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Comment on Cloud Formation: A Cloud in a Bottle
No full textUse a 3-liter bottle if you live at elevation (e.g. Denver) in order to see the cloud better.
Teaching Tip on 'Around the Solar System'
No full textThis is an excellent site for teachers, students or anyone who is interested in the solar system. It has real color pictures, lots of information, and a fun and informational trading card game that can be played online or can be used in conjunction with a lesson plan that is provided on the site. The site links to many other wonderful sites.
This site is keyed to the National Science standards but would also meet two of Minnesota's Academic Science standards for Grade 8, Sub-Strand C. The Universe - The student will compare objects in the solar system and explain their interactions with the Earth. The student will describe the composition and structure of the universe. It will meet most of the benchmarks for both of these standards.
Comment on 'The Animated Virtual Planetarium'
No full textI used the solar system simulator for three "turnkey" labs on studying the motion of objects along the ecliptic, retrograde motion and aspects of planets. I would be glad to share these labs with anyone who would like them. The simulator is terrific because you can actually see where the Sun or any planet currently is in the sky and then model what it will be doing as time passes. This can lead to a discussion of why the planets go backwards for example and you can get into the historical development of the concepts of our universe based on the geocentric and then heliocentric explanations for this behavior of the planets. I also have students calculate the periods in between retrograde motions. The further the planet, the closer the period is to a year since the planet won't have moved very much since our last passing of it!
The Development of Student Conceptions of the Earth-Sun Relationship in an Inquiry-Based Curriculum
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about the earth's rotation and the seasons The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-003-050.htm
Misconceptions About Caves and Karst: Common Problems and Educational Solutions
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about groundwater, caves, karst The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_DLESE-000-000-001-018.htm
The Development of Student Conceptions of the Earth-Sun Relationship in an Inquiry-Based Curriculum
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning learners' pre-conceptions and misconceptions about the earth's rotation and the seasons The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_GLOBE-259.htm
Implementing Performance Assessment in the Classroom
No full textProvides pedagogical insight concerning the assessment strategy using performance assessment The resource being annotated is: DLESE-000-000-005-439
Forming a Hypothesis
Get PDFProvides pedagogical insight concerning the skill of hypothesizing The resource being annotated is: http://www.dlese.org/dds/catalog_NYIC-000-000-000-058.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: DLESE-000-000-004-825
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-000-000-002-062.htm