The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Invites Nominations for the Society's 2007 Awards The Richard Emmons Award celebrates outstanding achievement in the ...
Hi everyone, Just wondered if there are any new opinions about internet degrees out there. The only master's level or above that I know of in astronomy are at...
Have you attended a NASA Center for Astronomy Education at some time in the past? If so, than this message is for you! You are cordially invited to attend two...
Hi everybody, I am looking for an online archive of images of the moon that one could use to measure how its angular diameter changes as it orbits Earth, and...
Hi, Bernhard, This might help; I'm just not certain if it includes distance in its calculations of the appearance of the Moon (it's a "synthetic" image) I ...
Hi! Bernhard, In "http://spaceweather.com/index.cgi" archive (on the right hand side of the web page), select September 07, 2006. You will see an article...
Hi Bernhard- This is one of my favorites:: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051113.html Dennis Erickson Astronomy/Chemistry/Physics Teacher 312 582 6435 The...
Dennis Erickson
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Nov 27, 2006 8:59 pm
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I am interested in pre and post testing my astronomy students attitudes toward science, and understanding of science. Can anyone recommend an appropriate...
and if you scroll down a bit further, you can get the synthetic image for any date that you enter: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/diskmap.html The data...
Suzy Gurton
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Nov 27, 2006 9:35 pm
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Hello folks, The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington (a lovely small town about 70 miles south of Seattle) has a position open, and they ...
... The Physics education research group at the University of Colorado has a survey instrument called the CLASS that they are still developing. It is in ...
Dave Bruning
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Dec 1, 2006 4:31 pm
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The APOD is a great animation showing how the apparent size of the Moon changes over the course of a month. In answer to the second part of the question, you...
http://www.flaguide.org/tools/tools_discipline.php The "Astronomy & Physics" discipline has several listings under "Attitude Survey." ... attitudes ... an...
Thanks Dennis, Shan, Christine, and Mary for the information about Moon images! Following a link on the Astronomy Picture of the Day page Dennis referred me to...
Hello, I am desperate and searching for empirical research on intergrated science curriculum adn how it impacts student learning. So far, I have run into only...
Why is it smaller near the horiz.? Smaller in height & width? ... Dennis Erickson Astronomy/Chemistry/Physics Teacher 312 582 6435 The Latin School of...
Dennis Erickson
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Dec 6, 2006 8:05 pm
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It is smaller at the horizon because it is further away from you by about the Earth's radius. Do a diagram, but represent the Earth by a circle, not a dot....
Greetings, Susan - I am not sure what you're looking for, but I am working on Symmetry and Aesthetics in Introductory Physics for my dissertation in physics ...
Hi, Susan. I worked with a project several years ago in South Carolina that integrated science (physics specifically), math, engineering, & communications at...
Good day, I am aware of a book and course by Robert M. Hazen, George Mason University, "The Sciences: An Integrated Approach". I understand he has developed a...
Wonderful! I have found very little on actual educational research as well, but MANY position papers stating its importance. ALthough I am searching for ...
Jatila brings up a good point - does anyone know of published studies involving physics and/or astronomy integrated with other subjects? We didn't do a formal...
Hi You might look at work being done by the UA CAPER team, which includes Astrobiology, definitely an integrated science: ...
Michele Bahr
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Dec 12, 2006 12:02 am
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Jatila (and others): If you are interested in research measuring the effect of integrating science education with fields outside the sciences, you might be ...
Joann Eisberg
joann.eisberg@...
Dec 12, 2006 12:02 am
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The SABER database reveals no educational research regarding either astronomy taught "interdisciplinarily" with either other sciences or with other topics such...
Dave Bruning
david.bruning@...
Dec 12, 2006 12:07 am
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Here is the information on the Hazen Trefil book. You might contact the authors to see what research supported their decision to take this approach. The...
Susan, I think you might find http://www.cltw.org/research.htm very approptiate. The Center for Learning and Teachng in the West is concerned with science...
Susan, I think you might find http://www.cltw.org/research.htm very appropriate. The Center for Learning and Teaching in the West is concerned with science...
REUNION NASA Center for Astronomy Education Workshop Participant Reunion Remember all those great people you met at the CAE workshop on teaching ASTRO 101? We...
I just wanted to be sure you knew YOU are invited to the ASTRONOMY EDUCATION RESEARCH TOWN HALL meeting at the AAS/AAPT Meeting in Seattle at the Washington...
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