy Observatories.

• The Sharing Science with Children Guides developed at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science to promote involvement in science education, are available for browsing or down-loading. You may choose from these three Sharing Science Guides:
  • A Survival Guide for Scientists and Engineers
  • Linking Students with Scientists and Engineers, A Survival Guide for Teachers
  • A Guide for Parents
  • Ordering information, including a version of the order form you can fill out and mail to the Museum, are available for the NCMLS Guides.

• A recipe for Making a Comet in the Classroom provided by Dennis Schatz of the Pacific Science Center. We will soon make available a comet summary , describing our experiences using this recipe with elementary students and a summary of comet facts by NOAO astronomer Dr. Nalin Samarasinha.

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