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How Astronomers Use Spectra to Learn About the Sun and Other Stars
Get PDFThis booklet allows students to learn how astronomers get information about the Sun and other stars. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division
Sun-Earth Day: Eclipse in a Different Light
No full textThis educator's guide and selection of lesson plans is intended to accompany the observance of Sun-Earth Day, in preparation for an upcoming total solar eclipse. In addition to the lesson plans (grouped by grade level), there are links to multimedia resources such as books, games, and viewers, as well as links to additional information from related sites. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Teaching Tip on 'Changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet'
No full textThis is a very fast way to visually communicate the flux in the ice sheet perimeter of Antarctica.
Teaching Tip on 'StarDate Online: Teacher's Guide (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)'
No full textThis resource has some great activities for students.
Teaching Tip on 'Virtual Dating'
No full textRead directions, they sometimes give you hints and equations for certain questions.
Teaching Tip on 'Discovering Plate Boundaries'
No full textThere was some difficulty getting started, especially with the first part of the activity. The students felt very frustrated. I had one group of overacheivers who had difficulty with agreeing on what to do. I used this as part of the learning, especially about working as a team. After the first activity, the light appeared to click for everyone in the second part. Everything fell into place and the students had a renewed energy.
Teaching Tip on 'Virtual Earthquake'
No full textI've used single sections of the program on the overhead in my classroom to illustrate various aspects of the earthquake locating process.
Teaching Tip on 'Fundamentals of Physical Geography'
No full textPrint it out so that you can read again and again until you have full understanding of both El Nino and La Nina. So many people still don't know anything of either, and those that do usually only know of El Nino.