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Mims, Forrest M., III – Scientific American, 1990
The construction and use of an instrument to monitor ultraviolet radiation from the sun are discussed. A diagram of the ultraviolet-B radiometer which is connected to a digital voltmeter is provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Climate, College Science, Earth Science, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedFriedlander, Michael – Mercury, 1990
Discussed are balloons and electroscopes, understanding cosmic rays, cosmic ray paths, isotopes and cosmic-ray travel, sources of cosmic rays, and accelerating cosmic rays. Some of the history of the discovery and study of cosmic rays is presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Earth Science, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRastovac, John J.; Slavsky, David B. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1986
Describes a study in which paradoxes about seasons, hemispheres, and altitude were used to teach concepts in climatology. The misconceptions commonly held about the earth-sun distance relationship were used as an instructional strategy with an experimental group, which outgained the control group on an achievement test. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Climate, College Science, Earth Science
