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Rossi, Sabrina; Giordano, Enrica; Lanciano, Nicoletta – Physics Education, 2016
In this paper we present the "Sky on Earth" project funded in 2008 by the Italian Ministry of Instruction, Research and University, inside its annual public outreach education program. The project's goal was to realise a stable and open-access astronomical garden, where children, teachers and citizens could be engaged in investigations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Astronomy, Science Course Improvement Projects, Informal Education
Borges, Isabel; Canas, Lina; Alexander, Alison; Wiltsher, Ruth – Primary Science, 2015
Creative and Tactile Astronomy is an educational project developed by English and Portuguese teachers. Isabel Borges and Lina Canas from Portugal and Alison Alexander and Ruth Wiltsher from the United Kingdom met for the first time at the 2013 Science on Stage Festival in Slubice-Oder, on the border between Germany and Poland. As a consequence of…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Creative Activities, Tactile Adaptation, Science Course Improvement Projects
Slater, Timothy F. – Physics Teacher, 2015
An innate advantage for astronomy teachers is having numerous breathtaking images of the cosmos available to capture students' curiosity, imagination, and wonder. Internet-based astronomy image libraries are numerous and easy to navigate. The Astronomy Picture of the Day, the Hubble Space Telescope image archive, and the NASA Planetary…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Illustrations, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology
Yu, Ka Chun; Sahami, Kamran; Sahami, Victoria; Sessions, Larry C. – Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 2015
Computer-generated simulations and visualizations in digital planetariums have the potential to bridge the comprehension gap in astronomy education. Concepts involving three-dimensional spatial relationships can be difficult for the layperson to understand, since much of the traditional teaching materials used in astronomy education remain…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Geography Instruction, Computer Simulation, Visualization
Gillman, Joan – Science and Children, 2013
To capture students' excitement and engage their interest in rocketships and visiting planets in the solar system, the author designed lessons that give students the opportunity to experience the joys and challenges of developing straw rockets, and then observing which design can travel the longest distance. The lessons are appropriate for…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Lesson Plans, Grade 4, Grade 5
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

White, James C., II – Mercury, 1996
Describes several of the labs developed by Project CLEA (Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy). The computer labs cover simulated spectrometer use, investigating the moons of Jupiter, radar measurements, energy flow out of the sun, classifying stellar spectra, photoelectric photometry, Doppler effect, eclipsing binary stars, and lunar…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Simulation, Earth Science, Higher Education

Holton, Brian E.; Horton, George K. – Physics Teacher, 1996
Describes efforts aimed at reforming physics courses for first-year engineering and science students at Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey. Discusses the establishment and working of the Physics Learning Center (PLC) and its impact on the retention and performance of students. (JRH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Astronomy, Educational Change, Engineering

Watson, Fletcher G. – Science Teacher, 1981
Provides an explanation and background material for the use of time lines to predict positions of five planets. (DS)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Higher Education, Physics
Rapp, Steve – Science Teacher, 2003
In this article, the author describes a student-centered research project he introduced to his students. In this research project, his students used images collected by telescopes at Kitt Peak National Optical Observatory (KPNO) to look for novas in the Andromeda Galaxy. This project grew out of the author's experience during a Teachers As Leaders…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Student Projects, Science Projects, Science Course Improvement Projects