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Voyages is a resource that is intended to grow with the unfolding science of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys in response to your needs and interests. Though the topics that could be covered as part of this website are vast, we have included only those lessons that can be addressed using data from the SDSS database. As you weave your curriculum using Voyages materials, we encourage you to share other activities you incorporated here.

These materials are designed with a focus on the practices of science as inquiry. We realize that sometimes all-class or teacher-directed lessons are the best ways to meet your curricular goals. If you modify a Voyages lesson to fit this format or create supporting material that others might find useful, we encourage you to share those as well.

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Oliver Fraser adapts Voyages for online classes

December 15, 2016 0

For Oliver Fraser, a lecturer at the University of Washington, teaching astronomy is nothing new. Fraser has his PhD in astronomy, and his main task is teaching undergrads, as well as bringing astronomy outside the university. But finding labs and activities suitable for his introductory undergraduate classes was a challenge. “I have an online class […]

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Elizabeth Ramseyer brings hands-on astronomy to high school students

December 14, 2016 0

Elizabeth Ramseyer teaches physics and astronomy to juniors and seniors at Niles West High School in Skokie, Ill, where she has taught for 23 years. The student body is very diverse. “If you could imagine all the different walks of life that are in The United States,” Ramseyer said, “we have them at our school.We’re […]