Professional Development

Using the Investigations

On the start page of most investigations there is an opportunity to enter a passphrase. The passphrase enables you to preview the investigation without having to enter answers. It is not required to begin an investigation.

The passphrase for all investigations is 3ducatorMod3.

Our newest investigations offer the option to create an educator account, which replaces the need for a passphrase by giving you the same superpower of being able to move through the investigation without having to enter answers. You do not need to create an account in order to use the investigations.

All of our investigations and the support materials are free to use anytime. You don't need to create an account to use them. But if you wish to use the assessments, you must create a free teacher assessment account. (There will be a short delay while we activate the account.) To create an assessment account, try to view any assessment. This is typically done by choosing option 3 on the landing page of any investigation (such as this one).

Soon we will merge educator and assessment accounts into one universal login. But in the meantime, you can use the exact same login and password to access both accounts if you so choose. Thanks for your patience!

Free Training

Rubin Observatory provides free training to help educators learn how to use and integrate investigations into their classroom context. To arrange a training opportunity for your district or department, contact us at education@lsst.org.

Community of Practice

We invite you to join our Community of Practice to become part of conversations about how Rubin Observatory investigations are implemented, and to explore teacher-developed and shared auxiliary materials. There are two options:
To join on Facebook, search for Rubin Observatory Educators. Answer the 3 membership questions, and read and agree to the rules.
To join the email discussion list, send a request to: education@lsst.org

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