SDSS: a brief intro :
SDSS: a brief intro Goals:
To survey 10,000 sq. degrees of sky
To construct a 3D map of our local universe
SDSS Education Resources:
SkyServer
sdss.org
Education Page
Image of the Week
American Museum of Natural History
SkyServer :
SkyServer
SkyServer :
SkyServer
SkyServer :
SkyServer Parallel set of pages for educators
Background
Lesson plans
Teaching tips
Assessments
Standards
SkyServer :
SkyServer Sample Project: Classifying Stars
SDSS Education Page :
SDSS Education Page
SDSS Education Page :
SDSS Education Page Files from outreach talks given by SDSS collaborators
SDSS Image of the Week :
SDSS Image of the Week
American Museum of Natural History :
American Museum of Natural History Essays on SDSS
Interactive media
Video
Resources for educators
World Wind :
World Wind “Google Earth” like program
Let’s you zoom around different data sets
SDSS
WMAP
Mars
Venus
Earth
Look for link & info on sdss education page
Only works on pcs :-(
World Wind :
World Wind
SDSS EPO Workshop :
SDSS EPO Workshop Stay tuned for news on a possible SDSS resource workshop this summer!
Sign up for the SDSS EPO email list!