Introductory Astronomy
General Resources for Undergraduate Astronomy
- Research Based Science Education for Undergraduates (An NSF-Funded CCLI project for curriculum development)
- Ethics in Undergraduate Education
- Tips for Scientific Writing
- Class Activities for Introductory Astronomy Courses
Astronomy Learning Activities for Tablets - New! (More Info...)
- Nova Search Find novae in the Andromeda Galaxy
- Star Clusters Determine the ages of star clusters
- Astronomy in Color Produce color images from astronomical observations
- Planet Temperature Calculator Calculate the surface temperature of an explanet
- Drake Formula Calculator Estimates the number of other intelligent, technical civilizations in the Visible Universe.
- Proper Pair coming soon to a tablet near you!
Web-based Learning Tools (original versions)
(These modules use Flash and are no longer beind supported.)- Drake Formula Solver
- The Planet Temperature Calculator
- Life in the Universe: A Workbook for the Drake Solver and The Planet Temperature Solver [Word] [PDF]
- NovaSearch Find novae in the Andromeda Galaxy
- Proper Pair Search for binary stars
- Astronomy in Color Produce color images from astronomical observations
Infrared Astronomy Activities
- Finding Dusty Disks with Spitzer (data available on request)
- Investigating Dust in the Trifid Nebula (this one takes time!). Images available on request.
Dark Universe Activities
- Cepheids in M100
- Cosmic Questions Ed Guide
- Hubble Constant
- Measuring the Mass of NGC 2742
- Cluster Velocity Dispersion
- Lensing Demo
- Large Scale Structure in the HDF
- Supernova in M51
- Sky Image Processer from Virginia Tech (Internet Explorer recommended with SIP)
- M51 Images (FITS format for use with SIP)
- Absolute Magnitudes of Supernovae
Teaching and Learning Resources at IU
Useful Additional Resources
- Project Astro Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Astronomy Education Review
- PBS Seeing in the Dark
