The September 2008 issue of Science Class--an online companion to Science and Children, The National Science Teacher Association's (NSTA's) journal for elementary teachers--is full of resources to help teachers explore the joys of Astronomy both for themselves and then later with their students. Included in this issue is a nice collection of online resources that they have compiled that relate to Astronomy:
In the News: Astronomy
http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2008-09/news_stories_elementary.htm
Too busy to sift through the news in search of interesting stories? Click on the link to read current news stories, collected for you by NSTA staff members, that are related to this theme.
On the Web: Astronomy
http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2008-09/web_elementary.htm
With so much on the web, it's hard to know what's really useful. In this section, you'll find web-related opportunities related to this theme.
From the S&C Archives: Astronomy
http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2008-09/journalarticles_elementary.htm
Readers tell us again and again how timeless our journal articles are. So in this section, we've compiled theme-related articles from the Science and Children archives.
Books, Books, Books: Astronomy
http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2008-09/books_elementary.htm
Tired of your textbook? Click on this link for a list of some of the elementary-level books we've found related to this theme.
We hope these are helpful you with your units on Astronomy during the coming year !
Thanks again to the NSTA for their great resources. See their web site at: http://www.nsta.org for more information.
