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Project Star began as an
NSF funded program to develop a curriculum to teach physical science
using astronomy as the inducement. The materials and activities were
developed by high school astronomy teachers and scientists at the
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts
and have been thoroughly tested by teachers and their students
nationwide. The low-cost hands-on kits contain all of the materials
necessary for several activities.
Target Population:
- high school level (employs algebra, geometry)
- may be used at college level
- can be adapted for younger age groups
Activities:
- hands on activities and kits with accompanying teachers guides
- Project star will provide their materials free of charge for
teacher workshops - call and ask about the honorarium program.
- Kits available for purchase include the
- Celestial Sphere
- Suntracking Plastic Hemisphere
- Refracting Telescope
- Solar System Scale model
- 3-D Constellation
- Light Measurement and stellar Distance Kit
- Holographic Diffraction Grating
- Project Star Teacher Sampler
- Cardboard Spectrometer
- Planisphere Kit
- Spectrum Projector
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For Further Information:
Learning Technologies, Inc.
40 Cameron Avenue
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144
Phone: 1-800-537-8703 (U.S. only) or 1-617-628-1459
Fax: 1-617-628-8606
Email: service@starlab.com
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