Astrophysics Science Division Education & Public Outreach

RXTE Education Page - Creative ways to bring some high-energy science into your classroom! There are individual lesson plans, as well as special features such as "Tour the ASM Sky" and "Shedding a New Light on the Universe".		Imagine the Universe! Teachers' Corner - Here you can find lesson plans, posters and educator guides, Power Point presentations, as well as other educational materials.
Cosmicopia Teacher Resource Links - Look here for education briefs and classroom investigations and activities, all having to do with the Sun.		StarChild Teachers' Center - The information and activities found in StarChild can be used to engage, excite, and educate students in your classrooms. In this section, you will find lesson plans which show you some of the ways you can use StarChild in your teaching.
Suzaku Education Page - Here you can find lesson plans, links to workshop materials, a newsletter just for educators, and information on "Building the Coolest X-ray Satellite".

Beyond Einstein Teachers' Academy (BETA) A year-long program for Washington, DC, area high school physics teachers		Afterschool Universe Afterschool astronomy program for middle school age students (grades 6-8)
JWST - Worlds Beyond - Worlds Beyond is an educational art project that explores extrasolar planets. Educators can run Worlds Beyond as an after-school, or informal ed. program. Our site has information about our pilot program.

Imagine the Universe! - This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about our universe. Ask an Astrophysicist - This is a service of the Imagine the Universe! web site.		Cosmicopia - An abundance (a cornucopia, if you will) of information about cosmic rays, the Earth's magnetosphere, the Sun, space weather, and other exciting topics in space science.
StarChild - This site is for ages 5 through 13.		Beyond Einstein - Learn about black holes, gravitational waves and more about our efforts to go beyond Einstein!
Suzaku Learning Center - Suzaku (formerly Astro-E2) is a satellite for studying X-rays emitted by stars, galaxies, and black holes. It is a joint project between Japan and the US, and was launched on July 10, 2005.		Cosmic Distance Scale - This feature gives an impression of how immense our Universe is by zooming out to the furthest reaches of the Universe. It focuses on the large number of zeros that we see in astronomical distances when we measure them with a familiar unit like the kilometer. Educational standards are available.
RXTE Learning Center - The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) probes the physics of cosmic X-ray sources by making sensitive measurements of their variability over time scales ranging from milliseconds to years. Live from RXTE Project - This site is dedicated to a project involving the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and teachers and students in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.		APOD - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
JWST vs HST - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been called the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). But what does this really mean?		Shedding a New Light on the Universe - The RXTE Learning Center's tutorial on multiwavelength and X-ray astronomy. Contains exercises and activities that can be used in the classroom in addition to background information.

Imagine the Universe! News - Featured news articles from high-energy astrophysics.		Suzaku in the News - News about the Suzaku satellite.
Cosmicopia News - News articles about cosmic rays, space weather, and the Sun.		JWST in the News - This section is primarily to archive feature articles on JWST.