Online Astronomy Resources from the American Museum of Natural History
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Abstract
The American Museum of Natural History, one of the world's largest natural history museums, is the locus of a rich array of scientific research, exhibition and educational resources through its Department of Astrophysics, its Rose Center for Earth and Space and its Hall of Meteorites. For the past decade, the Museum's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology has leveraged these assets to create a panoply of web-based resources for students, teachers and the general public. This session will review several of these resources, including the \textbf{\textit{Digital Universe}} (a three-dimensional mapping of the Universe); \textbf{\textit{The Solar System}} (an online graduate course for K-12 teachers); multimedia highlighting searches for exoplanets and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays; \textbf{\textit{Journey to the Stars}} (a DVD version of the current planetarium show); and the astronomy section of \textbf{\textit{Ology}} (a website for children ages 7 and up). A copy of the \textbf{\textit{Journey to the Stars}} DVD will be provided to all attendees.
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Authors
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Robert Steiner
American Museum of Natural History