More Universe At Your Fingertips

This recent supplement to "The Universe at Your Fingertips" contains 27 new activities, 8 resource guides, and 4 articles on effective teaching. The loose-leaf book is available online at the ASP's AstroShop. The table of contents is below.

More Universe At Your Fingertips Table of Contents

Introduction and Hints for the User
Credits

TEACHING AND LEARNING
The Project ASTRO Philosophy
Education Reform and Science Standards: Implications for the Teaching of Astronomy
Suggestions for a Problem-Based Approach to Teaching Astronomy

ACTIVITIES
A. Our Moon's Phases and Eclipses

A-5: Moon Rise, Moon Set by Dennis Schatz
A-6: Moon Revolution and Rotation by Jeanne Bishop

B. Sun and Seasons

B-11: Exploring the Reasons for Seasons: A Symposium by Dennis Schatz

C. The Planets

C-13: Long Distance Detective: Measuring the Depth of Craters by William Hartmann, et al.
C-14: Making and Mapping a Volcano from NASA's Johnson Space Flight Ctr.
C-15: Where is the Oldest Surface on Mars? by Carol Stadum and the MarsLink Team
C-16: Tracking Jupiter's Moons by Cary Sneider
C-17: Saturn's Moons by Cheri Morrow, et al.
C-18: Remember the Egg! by Allan Myer

E. Comets and Meteors

E-5: Following Falling Meteorite from NASA's Johnson Space Flight Ctr.
E-6: Searching for Meteorites from NASA's Johnson Space Flight Ctr.
E-7: Crater Hunters from NASA's Johnson Space Flight Ctr.
E-8: Direct Hit at K-T Boundary from NASA's Johnson Space Flight Ctr.

F. Star Finding and Constellations

F-9: The Earth's Revolution and the Zodiac by Jeanne Bishop

G. Stars

G-4: The Sun's Period of Rotation by Beverly Meier, et al.
G-5: Light Travel Time and Earth History by Larry Ochs & Richard Sweetsir
G-6: Count Your Lucky Stars: Sampling in Astronomy by Gary Tomlinson, et al.
G-7: Estimating Star Brightness: Star Magnitudes and Variable Stars by Janet Mattei and John Percy
G-8: How Big is That Star: Star Diameters and Eclipsing Binary Stars by Kara Granger and Laura Whitlock

H. Galaxies and the Universe

H-7: Galaxy Sorting by Sally Stephens
H-8: The Hubble Deep Field: How Many Objects Are There by Gina Cash, et al.

I. Space Exploration and SETI

I-7: Sending a Message into the Unknown by Jill Tarter, et al.
I-8: Separating a Radio Signal from Noise by Jill Tarter, et al.

J. Tools of the Astronomer

J-11: Fingerprinting the Cosmos: Using Colored Filters in Astronomy by Elizabeth Roettger
J-12: Digital Images by Tim Slater and Jeff Adams

M. Across the Curriculum

M-8: Counting to a Billion by Johnnie Parker
M-9: Finding Your Way to Mars, Pennsylvania: Astronomy & Geography by Andrew Fraknoi

RESOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Astronomy on the Web: A Brief Introduction
Astronomy Activities on the Web: A Topical Index
Resources for Exploring the Solar System
The Exploration of Mars: An Introductory Resource List
Environmental Issues and Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide
Black Holes: An Introductory Resource List
Astronomical Pseudo-science: A Skeptic's Resource List
Resources for Exploring Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy: An Update

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