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Science Assessment Rubrics from Chicago Public Schools' Rubric Bank
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the assessment strategy using rubrics The resource being annotated is: DLESE-000-000-005-437
When Justice Peeks Evaluating Students in Case Method Teaching
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the assessment strategy using case method teaching The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_SERC-STARTINGPOINT-000-000-000-305.htm
Elementary School Children's Understanding of Experimental Error
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of experimental error The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-008-659.htm
Forming a Hypothesis
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of hypothesizing The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-006-688.htm
Teaching with Visualizations
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of teaching with visualizations The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_SERC-NAGT-000-000-000-679.htm
Experimental Procedure
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of experimental procedures The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-008-182.htm
Misconceptions about Evolution and the Mechanisms of Evolution
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about evolution The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-004-798.htm
The SPoRT Center - Infusing NASA Technology Into NWS WFO
No full textThis Webcast introduces the SPoRT Center, a joint NASA and National Weather Service project to provide unique NASA datasets to several forecast offices and evaluate their usefulness and impact on forecast operations. The presentation provides a description of the SPoRT Center, examples of its collaborations with weather forecast offices, and demonstrates use of MODIS data, AMSR-E derived products and lightning flash density product applications. It also includes mention of the projects the SPoRT Center will likely undertake in the future. The information contained in this Webcast reflects the status of the SPoRT program as of the summer of 2006. Since the SPoRT program evolves to meet NASA program objectives, some of the capabilities or activities portrayed in this presentation may have changed since its original production. Educational levels: Graduate or professional
Ceres and Pluto: Dwarf Planets as a New Way of Thinking about an Old Solar System
No full textThis activity engages students in the new definitions of “planet,” “dwarf planet,” and “asteroid” through the use of direct vocabulary instruction. The publicity generated by the International Astronomical Union’s definition of Pluto as a dwarf planetAU in 2006 created a teachable moment for schools around the world to consider the definitions of these concepts of “planet,” “dwarf planet,” and “asteroid” with the potential for a better understanding of our Solar System and how discoveries necessitate a change in the language we use to talk about it. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary
Comment on 'Remote Sensing Using Satellites'
No full textThe comment made by Don Hoffman needs some explanation. The page in the resource to which he is referring is http://www.comet.ucar.edu/nsflab/web/hurricane/312.htm
The diagram on that page shows where hurricanes form and the general climatic trends for hurricane movement. Don claims the arrows for the Southern Hemisphere are wrong and he also claims hurricanes move from west to east because Hurricane Olaf just went past his house.
The diagram shows general tendencies and the text of the resource indicates this. In general, hurricanes move westward (east to west) during their early stages at low latitudes. Hurricanes curve poleward as they approach the western boundaries of the major ocean basins, generally between 20 degrees to 30 degrees north and south latitude.
As I write this, on Feb 17, 2005, Hurricane Olaf, in the South Pacific, has maximum winds of 140 miles per hour and is about 18.5 degrees south latitude and 165 degrees west longitude. It has been moving generally on a west to east track (thus the reason for Don's comment) under the steering influence of a ridge (high pressure area) to its east.
Individual hurricanes may have very complex tracks or tracks that are much different than the general climatic tendencies depicted in the diagram of the resource. Therefore, the atmospheric conditions associated with Hurricane Olaf are influencing its movement compared to the general trends shown in the resource's diagram.