Astronomy

Teach-nology. Space and Astronomy Lesson Plans. http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/science/astronomy

KidsAstronomy. A collection of useful lesson plans covering the many areas of astronomy including physics, geology, art, etc. http://www.kidsastronomy.com/teachers_corner.htm

Lesson Planet. An index of lesson plans made by teachers and rated by teachers. http://www.lessonplanet.com/directory/Science/Space/Astronomy

At Home Astronomy. Hands-on science projects for kids. This site contains great experiment ideas for the classroom or at home with the family. http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/index.html

Astronomy Education Great links for introducing astronomy in the classroom (for grades 2-6) http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science/Astronomy

Adler Planetarium. This science education website is fantastic for kids and for graduate level coursework. It offers interactive activities and science kits, field trip materials and even volunteer opportunities. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/index.shtml

Discovery. A multitude of lesson plans on astronomy which includes videos, games and a lot of activities for younger and older students. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/astronomy.html

Spacegrant. More than 25 hands-on science activities that are classroom ready for teachers and students in order to explore the earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences. http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html

NASA. 25 hands-on activities designed for a Space Day educational event and made into lesson plans for teachers. http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/education/activities/index.htm

NASA. Programs and Lesson plans designed to teach everything there is to know about Mars. http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/index.html