Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to provide the elementary classroom teacher with lesson plans, activity sheets, and a large resource section for teaching the astronomy section of their science curriculum. The paper has been divided into two major sections. The first is the section with the plans and the second half is the resource section.In the first section you will find lessons that are ready for you to use with your students. They have been written so that you, the teacher, has a basic plan form, but also so that they can be understood by the students. A very special thanks goes to Peter Hirt who did all of the wonderful illustrations in this part of the paper.The resources make up the second half of the paper, and they, themselves, consist of three parts. The first part is a listing of all of the major planetariums, space museums, and observatories in the five state area of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. The address and phone number for each in alphabetical order under the state heading. The second section contains 63 addresses of companies and organizations that provide information, models, material, or other visual aids for teaching astronomy in your classroom. Finally, the third section is a brief listing of some of the trade books that you might want to use with your students.
