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Upcoming Teacher Workshops:

COC200501bProject Astro One-Day Workshop

At the Cincinnati Observatory
October 11, 2008
10am-4pm

This nationally recognized workshop sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific connects teachers to qualified, area astronomers. While learning valuable astronomy content and hands-on activities, the teachers and astronomers will plan multiple visits to their classroom and assist throughout the school year.

1 graduate credit available through Xavier University Non-credit fee $50

To register please contact Dean Regas at 513-321-5186

Download our Education Brochure, with complete course descriptions (650k pdf).

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Professional Development

Are you looking for a unique way to spice up your Professional Development programs? The Cincinnati Observatory can help your teachers reach for the stars.

Over the past seven years, the Cincinnati Observatory has established itself as the cutting edge of science education. The Outreach Program has delivered educational programs to over 100 tri-state schools and reached hundreds of teachers. Our PD programs are a superb way to enhance your astronomy units and directly improve student learning.

Programs can be designed for all grade levels and meet district goals. They include multi-media presentations, telescopes, and actively involve your teachers in hands-on, inquiry-based activities. It is an exceptional way to inspire your teachers while allowing them to make a solid connection to a local scientific institution. Costs start at only $100.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a program, please call Dean Regas at 513-321-5186.

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Some Good Astronomy Websites

Bad Astronomy http://badastronomy.com

Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html

Star Date (the radio program on WVXU) http://stardate.org

Galileo www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo

Sun and Solar Stuff www.spaceweather.com

Deep Space Objects www.seds.org/messier

Searching for Planets http://www.nineplanets.org/hypo.html

Hubble Space Telescope http://hubblesite.org/

Space.com www.Space.com

Mars Rovers http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/

What the Greeks Knew http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/lectures/gkastr1.html

Heavens Above - Finding Satellites www.heavens-above.com

Clear Sky Clock Cincinnati http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/CncntObCOHkey.html

Eclipses http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html

Sky and Telescope http://skytonight.com

Comet updates http://www.aerith.net/comet/weekly/current.html

Apollo Moon missions http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_archive.html

Stellarium simulation program http://www.stellarium.org

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