Good morning. Back in the spring, I decided to make my one-semester descriptive astro a theme course, with a different theme each time it's taught. For the...
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Amir Bernat
israbluf@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:17 pm
Hi. IMHO there are tow great things to look at while looking at satalits, one is spinnig satalites where you can see the way light is reflected from the sun ...
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Michael Zeilik
mzeilik@...
Aug 2, 2001 11:38 am
Steve et al.: I use coop quizzes. Students take the quiz on their own. Then they form their coop teams and work the quiz again. Lots of intense arguments! ...
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Michael Zeilik
mzeilik@...
Aug 3, 2001 10:23 pm
I disagree with Neil that most of these are misconceptions. Many are simply ignorance, and disappear with direct instruction. It is the ones that do NOT ...
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Neil Comins
neil.comins@...
Aug 5, 2001 3:32 am
Hi Everybody, Mike Z. is absolutely correct that not all the statements on the web site associated with my book HEAVENLY ERRORS are misconceptions. I say so...
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Tim Slater
tslater@...
Aug 16, 2001 5:16 pm
... Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:08:53 -0600 From: "Dewey Dykstra, Jr." <dykstrad@...> Reply-To: PHYSLRNR - PHYSICS LEARNING RESEARCH LIST ...
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heafnerj@...
Aug 17, 2001 3:43 pm
... Sad thing is that most science teachers at this level don't understand the science. ... So what's the purpose of a *survey course* in the first place? We...
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heafnerj@...
Aug 21, 2001 12:42 pm
Hi. Last night my evening astro class met for the first time time semester and it couldn't have gone better. There are only 5 students in the class (supposed...
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Tim Slater
tslater@...
Aug 21, 2001 1:16 pm
Dear Joe: To be honest (full disclosure here), I decided I"d be an astronomer when I saw in 1975 the Apollo chase Soyuz at the age of 7. I'm very pleased that...
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heafnerj@...
Aug 21, 2001 5:41 pm
... I wouldn't trade it for the world! Another ISS pass is scheduled for tomorrow night smack in the middle of lab time so if it's clear we'll watch it too....
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Tim Slater
tslater@...
Aug 31, 2001 6:50 pm
Appologies if you get this twice....Tim ... Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 14:15:28 -0400 From: Frank Ireton <frank_ireton@...> Reply-To:...
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Amir Bernat
israbluf@...
Sep 1, 2001 8:32 am
Hi. i'm about to go to the uk (around oct 1st) and i wondered if any of you could recomend on some places where i can get good books and check out some ...
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Winston MacNamara
avb@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:55 pm
La propuesta es unificar los grupos de Astronomía en español, ya que estamos muy dispersos y no logramos algo importante. Hagamos un esfuerzo para ver que...
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Amir Bernat
israbluf@...
Sep 6, 2001 4:40 pm
Hi. this year i plan on taeching several more astronomy courses as well as day long school activeties (i was hired by the meneger of the observatory i work ...
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heafnerj@...
Sep 17, 2001 11:31 pm
Hi. I've been using Grace Deming's excellent cooperative learning activities and in the astrology activity, the following question is posed (p. 56): "There are...
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heafnerj@...
Sep 18, 2001 3:20 am
Today I posted a question but it never showed up. Can anyone see this?...
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Tim Slater
tslater@...
Sep 27, 2001 3:36 pm
My appologies if you received this more than once....... ... Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:17:21 -0700 From: Andrew Fraknoi <fraknoi@...> Subject: ASP Website...
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Tim Slater
tslater@...
Oct 1, 2001 10:46 pm
*my appologies if you get this twice* Ever wanted to study the stars through telescopes at Kitt Peak Observatory near Tucson, Arizona? Attached is information...
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Michael Zeilik
mzeilik@...
Oct 22, 2001 6:16 pm
Astro folks: In my opinion, Eric reinvented with a physics application a well-known coop learning strategy, known variously as peer tutoring, peer teaching, ...
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Amir Bernat
amir_bernat
Oct 22, 2001 8:26 pm
Hi. just got back from my first ever first lesson ( ihad another course with enother gut and got sick on the day of the first lesson) on wensday i'll have yet...
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astrolrner@yahoogroup...
Oct 27, 2001 6:53 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the astrolrner group. File :...
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einstone2001@...
einstone2001
Oct 27, 2001 6:56 pm
Both of these items, I think, are the best of the best. The high resolution photo of the N.Y. World Trade Center damage is unrelated to this group but it is...
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heafnerj@...
betapict
Oct 29, 2001 10:20 pm
Hi. I've always wondered about this question so I'm finally asking. In the southern hemisphere, how are discussions of seasons handled? Specifically, here in...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
Oct 29, 2001 11:11 pm
I don't know how to answer THAT question, but I do know that vernal equinox pinpoints a particular position of the sun in the sky so, the vernal equinox is the...
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Carol
cod@...
Oct 30, 2001 9:32 pm
Joe, I don't know if this helps, but here is one source: David H. Bruning, Associate Editor for Astronomy, provided the following instructions for working at...
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Ed Prather
eprather@...
Oct 30, 2001 11:30 pm
What a great suggestion to use the Starry Night program to help visualize differences. Ed ... From: "Carol" <cod@...> To:...
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David Cole
david.cole@...
Oct 31, 2001 8:00 pm
Howdy! I'm very interested in the links, but could not access. Please help--resend, etc. Many thanks! dave cole...
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Amir Bernat
amir_bernat
Oct 31, 2001 9:09 pm
hey there, i had my second lesson today, and how should i put it, well heres what happend: i saied hi, asked them what they remember from last week, they saied...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
Nov 1, 2001 10:33 pm
Workshops on Teaching Non-Science Majors Workshop at Upcoming DPS and AGU Meetings The introductory survey course for non-science majors presents a unique ...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
Nov 2, 2001 9:38 pm
Janelle M. Bailey, Princeton Earth Physics Project, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ* Timothy F. Slater, Department of Astronomy,...
