Format:
The kit contains the following:

Supplies

Meade ETX Astro Telescope, Binoculars, Astronomy Flashlight, 30 Star Finders, and a maintenance kit.

Resource Books

Peterson Field Guides: Stars and Planets; The Stars: A New Way to See Them; 365 Starry Nights; Scientific American Presents the Future of Space Exploration.

Activity Books

The Young Astronomer, Ranger Rick’s Nature Scope; Astronomy: It’s Out of This World; The Universe at Your Fingertips; GEMS Earth, Moon and Stars Teacher’s Guide; NASA Exploring Meteorite Mysteries; NASA Exploring the Moon; NASA Planetary Geology; NASA’s Great Observatories

Video

The Theory of Wow! A Kid-Size Exploration of the Solar System

CD-ROM

PC’s in Space; NASA Imagine the Universe/Starchild

Educational Objectives:
The kit is correlated to the National Science Standards

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Objects in the sky (grades K-4)

Changes in earth and sky (grades K-4)

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Earth in the solar system (grades 5-8)

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Origin and evolution of the universe (grades 9-12)

Exploring the Universe kits are funded by the Iowa Space Grant Consortium.

Cost: Free check out kits are available through your local ISU Extension county office.