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Cycles Book • Tours of the Night Sky • Solar Eclipse Poster • Andromeda Galaxy Poster • Hubble Deep Fields Poster
Plus ASP's Project ASTRO: The Universe at Your Fingertips • More Universe at Your Fingertips • El Universo a sus pies
And ASP's Family ASTRO: Moon Mission • Cosmic Decoders • Night Sky Adventure • Race to the Planets
See also: Sunspotter and other Astronomy Products, Curriculum Materials or Project STAR Materials
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The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), founded in 1889, is a recognized leader in the field of astronomy education offering resources and programs in an effort to increase the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy. We are pleased to be able to offer these outstanding products from ASP that bring astronomy to teachers, students, and families around the world! |
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Cycles Book This illustrated introduction to astronomy and time has captured adults and older children with its friendly pocket size. Engaging illustrations from astronomy comic strip creator, Jay Ryan, graphically reveal the motion of the Sun and stars, phases of the moon, and reasons for seasons. Restore an awareness of the cycles of our planets, lost by modern man’s dependence on clocks, and remedy common scientific misconceptions with these delightful cartoons! Ages 10 and up.
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Tours of the Night Sky: A Guided Tour of the Stars and Constellations
This package produced by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific includes two cassettes, two CDs and a booklet with transcript and graphics that treats you to an astronomer-guided tour of the evening sky in the northern hemisphere. Tours of the Night Sky will help stargazers of all ages find their way around the sky quickly and enjoyably. Each tour is a half hour (one for each season), featuring basic, easy-to-follow instructions and fascinating tales of the myths behind the constellation names. You’ll feel like an expert in no time! With the tour you will be able to:
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Solar Eclipse Stunning images highlight this colorful poster that includes the Sun’s corona, the “ring of fire” annular eclipse, and the dazzling “diamond ring” effect. Perfect for the classroom. 24” x 36”.
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Andromeda Galaxy Rich, colorful and full of detail, this poster features a digitally re-mastered image of the Andromeda galaxy taken by the world renowned astrophotographer, David Malin. 24” x 36”.
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Hubble Deep Fields The oversized poster reveals thousands of never-before-seen galaxies prior to the Hubble Space Telescope. Printed on high-quality paper, this print includes both the North and South Deep Fields including images of the sky to put them into context. 28” x 39”.
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Project ASTRO™ is the ASP’s innovative education program celebrating 10 years of linking volunteer astronomers with 4th-9th grade teachers in the classroom. The project has 13 regional sites around the U.S. and has created over 1500 partnerships. The materials are in use in over 25,000 schools, museums, and colleges throughout the world. |
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The Universe at Your Fingertips: An Astronomy Activity and Resource Notebook This comprehensive collection features over 90 of the very best classroom-tested, hands-on activities for teaching basic astronomy, from the phases of the moon to simulating the expansion of the universe. It also includes useful articles on student learning, teaching resources, and incorporating astronomy into the curriculum. Designed for teachers, astronomers and everyone who works with students at any level, the 400 sheets are 3-hole-punched and ready to put into a binder. Designed for grades 4-9, but easily adapted to all grade levels.
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More Universe at Your Fingertips: Astronomy Activities & Resources This follow-up to The Universe at Your Fingertips features 25 new classroom-tested, hands-on activities, an updated resource listing and teacher suggestions. It also includes a guide to reliable astronomy information and activities on the internet. Designed as a supplement to the first volume or as a stand-alone reference with the most up-to-date astronomy education resources. 180 3-hole-punched sheets. For all grades.
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The Universe at Your Fingertips in Spanish! This book features 60 of the best activities from The Universe at Your Fingertips and More Universe at Your Fingertips. The activities were reviewed, updated and appended by a multi-national group of Spanish-speaking educators for use in the northern or southern hemisphere. Perfect for the bilingual or Spanish classroom or youth group.
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Family ASTRO is the most recent phase of the ASP’s Project ASTRO™ program, bringing hands-on astronomy activities and astronomy events to families of all backgrounds. These products have been presented at Family ASTRO training workshops around the country (including the Association of Science-Technology Center’s annual conference in 2004). |
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Moon Mission Race against time with this exciting cooperative board game taking place on the Moon from Family ASTRO. In an effort to retrieve damaged instruments scattered across the lunar landscape, players must work together to get everyone safely back to Grimaldi Moon Base before the long lunar night falls. Box (9 3/8” x 9 3/8”) includes: 1 game board • 1 spinner • 4 colored rovers • 7 instrument markers • 1 deck of 56 cards • 1 Moon phase marker. For 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up.
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Cosmic Decoders Plan a family night and share the fun of these four unique astronomical card games from Family ASTRO. The deck of 72 cards features beautiful color images of Deep Space Objects with the object’s name, its distance from the Earth in light years, its type and location.
Box (4” x 6”) includes: a 28 page booklet with game instructions • 72 cards with full color images. For ages 8 and up.
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Night Sky Adventure A step-by-step introduction to the night sky, Night Sky Adventure from Family ASTRO is chock-full of activities, observing guides, and information to help explorers of all ages enjoy the night sky together. The kit includes these unique adventures for all ages:
Tab-enclosed folder (11.5” h x 12” w) Includes: a 94 page activity booklet • starfinder-making kit with instructions • 2 cookie recipes • erasable placemat • red balloon to cover flashlight (marker not included).
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Race to the Planets This challenging card game from Family ASTRO for planet enthusiasts encourages the exploration of the many intriguing worlds in our solar system. Slip the question card into the special decoder to get in the race. The first to collect 7 different planets wins the game. For ages 8 and up. Box (8” x 8”) includes: instruction card • decoder • Planetary Lander cardboard pieces • 10 Planet Guides • 120 game cards
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