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Handbook
for Astronomy Educators
A Course Planning Guide
The job of
teaching a course on astronomy can seem a daunting task. This NEWLY
revised Handbook for Astronomy Educators provides a roadmap for the individual or astronomical
society that would like to take on the challenge of teaching an astronomy
course. How to promote the course, finding a classroom, the teaching
process, locating resource material, and how to give an effective presentation
are covered. Lesson plans are presented: general astronomy; planetary
astronomy; stellar/galactic astronomy; and telescope making. Four
laboratory exercises are also presented. If you plan to teach an astronomy
course, this book is for you! By T. Michael Flick, John E. Ventre, James W. Boothe,
and Lori B. Rutherford; published in an a easy to use 5" by
7" size; 72 pages ; published 2004 by the Astronomical League.
Price: $12.00
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