"Starry Night makes teaching space science easy, and, dare I say, fun. Written by teachers for teachers, this brilliantly integrated curriculum tracks national science standards, and comes complete with assessment tools, detailed lesson plans, hands-on activities, student worksheets and, of course, the award-winning Starry Night software. For all your students, but especially for those who think astronomy is above their heads, you'll be amazed by how swiftly the universe comes down to Earth."
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist and Director, Hayden Planetarium

Astronomy is a big subject -- Starry Night High School makes it easy to teach with a comprehensive space science curriculum solution written for teachers by teachers.

Starry Night High School offers innovative lesson plans correlated to 9th through 12th grade standards, hands-on activities, software guided explorations, DVD movie content and assessment tests.

Students will grasp the fundamentals of astronomy with Starry Night computer exercises, hands on activities and thought-provoking discussion questions encouraging them to explore advanced topics, such as the life cycles of stars. Travel from anywhere on Earth to any planet or star to help your students visualize the size and distances between objects to gain a deeper understanding of the scale of the universe.

Starry Night™ High School is:

• US and Canadian curriculum specific
• Full of pre-tested activities and exercises
• Designed specifically for high school students
• Hands-on and interactive
• Fun and simple to use

Integrated solution complete with:

• 26 detailed lesson plans
• Interactive computer exercises
• Hands-on classroom activities
• Conceptual background
• Discussion questions
• Assessment tests and answer keys
• Resource lists
• Appendices
• Glossary of astronomical terms

Includes:

• Award-winning Starry Night™ planetarium software version 5.0
• SkyTheater DVD
• Introductory astronomy book (PDF)
• And MORE!

Award-winning Starry Night™ software allows you to:

• Control most popular brands of computerized telescopes
• Travel through time from 99,999 BC to 99,999 AD
• View over 16 million stars and 1 million galaxies objects with online link to 500 million stars
• Explore PGC catalog with 1,000,000 galaxies
• Plan and annotate observing sessions in the SkyCalendar seamlessly integrated with observation planner and logs
• Access dynamic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram to view the lifecycle of stars
• Print full sky (180-degree) star charts of any area in the sky

To run Starry Night™ High School you need:

Windows™: Requires Windows XP, 500 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 500MB of hard disk space (1 GB for full install). OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL® capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.
Macintosh™: Requires OS X 10.3 or higher, G3 450 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 500 MB of hard disk space. Will not run on OS 9.x or earlier. OpenGL® support requires a 32 MB OpenGL® capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.
Basic support for joysticks recognized by Windows XP and Mac OS X.
Requirements for Video DVD: Home DVD player and TV, or computer with DVD player.