Resource Materials

The Resource Materials Bank is library of materials includes curriculum guides for various programs, lesson plans and activities, bibliographies, papers on certain subjects, and more.

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Title Author Year Pages
American Indian Skylore Bibliography Von del Chamberlain 1975 4
American Indian Star Legends (Program Outline) Doris Forror 1973 6
Astronomy Clip Art Dr. George Reed 1995 22
Astronomy Education in the United States: Out from under a Black Cloud (Paper) Jeanne Bishop 1980 9
Biology Classes: Use of ESSL Facilities: Topic Outline James Oregon 1980 2
Curriculum for K-12 at Muncie, IN Frank Arthur 1982 75
Curriculum Guide for Grade 1 Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 74
Curriculum Guide for Grade 2 Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 107
Curriculum Guide for Grade 3 Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 155
Curriculum Guide for Grade 4 Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 255
Curriculum Guide for Grade 5 Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 130
Curriculum Guide for Grade 6 Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 180
Curriculum Guide for Kindergarten Planetarium Visit Dennis Brinkman 1984 47
Curriculum Guide for Merrillville Planetarium Gregg Williams 1984 5
Curriculum Guide for Summertime Sky Dennis Brinkman 1983 52
Development and Testing of a Participatory Planetarium Unit (8th) Jeanne Bishop 1980 7
Dippers & Directions Lesson Plan James Brown 1978 4
Earth and Space National Curriculum U. K. Assoc. for Astro. Ed. 1990  

Earth and Space Science Education in Wisconsin: Wauwatosa School District (not available as a PDF)

 Gary Sampson 2007 47
Educational Value of the Planetarium Jeanne Bishop 1978 4
Effect of Season & Latitude on Insolation (Lesson Plan) Jeanne Bishop 1977 17
Focused Narrations Mike Lewman 1976 11
How to Help the Blind See the Moon’s Phases Ken Perkins 1977 4
Indian Moons Resource Guide Everett Q. Carr 1975 6
Investigation into Current K-12 Planetaria in GLPA Area (abbrev. title) Mark Reed 1998 108
Investigative Planetarium Programs for Secondary Education James Brown 1977 7
Iroquois Star Myths Resource Guide Everett Q. Carr 1972 2
K-6 Astronomy Curriculum Guide Dayle Brown 1992 25
Kindergarten Coloring Pages (Solar System) David DeRemer 1992 9
Kindergarten Study + Script Paul David & Mark Webb 1978 42
Men Who Changed the Universe S. C. Hallock 1978 3
Metric Measurement Activities to Stimulate Right Brain Thinking Jeanne Bishop 1977 3
NASA’s Special Publications Relating Astronomy: Bibliography Andrew Fraknoi 1981 6
NGSS for Planetariums Geoff Holt 2015 5
NSTA Short Course Jeanne Bishop 1980 24
OCM Planetarium Program Guide S. Reynolds, K. Putnam 1993 14
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Grade 1) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 13
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Grade 2) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 32
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Grade 3) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 17
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Grade 4) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 24
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Grade 5) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 32
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Grade 6) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 36
OCM Teacher Resource Guide (Kindergarten) S. Reynolds, K. Grome 1993 14
Olf, Hap & Gus Enter the Planetarium Ken Perkins 1976 2
P-M-H Kindergarten Astronomy Curriculum Art Klinger 1993 47
Partytime Doris Forror 1976 2
Peoria Parochial Schools Elementary Astronomy Curriculum Sheldon Schafer 1991 32
Planet Ephemeris 1985-1990 Roger Sinnot 1981 14
Planetarium Examination Ken Perkins 1974 5
Pronunciation Guide for Astronomical Objects Donald Tuttle 1990 6
Selected Resources for Interdisciplinary Planetarium Programs Mark Sonntag 1975 3
Slides: Standardized System for Numbering Dan Spence 1979 6
Solar System Project Jeanne Bishop 1982 6
Space Colony Addresses ? 1980 1
Star of Bethlehem Bibliography Ruth Freitag 1978 15
Stonehenge and the Story of Eclipses S. C. Hallock 1978 2
Telescope Types Don Knapp 1977 4
The Golden Ear of Theoretical Physics & the Black Box of Stellar Energy Paper Jeanne Bishop 1978 15
The Sky Tonight S.C. Hallock 1980 3
U. S. Astronomy Education: Past, Present, and Future Jeanne Bishop 1977 11
Use of Planetarium in Navigation Instruction Maj. Kenneth Brontov 1971 3
Volunteer Program — COSI’s S. C. Hallock 1981 19
Voyage of Christopher Columbus Teachers Guide Karl Wenning 1991 15
Waukesha School District Grade 5 Astronomy Curriculum David DeRemer 1992 14
Waukesha School District Grade 2 Astronomy Curriculum David DeRemer 1992 25
Waukesha School District Grade 6 Astronomy Curriculum (Rocketry) David DeRemer 1992 20
Waukesha School District Grade 3 Astronomy Curriculum David DeRemer 1992 26
Westlake Schools Planetarium Programs Jeanne E. Bishop 1995 10
Why Do We Have Seasons? (Lesson Guide) ? 1977 9
Winter Festivals Dorothy Beetle 1977 2
Writing Effective Narrations Mike Lewman 1976 7