Star Bright lesson to make transparencies. Questions included in these sections can be used as introduction to the light and color unit or at the end as an assessment exercise. If your school has one or more computers located outside your classroom, i.e. library, computer lab, students may experience the lesson individually or in small groups as a learning station or as a supplement to your light and color unit. Nowadays, many students have computers at home with access to the internet. If that's the case with your students you may want to consider assigning sections of the Star Light, Star Bright lesson as homework.
Parents can preview the different lesson modules and examine the teacher pages ahead of time.
A wealth of information related to astronomy can also be found at the home page of the Space Telescope Science Institute . Here you can find background information on the telescope, pictures and news releases of past and present stories, education activities, and other science resources. Another way to get the latest press releases and other information about the telescope is to subscribe electronically to the Institute's listserv. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail.