Intro to Astronomy (Teacher Guide)

Teacher Guide for the 36-week, 7th-8th grade science course The vital resource for grading all assignments from the Intro to Astronomy course, which includes: The Stargazer's Planisphere, a chart that helps you locate the positions of stars on any night of the year so you can better enjoy God's amazing night sky 150 beautiful, full-color star charts, and other easy-to-use illustrations for success. OVERVIEW: Explore the night sky, identify stars, constellations, and even planets. Learn how to stargaze with a telescope, binoculars, or even your naked eye. Allow Dr. Jason Lisle, a research scientist with a masters and PhD in astrophysics, to guide you in examining the beauty of God's Creation. Find Orion, a well-known constellation, and within it you can easily see the red super giant star Betelgeuse over 3,000 trillion miles away without binoculars or a telescope. At 60,000 times the diameter of Earth, it is a celestial sight. Or marvel at our galaxy, the Milky Way, shining brig