Materials For Educators

Glossary

Glossary of Lighting Terms

Wildlife Workbook (includes games or activities about wildlife and light pollution)

• Workbook for ages 5-9
• Workbook for ages 6-12

Individual Activities and Games from the Wildlife Workbooks

Ages 5-9

• Animals of the Night Word Search
• Lost Moth Dot to Dot

Ages 5-12

• Owl Coloring page
• Sleep Tight Maze
• Turtle Maze

Ages 6-12

• Light Pollution and Wildlife Crossword Puzzle
• Wildlife_Word_Search
• Wildlife_Connect_the_Dots

NOAO Resources

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) is the U.S. national research & development centre for ground-based, night-time astronomy. NOAO is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy under a Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation.

• Dark Skies Rangers: Dark Skies and Energy Education Ages 11-13
• International Year of Light Quality Lighting Teaching Kit Focus Group Files Ages 12-18
• Globe at Night Citizen-Science Campaign All ages

Other Resources

• Protect our Night Sky/Reduce Light Pollution Ages 11-15 (12-page PDF of information and activities from the Bush Telegraph, published by the nonprofit NaDeet, the educational core of NamibRand International Dark Sky Reserve, Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve
• Save_the_Stars_Ages 4-8
• Diorama of the Night Art Project Ages 6-12
• Mini Page on Light Pollution Ages 8-10 (4-page PDF about light pollution and good lighting)
• Outdoor Lighting Audit Lesson Plan Ages 14 and older
• Introduction to Lighting PowerPoint Presentation Ages 14 and older