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Galaxy M81 seen by a radio telescope |
The NVO's education and outreach
partner projects bring data for billions of sky objects directly into your
classroom. You and your students will use same data that professional
astronomers are studying.
Our partner projects offer many hours of lesson plans that teach subjects such as astronomy, physics,
chemistry, and computer science using real data obtained through NVO.
The table below lists the NVO's current education and public outreach partners. Click the name of any
project to go to that project's web site (the site will open in a new window). Check back on this page for
more updates on how data provided by the NVO fits into these projects.
Name |
Description |
Level |
Developed by |
NVO Explorer |
Students use the same tools that professional astronomers are using right now to work through lesson plans and conduct open-ended research. |
K-12 and College |
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey at
Johns Hopkins University |
Virtual Educational Observatory |
Students explore real astronomy data with downloadable software that simulates an observatory setting. The program includes twelve complete lesson plans. |
High School to Astro 101 |
Project CLEA at
Gettysburg College |
Spectrum Explorer |
Students explore spectra of stars and galaxies with a simple online tool. |
Astro 101 |
Project LITE at
Boston University |
Collaboratory |
Students communicate with other students, teachers, and scientist mentors by creating and sharing research journals and publications. |
K-12 and College |
The Collaboratory Project at
Northwestern University |
CyberSpace |
An interactive museum exhibit where visitors classify images of galaxies. The exhibit also has online activities for students. |
Museum visitors |
Adler Planetarium |
The Digital Universe |
Surf through the universe on your computer, from the Solar System to the farthest quasars. |
Museum visitors and the general public |
American Museum of Natural History |
M81 image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
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