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• Astro-Mania

  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/astromania.htm
  Eight interactive levels covering various aspects of the universe. [Commercial - Windows]

• Astronomy Multimedia Presentations

  http://www.astro.ufl.edu/public/multimedia/
  Created at the University of Florida's Astronomy Department, they are free to download as PowerPoint presentations or to view using a web browser or the RealPlayer plugin.

• CERES Project

  http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/
  Through funding from NASA, faculty at Montana State University and classroom teachers from across the nation have developed an extensive library of on-line and interactive K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy. [Online, multimedia]

• GeoAstro Applet Collection

  http://www.jgiesen.de/GeoAstro/GeoAstro.htm
  Interactive Java applets display the position, daily and annual path of the sun and the moon, for any time and location. [Online - not available for any PC platforms]

• Jackson and Tull: PCs in Space

  http://www.jnt.com/pcsinspace.php
  Interactive educational Earth and space science software designed to be used by persons with minimal computer skills. Children can easily direct their own learning by running the modules themselves. [Freeware - Win95, Macintosh]

• Project CLEA

  http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/CLEAhome.html
  Provides laboratory exercises that illustrate modern astronomical techniques using digital data and color images. They are suitable for high-school and college classes at all levels. Each CLEA laboratory exercise includes a dedicated computer program, a student manual, and a technical guide for the instructor. [Freeware - Windows, Macintosh]

• Starry Night Education

  http://www.starrynighteducation.com/
  Interactive astronomy curriculum to help teachers inspire and engage astronomy and space science students across all levels of knowledge and ability.

• The Digital Universe

  http://www.syz.com/DU/
  Simulation package for the amateur or professional observer. [Commercial]

• The Sky in your Computer

  http://ret005t6.eresmas.net/english/index.html
  Freeware and shareware software relating to Astronomy and Science, for all OS (PC, Mac, Linux, BeOS, Palm), and with a special section devoting to Education.

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