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
david.bruning@...
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
derickson@...
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
mbahr@...
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...
In case anyone is interested, I've taken a lot of my readings and materials for lecture notes for my "Symmetry and Aesthetics in Physics" course from two...
Hello All, I taught a course at Northern Arizona University some time ago entitled The Epic of Evolution. It covered physical, biological, and cultural...
russmgenet@...
Jan 1, 2007 8:03 pm
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Last semester I started using a little bit of music in my lectures. Monty Python's galaxy song from "Meaning of Life" was quite amusing when set to a number of...
The beautiful cover of the latest issue of Mercury inspired me to create a zoom-in movie of the "Face on Mars" in the Cydonia region. You can view it at ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day recently had a link to a 'movie' of 20 consecutive full moons that clearly demonstrate the changing angular size and slight wobble...
Hello all, Perhaps two useful links, for teachers interested in showing to their classrooms how open clusters fundamental parameters and evolutive scenarios...
At the AAS/AAPT Tier II workshop someone asked me what book I get my ancient astronomers readings from. The book is "Ancient Astronomers" by Anthony Aveni. ...
... I ask my students why we always see the same side of the Moon. The usual first answer is that it doesn't spin as it orbits Earth. So I challenge the...
Dear Astrolrner@CAE Members, I would like to personally invite those of you in the Michigan area to attend a FREE workshop on teaching excellence in...
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