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* Rita Ciambra, Peoples Academy High School, Morristown, Vermont
* Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee
* Tom Rutherford, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee / King University, Bristol, Tennessee
* Ace Schwarz, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
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'''High School / Astronomy 101''' 

[https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy-2e OpenStax Astronomy Textbook] - This is a free Astronomy textbook for use as a reference.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bN1q6bRCU5jsXcH8XT67qhMxhMylLRrach5LTXspoF4/edit?usp=sharing What is a Star and How does a Star Form?] - This is a short slideshow about star formation with an embedded activity.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KZt2FEhfDGX_8CxCYjl8lOTeDaaUK2B3hb0y_TYX3Bk/edit?usp=sharing Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum] - This is a short slideshow with an embedded activity about waves and energy.  

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15q8oDQB7eqHK_C26qJGXLmEPvZo-HkOyIp23SLX0Dpc/edit?usp=sharing Filters] - This is a short slideshow with an embedded video and activity explaining filters.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Oz0Kbp4ADiBcnirWciRyKWb5oJf549GDNc8W4pMtYiE/edit?usp=sharing What is a YSO?] - This is a short slideshow describing the different classes of young stellar objects (YSOs).

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1a75rUyGFdnE2GmNLye4zExWnJS2d_z3qzkjQYO9dx90/edit?usp=sharing What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram?] - A short set of notes describing a color-magnitude (Hertzsprung-Russell) diagram.

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/12A1GQ6mf0feTEJzhqQqQHBhHmT3FknKORnT4TZSfGCY/edit#heading=h.qw1x8pn7qul Creating a Color-Magnitude Diagram using Gaia Data and IRSA] - This is an activity that has students use IRSA viewer to filter Gaia data and use that data to create color-magnitude diagrams of clusters. Students use the color-magnitude diagrams to answer analysis questions about each cluster.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19oB_-BEO9IWiDNf5ss9xAnCs9N6mLycak5Zc10CKIxw/edit?usp=sharing What is a Color-Color Diagram?] - This is a short explanation of what a color-color magnitude diagram is and what it can tell you.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sx5CmkVTbN23OzBbnyOTlK_bFpGtvEvbrxZEYD4ZTKA/edit?usp=sharing What is Color?] - This is a slideshow explaining color and how it is used for color-color diagrams. It has embedded activities related to color and making color-color plots.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s-8DlBDgJ__FCKtgsBtWwGCjB3FjfJgCpJA1aQDgatM/edit?usp=sharing Cracking the Color Code] - This is a hands-on activity on color, in the form of a mystery about sharpie markers. It introduces how color and color-color diagrams work in astronomy. Involves measuring and a lot of graphing. Includes [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TA7DXkO6TEDy77F77xyJqSgEczhPP5897jGQXbQ68j8/edit?usp=sharing instructor notes] and [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L2MmR4jIKnxWJ-gXiWDLldrbZilUmKz2/view?usp=sharing "cracking the color code" solution].

[https://learn.k20center.ou.edu/lesson/1327 Classifying Stars with Spectra] - K20 lab for HS utilizing SDSS data and stellar spectra to find patterns and classify stars - has data for 20 stars, ppts, and group comparison.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F8SNgPjz9WbmdFJiP7CZrQA7adr9WANg-T9d7l7XIWg/edit?usp=sharing Where Does the Data Come From?] - This is a slideshow with examples of different satellites and surveys that collect data in multiple wavelengths.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NZhZ1ze5Stdq_PVdCU3HL43yhqE3KTWKcLxs-hOPac4/edit?usp=sharing What are SEDs and How to Interpret Them] - This is a slideshow that explains blackbody curves and spectral energy distributions.

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2h70YkvJd3XPdZ0anjTxo7dbgIGBfZBdftU-jtdJBA/edit?usp=sharing Using IRSA to Make Three-Color Images] - This is an activity that teaches students what they will see when they search for an image on IRSA. It also walks students through how to make a three-color image in IRSA.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j9LvVLreOlC8avqU9YR8wm_BJwRJBNlCoN5Zmbm3M0U/edit?usp=sharing IRSA - Uploading a Catalog and Image Inspection] - This is a slideshow explaining how to upload a catalog to IRSA. It also explains how to accomplish image inspections for young stellar objects (YSOs).


'''Middle School'''

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGL-FdioWw/pgjMQAad1eVa5kHH-1-t3A/edit?utm_content=DAGL-FdioWw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a Star and How Does it Form?] - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J8HLt080F2Cet13Tv426ECIFEWPTNzNk/view?usp=sharing What is a Star and How Does it Form? Open-Ended Questions] - This is an activity where middle school students write about what they learned about star formation.

[https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/SNUniverseWo.pdf A Universe Without Supernovae] - This is a simple activity incorporating star life cycle with events and ties elements made during supernovae to daily life.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGL-uV3GIk/lFcf7Ma-A6sTy9Tya7IrPA/edit?utm_content=DAGL-uV3GIk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum] - This is a short slideshow for middle school students.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dsds2TJRGa8b6Zbhs4m6rHuqjd_2VL-JN7_oEDdduPg/edit?usp=sharing Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 3-2-1 Summary with Reading] - This allows students to review the EMS and connect wavelength, frequency, and energy.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGL-7GC900/vl9sC6BbL1qHz06sUaJFUA/edit?utm_content=DAGL-7GC900&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Filters] - This is a slideshow for middle school students with embedded lab explaining filters.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMD1GX11k/OGjH9jYqOGFI5NIi2yhDvw/edit?utm_content=DAGMD1GX11k&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a YSO?] - This is a slideshow for middle school students describing the different classes of YSOs and H-alpha emission lines.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMEBnRck4/KWbJBC7la3c7G61_kqH9pA/edit?utm_content=DAGMEBnRck4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a Color-Magnitude Diagram?] - This is a short slideshow for middle school students that explains what H-R diagrams are and includes a hands-on activity at the end.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMEeXbhVo/3I-nOcXuCCBklnADLmKVAw/edit?utm_content=DAGMEeXbhVo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton What is a Color-Color Diagram?] - This is a presentation for middle school students about color-color diagrams with a short activity at the end.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMFsUAfpg/IHYXPJUW4GN7kwe8OGQWqg/edit?utm_content=DAGMFsUAfpg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton How We View the Universe (where does the data come from?)] - This is a slideshow for middle school students about different telescopes that collect data in multiple wavelengths. There is a virtual telescope building activity at the end.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMbsBBDCk/X13JicB43VQHX9wwhCzJsA/edit?utm_content=DAGMbsBBDCk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Understanding and Interpreting SEDs and Blackbody Curves] - This slideshow is for middle school students and explains what SEDs and blackbody curves are, and it explains how to interpret a SED.

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tuq-uM51m6wTCXZCtuM3QvBXZIPoBrOVPWpdUt5qKWA/edit?usp=sharing Creating a Three-Color Image] - This activity is a guided exploration of IRSA Finder Chart and IRSA Viewer. It will help students create 3-color images.

[https://www.canva.com/design/DAGM5zIF8bA/ESPkgPai7aV45FkFoKWoxA/edit?utm_content=DAGM5zIF8bA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Image Inspection with IRSA] - This slideshow is for middle school students and shows them how to inspect images with IRSA.