Hi, everyone- Must be summer, because I keep thinking of a million cool things to do in class (that I will likely never implement because it'll be crazy once...
Hi Everyone, I have been given permission to purchase a IR camera for my department. I was wondering if you all would be willing to give me your opinion on...
Hi, everyone. I've got some light questions again. Show of hands - who uses or explains Herschel's IR experiment, where you put a thermometer at various points...
I just purchased a FLIR IR camera, model E30 for $2500 to show my classes the wonders of IR. Students wearing eyeglasses saw how 'cool' they looked and other...
Please share this information with science educators in your area and scientists working with science educators. If you have access to an appropriate listserv,...
Hi, I've been working with the NITARP Program and had the opportunity to take several students to the AAS Meeting last January. Several of the teachers are...
HI all, I'm in the process of working on a course outline and syllabus for an Online Astro 101 course I'm teaching. What I'm really curious about is: What do...
Dear All, A few months ago, I e-mailed this listserv to let everyone know that Ed, Doug, and I recently published a series of five papers on our study of...
Hello everyone, I recently came across something on iTunesU which I think might be of use to many of us, or our grad students. It's an MIT course on "Teaching...
Lecture-tutorial ("in-class activity") where students compare evolution rates of different-mass stars, and rank relative star cluster ages given their H-R...
Here is an excellent video on landing the Curiosity Rover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s Mark Heilbrunn Prep Academy for Writers Queens, NY...
Here's a lecture-tutorial ("in-class activity") where students apply Wiens' law and the Stefan-Boltzmann law to determine sizes of stars from the luminosities...
Here's a lecture-tutorial ("in-class activity") where students apply Kirchhoff's laws in distinguishing between different types of spectra, as well as looking...
Hello and Happy Summer! In between your vacations and relaxing weekends :) , I hope you might find some time to read and/or comment on either of these...
Hi all, A while back there was some conversation about assessing students' higher order thinking skills. I mentioned the Views Of Scientific Inquiry (VOSI) ...
Here's a lecture-tutorial ("in-class activity") where students apply quantum mechanics electron orbit and transition rules to the hydrogen atom (assuming very...
I encourage people to think even one step further: What do I want students to be able to DO, when they " improve their critical thinking after taking my...
Here's the planet-finding lecture-tutorial ("in-class activity") for September 6, 2012, where students determine the positions of the planets in the evening,...
Interesting Problems For Physics / Astronomy 101 & 102 http://blogs.ats.amherst.edu/gsgreenstein-astronomy/ A site has been posted containing problems...
With the final exam graded, here are sample student responses (rubrics and grading distributions as well) to a new batch of essay questions. Many of these are...
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with assessing for critical thinking? If so, how are you assessing for this skill? Our general education...
Do you have any fond memories of Bradbury's influence on your lives or careers? Do you have any activities you might share with us that are Bradburyesque in...
This is really intriguing Lynee'. I think all students should be able to communicate (speak/write) proficiently in all classes - including astronomy. Plus I...
Interesting Problems For Physics / Astronomy 101 & 102 http://blogs.ats.amherst.edu/gsgreenstein-astronomy/ A site has been posted containing problems...
Results of a pre- and post-instruction question on attitudes towards astrology ("I believe astrology is able to make accurate predictions about my future"): ...
Students were asked the following questions after the last lecture, but prior to the final exam, in an online reading assignment: *Discuss the most interesting...
Anyone else using indirect/direct assessments of student learning outcomes to meet recent ACCJC (Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges)...
With the adoption of a backwards faded scaffolding curriculum for astronomy lab (Slater, Slater, and Lyons, 2010), compared to a conventional "cookbook";...
