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Go beyond the everyday with an examination of times, speeds, and distances involved in the study of space, as well as the special tools astronomers use. Explore the many different characteristics of stars and how groups of stars form the galaxies scattered throughout the universe. Students will discover why astronomers believe our universe formed with an explosion by investigating the Big Bang theory and how red and blue shifts support ideas that the universe is expanding.

Key points include:

• The solar system forms part of the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of many galaxies that comprise the universe.

• Explain how the solar system moves relative to the Milky Way.
• Some galaxies in the universe are so far away that their light takes billions of years to reach Earth. People on earth, therefore, see them as they were that long ago in the past.
• The sun is located at the edge of a disk-shaped galaxy.
• The universe consists of billions of galaxies (each containing billions of stars) and incomprehensible distances (measured in light years) separate these galaxies and stars from one another and the earth.
• Galaxies are clusters of billions of stars and may have different shapes.
• The sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
• Stars may differ in size, temperature, and colour.
• Astronomical units and light years can be used as measures of distances between the sun, stars, and earth.
• Stars are the source of light for all bright objects in outer space.
• Explore the potential of space exploration and it relationship to the study of the universe.
• Explain how various tools (optical and radio telescopes, unmanned robotic spacecrafts) allow us to investigate objects in the sky that are too distant, faint, or bright to observe directly from Earth.

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The Earth and its Place in Space - is the thirteenth part of the fifteen title series covering the material required for students aged 13-16. The Earth and its position in the solar system is the topic of this CD ROM. Constellations are presented in an appealing, colourful and perceptive way making this a highly effective and memorable learning experience.

Content:

• The evolution of views regarding the structure of the Earth
• Satellites of the Earth
• Structure of the Solar System

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Computer Based Labs for Introductory Astronomy

Many of the astronomical observations and measurements which are of interest in intro astronomy labs are not practical for a variety of reasons, including equipment restrictions, complexity, and night time viewing requirements. The 25 computer-based labs contained in Virtual Astronomy Laboratory are designed to give students a simulated view of the sky, allow them to make measurements on the computer, and analyze the data they have collected. Virtual Astronomy Laboratory brings a hands-on experimental lab component to astronomy courses, and requiring only basic math skills on the student’s part, the carefully selected collection of labs are appropriate for introductory astronomy courses at the high school and college level.

Virtual Astronomy Laboratory puts some of astronomy’s most useful instruments into the hands of students - precise telescope controls to measure angular size; a photometer to measure light intensity; and a spectrograph to measure Doppler-shifted spectral lines. Time-lapse and time-exposure photographic observing methods are also simulated.

Each lab activity provides everything required to perform a thorough investigation from start to finish - (1) Lab manual which includes background information and step-by-step instructions, (2) interactive simulations for hands-on data collection, and (3) on-screen assistance including input fields allowing students to enter and check their results. 

Astronomy Lab Topics

• Scientific & Decimal Notation Conversion
• Scale of the Universe
• Graphs, Slopes, and Rate of Change
• Latitude, Axial Tilt, and Length of Day
• Celestial Coordinates
• Angular Size
• Measuring Planet Size 
• Kepler’s Laws
• Lunar Motion
• Planetary Motion
• Measurement of Saturn's Rings
• Stellar Occultation
• Circumpolar Stars
• Stellar Parallax
• Proper Motion of Stars
• Radial Motion of Stars
• Visual Binary Stars
• Eclipsing Binary Stars
• Cepheid Variable Stars
• Temperature of Stars
• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
• Spectroscopic Parallax
• Galactic Speeds and Hubble’s Law
• Galactic Rotation
• Distribution of Mass in a Galaxy