{"id":85,"date":"2014-09-03T10:29:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T17:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summitrise.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:18:51","slug":"materials-for-educators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/resources\/materials-for-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials for educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/darkskytexas.org\/online-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-darksky-texas-knight-for-night-curriculum.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28069 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-darksky-texas-knight-for-night-curriculum.jpg 659w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-darksky-texas-knight-for-night-curriculum-600x619.jpg 600w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-darksky-texas-knight-for-night-curriculum-480x495.jpg 480w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-darksky-texas-knight-for-night-curriculum-240x248.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fight for the Stars: Be a Knight for the Night<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A light pollution curriculum developed the by <a href=\"https:\/\/darkskytexas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DarkSky Texas chapter<\/a>, with videos and activity sheets for two levels: 1) elementary students and above, 2) middle school students and above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/darkskytexas.org\/online-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View resource<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-wildlife-workbboks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28080 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-wildlife-workbboks.jpg 659w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-wildlife-workbboks-600x619.jpg 600w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-wildlife-workbboks-480x495.jpg 480w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sq-wildlife-workbboks-240x248.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workbooks<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wildlife Workbooks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Games and activities about wildlife and light pollution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Wildlife_workbook5-9.pdf\">Ages 5\u20139 (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/wildlife_workbook6-12.pdf\">Ages 6\u201312 (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Individual activities and games from the Wildlife Workbooks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ages 5\u20139<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Animals_of_the_Night_Wordsearch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Animals of the Night Word Search<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Lost_Moth_dottodot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lost Moth Dot to Dot<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ages 5\u201312<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Owl_Color_Page.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Owl Coloring page<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sleep_Tight_maze.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Sleep Tight Maze<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Turtle_Maze.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Turtle Maze<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ages 6\u201312<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Wildlife_crossword_puzzle.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Light Pollution and Wildlife Crossword Puzzle<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Wildlife_Word_Search.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife_Word_Search<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Wildlife_Connect_the_Dots.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife_Connect_the_Dots<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NSF&#8217;s NOIRLab resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NSF&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOIRLab<\/a>&nbsp;is the U.S. national research and development center for ground-based, nighttime astronomy. NOIRLab is managed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aura-astronomy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy<\/span><\/a> under a cooperative agreement with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">National Science Foundation<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globeatnight.org\/dsr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dark Skies Rangers: Dark Skies and Energy Education Ages 11-13<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/products\/education\/edu001\/\">International Year of Light Quality Lighting Teaching Kit Focus Group Files Ages 12-18<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globeatnight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Globe at Night Citizen-Science Campaign All ages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/nadeet.org\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf\/educational_material\/Bush%20Telegraph%20Vol%2010.%20No.%202.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Protect our Night Sky\/Reduce Light Pollution Ages 11-15<\/a> (12-page PDF of information and activities from the <em>Bush Telegraph<\/em>, published by the nonprofit <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nadeet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">NaDeet<\/a>,&nbsp;the educational core of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.namibrand.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NamibRand International Dark Sky Reserve<\/a>,&nbsp;Africa\u2019s first&nbsp;International Dark Sky Reserve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Save_the_Stars_4-8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save_the_Stars_Ages 4-8<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Diorama_of_the_Night.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diorama of the Night Art Project Ages 6-12<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MiniPageLightPollution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mini Page on Light Pollution Ages 8-10<\/a>&nbsp;(four-page PDF about light pollution and good lighting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/newSchoolOutdoorLightingAudit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outdoor Lighting Audit Lesson Plan Ages 14 and older<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Intro_to_Lighting.ppt\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Lighting PowerPoint Presentation Ages 14 and older<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignleft md:!w-2\/4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1604\" src=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan-600x708.jpg 600w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan-480x566.jpg 480w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan-240x283.jpg 240w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan-720x849.jpg 720w, https:\/\/darksky.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skywatcher-book-by-Jamie-Hogan-1302x1536.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skywatcher<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>by Jamie Hogan<br>Ages 5\u20138, Grades K\u20133<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamen aches to see the stars, but none are visible in the light-polluted sky above the fire escape of his urban building. Even in the local park, the stars are hidden by city lights. Tamen\u2019s mom, a nightshift nurse, takes him camping. For one magical night on the shore of a wilderness pond, the Milky Way in all its glory belongs to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purchase: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/9780884488972\/Skywatcher-Hogan-Jamie-0884488977\/plp\">AbeBooks<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Skywatcher-Jamie-Hogan\/dp\/0884488977\">Amazon<\/a><br>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamiehogan.com\/kidsbooks#\/skywatcher-1\/\">jamiehogan.com<\/a><br>Watch an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/video\/news\/local\/207\/skywatcher-by-jamie-hogan\/97-4648992d-db3e-4e0a-b83d-17e684682c3f\">interview with the author\/illustrator<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamiehogan.com\/s\/Skywatcher-Masks-pjh2.pdf\">Download masks to color and cut out<\/a> to wear at your own Star Party! (PDF)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"glossary\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DarkSky glossary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/resources\/glossary\/\">Glossary of Lighting Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"news-posts\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DarkSky News posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tagged: education, education resources, astronomy education, outdoor education, kids, children&#8217;s books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-no-results\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Individual activities and games from the Wildlife Workbooks Ages 5\u20139 Ages 5\u201312 Ages 6\u201312 NSF&#8217;s NOIRLab resources NSF&#8217;s NOIRLab&nbsp;is the U.S. national research and development center for ground-based, nighttime astronomy. 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