WorldWide Telescope

A formal education workshop was held in Austin, Texas on January 8, 2012 at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) 219th Conference. The workshop was entitled, "Science Tools for Data-Intensive Astronomy: A Standards-Based Approach to Using Astronomical Data in the Classroom with Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope (WWT)."

The workshop showcased standards-based pilot lessons developed by our E/PO team that use WWT's capabilities to teach the STEM subjects using inquiry-based learning. The lessons feature the following WWT capabilities: Sky Mode, Solar System/3D Solar System View, and creating WWT tours.

In the "Workshop Files" listed below, the Imagery Data document briefly describes the "Imagery" setting in WWT.

The Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Standards (TEKS) document has samples of current TEKS for middle school and high school. The standards are separated into three sections: Using WorldWide Telescope to Explore the Solar System, Using WorldWide Telescope to Explore the Universe, and Using WorldWide Telescope to Create Tours.

View the sample WWT tours featured below using the WWT Web Client. You can play or stop a tour at anytime. Using the client, you can download a test tour from the WWT website, load and play tours stored on other sites, and/or load a tour from this site.

Workshop Files

Exploration of the Solar System Link to PDF Link to Word document

WorldWide Telescope: Sky Mode Link to PDF Link to Word document

Imagery Data Link to PDF Link to Word document

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Standards Link to PDF Link to Word document

Overview of WorldWide Telescope Link to PDF Link to Word document

Creating a Tour in WorldWide Telescope Link to PDF Link to Word document

Paper describing how to use WorldWide Telescope in research and education