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	Record: 934 Astronomical Society of the Pacific (non-profit scientific and educational society). Free on-line activities teachers newsletter resource material; on-line catalogue of astronomy teaching material.
	Record: 935 Light Pollution. Classroom resource on light pollution an excellent STSE topic. Activities resources and background related to light pollution.
	Record: 936 California and Carnegie Planet Search. Exoplanets web site; the home of the planet hunters! Comprehensive background and latest news about planets around other stars.
	Record: 937 SETI Institute (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence); highly-regarded non-profit scientific and educational organization. General information and background on the search for extraterrestrial life; links to classroom resources.
	Record: 939 Terraforming Mars: a hypothetical project to change the climate and environment of Mars; excellent STSE and team-learning activity. Case-study activity or investigation; some background information. The effect of the workload on college students is described in detail, A good read before launching any class project.
	Record: 940 Sky & Telescope Website. the most widely-read magazine for amateur (and professional) astronomers worldwide. Latest news on astronomy developments and things to observe in the sky.
	Record: 941 List of astronomy clubs and community astronomy resources across Canada; many of these will do class visits and star parties. (Some items on this list may be out-of-date.)
	Record: 943 Creating Craters: one of the few astronomy activities in which variables can be controlled. Students investigate the impact craters of ball bearings of varying mass and speed.
	Record: 947 Current Solar Images. NASA site providing up-to-date images of the sun; visual images can be combined with images obtained by the students with telescopes for studies of sunspots and the sun's rotation. Images of the sun for projects and activities.
	Record: 948 The Nine Planets. By Bill Arnett - A wonderful website with comprehensive information about the sun and planets. Information and links about solar system objects.
	Record: 949 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Index Page. Links to exemplary well-tested free astronomy activities on all topics at all grade levels classified by topic.
	Record: 951 NASA Mars Exploration Program. Website; includes a wide range of resources for teachers students and the public. Background images classroom resources and activities.
	Record: 954 SpaceWeather.com Solar-terrestrial environment web page; wide variety of material relating to the Sun's influence on the Earth. Updates; information useful for student observations and projects.
	Record: 955 SOHO - Exploring the Sun. A (solar) satellite web site; recent and archival information and images. Background and updates; wide variety of images and information useful for student activities and projects.
	Record: 957 Astronomy Picture of the Day: can be used for a variety of purposes including current events projects etc. Astronomical images and information.
	Record: 958 Amazing Space webpage. A large assortment of web-based activities in astronomy. Background updates and activities in astronomy.
	Record: 1333 Weather on the Web: From Observations to Explanations - First published in Crucible September 2004 This is a brief survey of weather-related websites that is meant as a starting point for teachers.
	Record: 1335 Canadian Astronomer gets Rare View of the Universe - First published in Crucible September 2004
	Record: 1395 This site requires input of your exact latitude and longitude to return daily calculations of astronomic data and gives detailed information about the times of overflights of satellites including the ISS (International Space Station). Good daily sky chart and planet information
	Record: 1410 The Rotating Moon: Moon Phases. The Moon is locked in synchronous rotation about the Earth, meaning that one face of the Moon always points toward Earth. Because we always see this side of the Moon, we tend to think of the Moon as not having any rotational motion. This notion is false, as the following demonstration activity will demonstrate. First published in the January 2006 Crucible