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Free and/or Inexpensive Materials to Teach Astronomy in the Classroom The Universe in the Classroom: A Newsletter on Teaching Astronomy To be put on the mailing list for future issues, teachers should write on school stationery and identify the grade level they teach. This is a free, excellent classroom resource for grades 3-12. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Teachers’ Newsletter, Dept. N, 390 Ashton Ave., San Francisco, CA 94112, Telephone: 1-800-335-2624 Also order their catalog. It is a plethora of astronomy materials. Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendars For about $7.50 a year, a sky calendar will be mailed quarterly, three issues per mailing. This single sheet contains a wealth of easily observed astronomical events, presented in a clear, understandable format with daily information given on a monthly calendar with a star map on the back. Contact Abrams Planetarium at the address below for current pricing. Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823 Science Education News This newsletter is free of charge and covers science education news, opportunities for fellowships, institutes, forums, and meetings, and reviews resources and reports on science education. Use school stationery. Office of Science and Technology Education, American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H St. NW, Washington, DC 2000 NASA photographs, updates, and information sheets A wonderful wealth of up-to-date NASA information, including the Voyager 2 flybys. This material is free. Use school stationery. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Attn: Teacher Resource Center, JPL Educational Outreach, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Mail Stop CS-530, Pasadena, CA 91109 Free astronomy catalogs (Make requests on school stationery.) Project STAR Hands-on Science Materials, Science First/STARLAB, 95 Botsfors Place, Buffalo, NY 14216. Phone: 1-800-537-8703. www.starlab.com Edmund Scientific, 101 E. Glouster Pike, Barrington, NJ 08007-1380 Sargent-Welch, 7300 N. Linder Ave., PO Box 1026, Skokie, IL 60077 Frey Scientific Co., 905 Hickory Lane, Mansfield, OH 44095 Optica, 4100 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619 • B–49 • K–6 <strong>Activities</strong>
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