GCSE Astronomy Specification (Available From

Exam Board Resources

GCSE Astronomy Specification (available from www.edexcel.co.uk)

Edexcel GCSE Astronomy Student Workbook

Useful Books

Cosmology, Bryan Milner, Cambridge University Press 2000

Astronomy for GCSE, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott, Duckworth 2001

Astronomy , Dinah L Moche, Wiley and Sons 2004

GCSE Astronomy A Guide for Pupils and Teachers, Nigel Marshall, Mickledore Press 2001

Encyclopaedia of Space, Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest, Dorling Kindersley 2003

Practice Calculations for GCSE Astronomy, Anne-Michelle d’Anjou and Mike Williamson, Mickledore Press 2001

Useful Websites www.pparc.ac.uk School moon rock loan scheme, educational resources www.hubblesite.org Pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope www.bbc.co.uk/space http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es2707/es2707page01.cfm? chapter_no=27 animation of meteors from radiant point http://www.ioncmaste.ca/homepage/resources/web_resources/CSA_Astro9/files/multimedia/unit5/tracking_ comet/tracking_comet.html comet orbit animation http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/CometsTale/com.html all about comets www.starrynight.com for planetarium software www.schoolscience.co.uk/flash/bang.htm Time machine, going all the way back to the big bang. www.sky-watch.org lessons and competitions relating to robotic telescopes www.schoolsobservatory.org Robotic telescope with associated activities and general astronomy resources www.faulkes-telescope.com Live robotic telescope