Hello! I've just started teaching astronomy at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, CA, and have just been informed that the Rand McNally "Glow-in-the-Dark Star...
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T F Slater
astronomer_tim
Sep 4, 2003 10:11 pm
ANNOUNCEMENT - JANUARY ASTRONOMY TEACHING WORKSHOPS ........................................................ January 2004 Introductory Astronomy Teaching...
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T F Slater
astronomer_tim
Sep 12, 2003 7:44 pm
Eligible for a SABBATICAL? How would you like to spend it with the University of Arizona CAPER Team and focus on the teaching of astrobiology and the search...
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betapict
Sep 17, 2003 6:36 pm
... Is this open only to PhDs?...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
Sep 21, 2003 6:07 pm
Integrated Science Education (Assistant/Associate, tenure track). Doctoral degree is required in one of the following: Astronomy, Geology, Physics, or Science...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
Sep 21, 2003 6:08 pm
Unfortunately, in this particular case, if we get it funded, yes, this is only open to Ph.D. s. ... with the ... astrobiology...
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betapict
Sep 21, 2003 11:55 pm
... Sad...very sad. So please explain to me, then, how those of us who have not been allowed to earn a Ph.D. are able to contribute to this field? It is a very...
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betapict
Oct 1, 2003 7:04 pm
I just wanted to reiterate how great I think these lecture tutorials are! This is the second time I've used them in my first semester intro course and they...
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derickson@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:07 pm
Are these tutorials on the Web? Dennis...
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Ed Prather
eprather@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:40 pm
Hey betapict (?), Thanks for the kind words, and for the suggested edits for the Lecture Tutorial (LT's). There are a few more that in addition to the edits...
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Ed Prather
eprather@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:47 pm
Dennis, the Lecture Tutorials are being distributed by Prentice Hall Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy, Adams, Prather, and Slater, 2002, Prentice...
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Ed Prather
eprather@...
Oct 1, 2003 9:15 pm
Just one more thing about the LT's. betapict, commented that there should be an emphasis on the idea that - "Sun's altitude at noon varies over the course of a...
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betapict
Oct 1, 2003 9:34 pm
... Ahh...okay. To be honest, I've not looked at that LT in detail, but I will now!...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Oct 3, 2003 7:46 pm
Last year I used some LT's and some collaborative group exercizes by Zeilik. I prefered the LT's because some of the collaborative groups exercizes, I thought,...
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mehuster
Oct 3, 2003 10:58 pm
I read about this book by Zeilik and Slater being published, but now I can't find the announcement. Can someone help me?...
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betapict
Oct 5, 2003 3:22 am
... I've had my students buy Zeilik's tutorials for over three years now. They're great, but are distinctly different in flavor from those by Prather et al. I...
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betapict
Oct 5, 2003 3:25 am
... You might be referring to the collection of articles from The Physics Teacher that Zeilik and Slater have written over the years. This is availble from the...
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Joy xavier
xxj0y
Oct 6, 2003 5:06 am
Just released picture from Hubble telescope http://heritage.stsci.edu/2003/28/ web page: http://www.rbduncan.com ... Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping -...
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joyousjoymbj
Oct 7, 2003 3:03 pm
Good morning Fellow Chemistry Educators: I hope you are having a great year so far. An opportunity to write items for the Elementary and Secondary Division of...
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cheung peter
peterxxx82
Oct 14, 2003 9:23 am
If you delete this ... you seriously don't have a heart. 100% true story, Forward in Oct. Attacks the Hong Kong terrorist needs the world people's power. My...
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Aaron Titus
aaronpatrick...
Oct 16, 2003 7:31 pm
Here's a very interesting idea taken from: http://proquest.umi.com/ pqdweb?index=6&did=000000401902611&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VTy ...
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litefirered
Oct 23, 2003 6:33 pm
Hey all, I just wanted to spread the word to you about a flyaway sweepstakes to The Kennedy Space Center. Visit this site for more info and to enter:...
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cheung peter
peterxxx82
Nov 13, 2003 7:24 am
Help! Murder, please forward 10 e-mail the world, Groups, Message Board, icq, and HKgov, Forward in Nov. If you delete this ... you seriously don't have a...
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T F Slater
astronomer_tim
Nov 13, 2003 9:47 pm
Education & Public Outreach Program Manager The University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Science Department http://www.hr.arizona.edu/27227xcox.htm Salary:...
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Michael Faison
mfaison
Dec 7, 2003 2:52 am
Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Fox's moon hoax video ("Conspiracy Theory"), for educational purposes? thanks, Michael Faison...
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cheung peter
peterxxx82
Dec 9, 2003 5:38 am
This is 100,000 Hong Kong send to the world people emails. Help! Murder, please send this email to Hong Kong government, ceo@... (1month1letter) ,...
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Dr. TF Slater
astronomer_tim
Dec 12, 2003 4:17 am
........................................................ January 3-4, 2004 Introductory Astronomy Teaching Workshops (Both K-12 and College Teaching Workshops...
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Aaron Titus
aaronpatrick...
Jan 9, 2004 11:13 pm
I have set forth a number of personal goals for my introductory Astro class this semester. One of them is to give students more exercises and lab activities...
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Robert A. Knop Jr.
robert.a.knop@...
Jan 10, 2004 8:01 pm
... The labs we used last spring at Vanderbilt are online at: http://brahms.phy.vanderbilt.edu/~rknop/classes/a102/fall2003/labs/ "Labs To Do" has the link to...
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Pamela L. Gay
star_stryd
Jan 12, 2004 3:42 pm
Do you have your students using any simple homemade instruments? There are patterns for both a quadrant and cross-staff at: ...
