Astro-Venture: Astronomy Educator Guide An Educator's Guide with Activities in Astronomy and Astrobiology   Download the units (all files are PDF): Introductory materials (AV_Astronomy_Intro.pdf 888K) Cover Sheet and Title Pages Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction, Overview, Goals, Structure Concept Map Lesson overviews, Objectives, and Standards Alignment Part 1: Unit Introduction Lesson 1: Unit Introduction Lesson 2: Astronomy Training Module (AV_Astronomy_part1.pdf 4.8 MB) Astro Journal Lesson 2: Astronomy Training Module Astronomy Training Walkthrough Astronomy Training Module Screen Shots Planetary Comparison Chart Generic Astro Journal Scientific Inquiry Evaluation Rubric for Evaluating Astro Journal Entries Part 2: States of Matter (AV_Astronomy_part2.pdf 1.2 MB) Lesson 3: Properties of Matter Lesson 4: Matter and Molecules Lesson 5: Changing States of Matter Lesson 6: Measuring Temperature Generic Astro Journal Scientific Inquiry Evaluation Rubric for Evaluating Astro Journal Entries Part 3: Astronomical Factors (AV_Astronomy_part3.pdf 3 MB) Lesson 7: Thinking in Systems Lesson 8: The Solar System Lesson 9: Planetary Temperature as a System Lesson 10: Atmosphere and Temperature Lesson 11: Atmospheric Mass Lesson 12: Disrupting the System Generic Astro Journal Scientific Inquiry Evaluation Rubric for Evaluating Astro Journal Entries Part 4: Unit Conclusion and Evaluation (AV_Astronomy_part4.pdf 644 K) Lesson 13: Astronomy Mission Module Training Lesson 14: Final Project Astro-Venture Glossary (AV_Glossary.pdf 164 K) Astro-Venture Resources (AVresources.pdf 444 K) Last modified 24 May 2005