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Strategies to Help Students Change Naive Alternative Conceptions about Evolution and Natural Selection
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-000-000-004-813.htm
Disaster Myths That Just Won't Die
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about waterborne disease and natural disasters The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_SERC-NAGT-000-000-000-618.htm
A Private Universe Project
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about the moon's phases and the seasons The resource being annotated is: DLESE-000-000-002-846
Why Some Students Have Trouble with Maps and Spatial Representations: An On-line Tutorial for Geoscience Faculty
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of using maps The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-007-453.htm
Optical Mineralogy in a Modern Earth Sciences Curriculum
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of studying minerals The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_SERC-NAGT-000-000-000-649.htm
Teaching Recurrence Intervals
No full textThis resource explores the essential concepts involved in teaching students about recurrence intervals. It examines issues with 'random' events, probability, and recurrence intervals versus forecasting, and provides links to examples and other resources. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division
Amazing Space: M82-The Case of an Odd-looking Galaxy Lithograph
Get PDFThe lithograph contains a Hubble Space Telescope image that shows M82, an edge-on galaxy, undergoing a frenzy of star formation. The text explains the possible causes of the galaxy’s unusual appearance and star-birth activity. The accompanying classroom activity is a curriculum support tool designed for use as an introductory inquiry activity. It can be incorporated into a unit that has a scientific inquiry and/or a galaxy evolution theme. During the classroom activity, In Search of … Starburst Galaxies, students use the lithograph images and text to generate questions about the cause of the starburst, a rapid rate of star formation, in M82. They also conduct research to answer their questions. Students then identify the galaxy they think is responsible for igniting the star formation in M82, and must provide evidence to support their choice. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division
The Hidden Lives of Galaxies: Educator Guide
Get PDFThis educators guide provides content and classroom activities about galaxies, galaxy morphology, x-ray properties of galaxies, and evidence for dark matter in galaxies. These activities have been designed to be appropriate for students with a range of abilities and learning styles. The guide may be used with The Hidden Lives of Galaxies poster. Educational levels: High school
NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster
Get PDFThis poster features several of the NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers, plus suggestions for using the series in the classroom. The series of online articles features NASA explorers, young and old, with many backgrounds and interests. Most articles are written for three different reading levels: grades K-4, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12 and up. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Middle school, High school
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