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Scheider, Walter – Science Teacher, 2005
The February 2005 issue of The Science Teacher (TST) reminded everyone that by learning how scientists study stars, students gain an understanding of how science measures things that can not be set up in lab, either because they are too big, too far away, or happened in a very distant past. The authors of "How Far are the Stars?" show how the…
Descriptors: Scientists, Internet, Inferences, Science Teachers
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Young, Donna L. – Science Teacher, 2005
To help students understand the connection that Earth and the solar system have with the cosmic cycles of stellar evolution, and to give students an appreciation of the beauty and elegance of celestial phenomena, the Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC) educational website contains a stellar evolution module that is available free to teachers. In this…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Web Sites, Web Based Instruction