For those of us who cannot attend AAPT, is there a way we can have some information on this meeting of Astro Ed Research? I wish I were there just to listen...
... Gheri: Sorry you cannot make it. You can check out the Astronomy Education Review at aer.noao.edu My book/s Web site also have AER info: ...
Michael Zeilik
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Jan 8, 2003 3:09 pm
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Job Description: Educator for the “Discovering the Universe” Moveable Museum http://www.amnh.org/education/outreach/moveable/index.php American Museum of...
Rachel Connolly
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Jan 9, 2003 8:56 pm
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... Howdy Tina Dave Cole here--a lurker on the list. I'm in the phy & ast dept @ nau in flagstaff, az. Just a quick comment that a famous physics educator...
David Cole
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Jan 12, 2003 11:52 pm
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Hi all, Just wanted to share with you a project I am working on along with a science teacher at our high school. We teach the seasons as part of our freshman...
Hi everyone! I teach astro at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. I'm a new member of the group, so I'll dive right in with a question: A previous school I...
... I think you are describing the Trippinsee Tycho globe. Try calling Trippinsee at (517) 799-8102 Dave Dave Bruning Physics University of Wisconsin-Parkside...
Dave Bruning
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Jan 29, 2003 10:17 pm
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Thanks for the suggestion, Dave --- I hadn't thought of Tripensee. Alas, it didn't seem to pan out. I looked at the Tripensee website --- they have the usual...
... They did - ours have the date "1988" on them. Probably she wasn't around at the time. Good luck finding some! Prue -- *********************************** ...
Can anyone direct me to research surrounding the Doppler effect for Sound and light? Specifically, we would like to know if using the "moving police siren"...
Lindsay M. Clark
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Jan 30, 2003 9:15 pm
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... This is not research, but is a visual aid that I use ... I don't know if this helps or hinders my students, but I use the Physlet/applet available at: ...
Anne G. Young
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Jan 30, 2003 9:47 pm
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... Does anyone know of an animation of Newton's law of gravitation that allows you to change the power law and then run the results? ... -- Michael Zeilik The...
Michael Zeilik
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Jan 31, 2003 1:49 am
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Help! Hong Kong terrorist kill the Hong Kong peoples, please email the world. Dear internet friend : Help! Hong Kong police use brain voice read / write...
Hey everyone, Below is a description of the University of Arizona Astronomy Camp for Educators (ACE) that I help run. This year's ACE is scheduled for June...
Job Description: Educator for the “Discovering the Universe” Moveable Museum http://www.amnh.org/education/outreach/moveable/index.php American Museum of...
Rachel Connolly
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Feb 19, 2003 9:16 pm
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I thought some of you may find this interesting. It seems like a nice little movie that one could show in a classroom (properly equipped) to demonstrate how a...
I could not find the movie on the link given below. However, I did find images and the movie of comet NEAT passing the sun on the official SOHO website: ...
Wil van der Veen
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Feb 21, 2003 11:03 pm
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Please consider participating in the Space Science Institute's 4-Day Education Workshop for Scientists, Engineers, and EPO Managers. Sponsored by NASA and NSF ...
Hello, i'v been asked about this program and would like to know if there are any views or ideas about it, for thos of you who hadn't heard about it yet - it is...
Hi everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone has any experimental or anecdotal evidence about problems students might have during the stellar evolution units that...
One misconception is that stars actually move as they evolve. Another is that all this happens quickly. I use SN 1987a as an example of a star that was...
Storrs, Alex
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Mar 21, 2003 2:36 pm
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... Janelle: These concepts were explored in the early 1980s, when Piaget hit the higher ed scene. Articles were published in Mercury and, I recall, in Physics...
Michael Zeilik
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Mar 26, 2003 2:15 am
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Thanks Mike, I thought the ideas that you outlined were thought provoking. These difficulties lend themselves well to interpretations using di Sessa's...
Ed Prather
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Apr 1, 2003 10:04 pm
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... -- Michael Zeilik The Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, FLAG, has been greatly revised! Check it out at: <http://www.flaguide.org> The FLAG is a...
Michael Zeilik
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Apr 2, 2003 3:02 am
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Is there a conceptual assesment test for cosmology being developed? Michael Huster Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Science Simpson College Redding, CA ...
We (the Conceptual Astronomy and Physics Education Research team or CAPER) have been doing research on students ideas about cosmology for a few years. We do...
Ed Prather
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Apr 2, 2003 9:18 pm
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... YES! But is now in formative stages, not ready for prime time yet. -- Michael Zeilik The Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, FLAG, has been greatly...