1. Using WorldWide Telescope to Bring Astronomical Data into the Classroom Matthew Rickert Northwestern University, CIERA

2. Take away resources: http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom /lessonplans.html http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom /lessonplans.html 2015 Chicago National NSTA Conference “Using WorldWide Telescope to Bring Astronomical Data into the Classroom” By Matthew Rickert, Northwestern University  Reach for the Stars website with formal lesson plans in astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, Earth science, math, physics, and general science (including my Color-Magnitude-Diagram and WWT Lesson): http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/lessonplans.html http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/lessonplans.html  WWT webpage (to use WWT go to the “Interact” tab, and either install, or select the web client): http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/  Simbad Database for finding information on astronomical objects: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/ http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/  NASA ADS database to find astronomical papers: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

3. Overview 1.Intro to WWT 2.Astronomy Databases – Simbad – NASA ADS 3.Lesson: Using WWT to make H-R Diagrams

4. WWT What is WorldWide Telescope (WWT)? http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/

5. What can WWT do? Can view the sky in a variety of wavelengths from anywhere on Earth, at anytime Can view a 3-D model of the solar system and it’s parts at anytime Can zoom to the surface of the Earth (Google earth) Can view panorama images from the Moon and Mars WWT

6. Getting More Info WWT http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/2014/Color%20Magnitude%20Diagrams%20and %20WWT%20Lesson%20plan.pdf

7. Links to online Databases WWT http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/2014/Color%20Magnitude%20Diagrams%20and %20WWT%20Lesson%20plan.pdf

8. SIMBAD: Info. on Astronomical Objects SIMBAD http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/

9. Links to Papers SIMBAD http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/

10. NASA ADS: Database of Astro. Papers NASA ADS http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

11. Using WWT to Make H-R Diagrams In groups students are assigned a star cluster Students use WWT to collect brightness and color measurements for ~10 stars in the cluster Lesson Plan http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/2014/Color%20Magnitude%20Diagrams%20and %20WWT%20Lesson%20plan.pdf

12. Using WWT to Make H-R Diagrams Lesson Plan http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/2014/Color%20Magnitude%20Diagrams%20and %20WWT%20Lesson%20plan.pdf

13. Current events- Distance to Pleiades TITLE: A VLBI Resolution of the Pleiades Distance Controversy Authors: Carl Melis; Mark J. Reid; Amy J. Mioduszewski; John R. Stauffer; Geoffrey C. Bower Lesson Plan- expanded http://aas.org/meetings/aas225

14. Exploring WWT Lesson Plan http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/2014/Color%20Magnitude%20Diagrams%20and %20WWT%20Lesson%20plan.pdf

15. Thank You!

16. Thank You! Matthewrickert2017@u.northwestern.edu 2015 Chicago National NSTA Conference “Using WorldWide Telescope to Bring Astronomical Data into the Classroom” By Matthew Rickert, Northwestern University  Reach for the Stars website with formal lesson plans in astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, Earth science, math, physics, and general science (including my Color-Magnitude-Diagram and WWT Lesson): http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/lessonplans.html http://gk12.ciera.northwestern.edu/classroom/lessonplans.html  WWT webpage (to use WWT go to the “Interact” tab, and either install, or select the web client): http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/  Simbad Database for finding information on astronomical objects: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/ http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/  NASA ADS database to find astronomical papers: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html