…was initiated by Groupe International de Recherche sur l’Enseignement de la Physique (GIREP) and the International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) – Commission 14 of the International Union for Pure…
Satellites can stay in orbit almost forever, but only if they are high enough. Because it is so massive, the International Space Station (ISS) has to stay in low orbit,…
…knowing: Supporting student engagement in progressive scientific discourse in geoscience. In M. Gresalfi and I. S. Horn (Eds.), The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning…
…a continuation of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) and the International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). Developing the Systems Thinking and Computational Thinking Identification Tool Jonathan…
How can you tell what’s in the atmosphere of a planet that’s over one billion miles from Earth? Blog Post
…the exciting news came back that oxygen was discovered in the atmosphere of Rhea, one of the moons. It took five years of measurements and data analysis to collect enough…
…historical and current events, she wants students to understand real-world data, especially through conversations around the importance of media literacy and “fake news.” Her goal is to help students navigate…
…Earth-like and have the ability to support life. You can explore the transit method–how the Kepler telescope detects planets–in our space investigation “Is there life outside of Earth?” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110151155.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110110-nasa-kepler-10b-new-planet-found-rocky-science-space/…
…other climate-related changes will also contribute to rising sea levels. Sea level is about to increase three or four feet in this century alone. This once-in-a-geological-epoch news item about Antarctic…
…about the stars to fully describe the planets. Just as in all scientific fields, the latest breakthrough discoveries are always built on a strong foundation of basic research. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110151155.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110110-nasa-kepler-10b-new-planet-found-rocky-science-space/…
…of key science concepts than most of today’s college science students. They would understand concepts such as light-matter interactions, heat and temperature, biological and stellar evolution, the strength and structure…