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Izadi, Dena; Willison, Julia; Finkelstein, Noah; Fracchiolla, Claudia; Hinko, Kathleen – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
Informal physics programs bring physicists together with youth and adults from local communities to engage with physics content outside of classroom settings. These public engagement or "physics outreach" programs are a significant endeavor of the physics community; however, we lack a systemic documentation of these efforts, which makes…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Equal Education, Inclusion
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Doherty, Michael; Fish, Vincent L.; Needles, Madeleine – Physics Teacher, 2011
Scientists and teachers have worked together to produce teaching materials for the Very Small Radio Telescope (VSRT), an easy-to-use, low-cost apparatus that can be used in multiple laboratory experiments in high school and university physics and astronomy classes. In this article, we describe the motivation for the VSRT and several of the…
Descriptors: Investigations, Physics, Laboratory Experiments, Astronomy
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Sellés-Martínez, José – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The presence of geosciences in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in Argentina has been highly dependent on educational policies that change frequently under political circumstances. Subjects related to geology, geophysics, meteorology, and astronomy make their appearance and disappear under the influence of educational initiatives…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Educational Strategies, Geology, Universities
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Baruch, John; Huang, Qian; ShongYi, Liu; Li, Li Su; Machell, James; Marley, Scott; Pickwick, Alan; Vlastuin, Marcel; Waley, Vlad; Zhang, Yie Niu – Education in Science, 2009
In China, "Space Science" and "Our Place in the Universe" form part of the geography syllabus. Such cultural challenges are part of the everyday intellectual gymnastics necessary to sustain European-Chinese school collaborations. Belle Vue Girls' School in Bradford has an ongoing collaboration with Chang Zheng Secondary School…
Descriptors: Space Sciences, Astronomy, Foreign Countries, Robotics
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Offerdahl, Erika G.; Prather, Edward E.; Slater, Timothy F. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
The project described here involved the design, implementation, and evaluation of an upper level, undergraduate elective course for science majors. Specific course goals were to help students gain an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology, understand key ideas in astrobiology, and develop the skills necessary to communicate…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Elective Courses, Astronomy, Course Objectives
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Pratap, Preethi; Salah, Joseph – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Over the last decade, remote instruments have become widely used in astronomy. Educational applications are more recent. This paper describes a program to bring radio astronomy into the undergraduate classroom through the use of a remote research-grade radio telescope, the MIT Haystack Observatory 37 m telescope. We examine the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Laboratory Experiments, Astronomy